BOLOGNA. Bologna was capable to reverse the scoreline against Sassuolo. Bologna was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Juan Luca Sacchi assisted by Filippo Meli and Stefano Alassio. The 4th official was Marco Monaldi. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 13.41 degrees Celsius or 56.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Bologna had a superior ball possession 70% while Sassuolo was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bologna was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bologna won the match.
Bologna shot 19 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Bologna received 1 yellow card (Michel Aebischer). Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo received 3 yellow cards (Kristian Thorstvedt, Daniel Boloca and Josh Doig).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Bologna has 36 points like Atalanta to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Sassuolo will stays with 19 points like Udinese to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Bologna will host Fiorentina on the 21st of January with a 15-5 head to head record in favor of Fiorentina (10 draws).
Sassuolo will host Napoli on the 21st of January with a 13-2 head to head statistic in favor of Napoli (7 draws).
Bologna – Formation
Bologna
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Bologna adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Thiago Motta decided to play with the following team: Lukasz Skorupski , Stefan Posch , Sam Beukema , Riccardo Calafiori , Victor Kristiansen , Michel Aebischer , Remo Freuler , Lewis Ferguson , Giovanni Fabbian , Joshua Zirkzee and Kacper Urbanski .
The home team had on the bench: Mihajlo Ilic, Nikola Moro , Jesper Karlsson , Tommaso Corazza, Jens Odgaard, Charalampos Lykogiannis , Nicola Bagnolini, Jhon Lucumí, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Federico Ravaglia, Riccardo Orsolini and Alexis Saelemaekers .
Substitutions
Bologna made 4 changes: Giovanni Fabbian for Nikola Moro (82′), Victor Kristiansen for Charalampos Lykogiannis (82′), Michel Aebischer for Riccardo Orsolini (58′) and Kacper Urbanski for Alexis Saelemaekers (58′).
Player of the match: Joshua Zirkzee
The most impressive player for Bologna was Joshua Zirkzee.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Sassuolo – Formation
Sassuolo
Also Sassuolo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Alessio Dionisi played with: Samu Castillejo, Andrea Consigli , Marcus Pedersen , Martin Erlic , Mattia Viti , Josh Doig , Kristian Thorstvedt , Luca Lipani , Cristian Volpato , Nedim Bajrami and Armand Laurienté , Andrea Pinamonti .
These were the players on the bench: Filippo Missori, Uroš Račić , Samuele Mulattieri , Emil Konradsen Ceide , Gianluca Pegolo, Alessio Cragno, Ruan , Gian Marco Ferrari and Daniel Boloca .
Substitutions
Sassuolo made 5 changes: Andrea Pinamonti for Samuele Mulattieri (81′), Martin Erlic for Ruan (82′), Luca Lipani for Daniel Boloca (59′), Cristian Volpato for Emil Konradsen Ceide (59′) and Nedim Bajrami for Uroš Račić (68′).
Player of the match: Kristian Thorstvedt
The most impressive player for Sassuolo was Kristian Thorstvedt.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
