BOLOGNA. Bologna and Monza didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Bologna was much better in terms of ball possession (62%)​.

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 Federico La Penna assisted by Giorgio Peretti and Nicolò Cipriani. The 4th official was Davide Ghersini. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.64 degrees Celsius or 74.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bologna had a superior ball possession 62% while Monza was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bologna had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Bologna to win the match​.

Bologna shot 17 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Monza shot 4 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Bologna received 4 yellow cards (Sam Beukema, Lewis Ferguson, Riccardo Orsolini and Dan Ndoye). On the opposite side, Monza received 4 yellow cards (Samuele Birindelli, Warren Bondo, Armando Izzo and Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro).

Standings

After playing this match, Bologna has 59 points to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Monza will has 43 points like Fiorentina to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Bologna will play away with Roma on the 21st of April with a 16-5 head to head stats in favor of Roma (9 draws).

Monza will host Atalanta on the 21st of April with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Atalanta (0 draws).

Bologna – Formation

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 (7.0), Stefan Posch (8.4), Sam Beukema (7.5), Jhon Lucumí (7.9), Victor Kristiansen (7.3), Remo Freuler (7.0), Riccardo Orsolini (8.4), Michel Aebischer (7.1), Lewis Ferguson (6.6), Kacper Urbański (7.1) and Joshua Zirkzee  (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Jesper Karlsson , Mihajlo Ilić, Nikola Moro, Dan Ndoye (6.7), Tommaso Corazza, Oussama El Azzouzi, Santiago Castro, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Federico Ravaglia, Giovanni Fabbian and Riccardo Calafiori.

Bologna could not rely on the presence of Dan Ndoye (injured).

Substitutions

Bologna made only 1 change substituting Lewis Ferguson for Dan Ndoye (62′)​.

Player of the match: Stefan Posch​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bologna was Stefan Posch.

His rating is 8.4 with 59 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Monza – Formation

Also Monza adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Raffaele Palladino played with: Michele Di Gregorio (9.1), Samuele Birindelli (7.0), Armando Izzo (7.0), Pablo Marí (7.3), Andrea Carboni (7.0), Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (7.0), Warren Bondo (7.0), Andrea Colpani (6.4), Matteo Pessina  (7.0), Alessio Zerbin (7.3) and Milan Djuric (6.7).

They had on the bench: Giulio Donati, Lorenzo Colombo (6.4), Pedro Pereira (6.4), Valentin Carboni (6.8), Alessandro Sorrentino, Daniel Maldini (6.8), Danilo D’Ambrosio , Stefano Gori, Georgios Kyriakopoulos, Samuele Vignato, Patrick Ciurria and Roberto Gagliardini (7.0).

Monza could not rely on the presence of Pedro Pereira (injured).

Substitutions

Monza made 5 changes: Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro for Roberto Gagliardini (79′), Alessio Zerbin for Daniel Maldini (79′), Andrea Carboni for Pedro Pereira (68′), Andrea Colpani for Valentin Carboni (84′) and Warren Bondo for Lorenzo Colombo (84′).

Player of the match: Michele Di Gregorio​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Monza was the goalkeeper: Michele Di Gregorio. His rating is 9.08. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​

• Torino – Juventus – 0-0
• Lecce – Empoli – 1-0
• Bologna – Monza – 0-0