BOLOGNA. Bologna and Sampdoria draw 1-1. N. Dominguez scored the first goal (32′) for Bologna. F. Djuricic settled the score (72′).
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 Marco Piccinini with the help of Emanuele Prenna and Fabrizio Lombardo. The 4th official was Ermanno Feliciani. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.6 degrees Celsius or 63.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Bologna was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Sampdoria that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sampdoria was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Sampdoria to win the match.
Bologna shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Sampdoria shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Bologna received 2 yellow cards (A. Cambiaso and R. Orsolini). On the other side, Sampdoria received 3 yellow cards (F. Djuricic, M. Leris and V. Verre).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Bologna will have 7 points like Lecce, Salernitana, Empoli and Monza to sit in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Sampdoria will have 3 points like Cremonese to sit in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Bologna will play away against Inter on the 9th of November with a 16-5 head to head record in favor of Inter (7 draws).
Sampdoria will play away agasint Inter on the 29th of October with a 21-6 head to head in favor of Inter (10 draws).
Bologna – Formation
Bologna started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Thiago Motta decided to play with the following team: Łukasz Skorupski , Andrea Cambiaso , Adama Soumaoro , Jhon Lucumi , Charalampos Lykogiannis , Jerdy Schouten , Gary Medel , Michel Aebischer , Nicolás Domínguez , Riccardo Orsolini and Marko Arnautović .
The home team had on the bench: Joaquín Sosa, Nicola Sansone , Francesco Raffaelli, Lorenzo De Silvestri , Emanuel Vignato, Kevin Bonifazi, Stefan Posch, Denso Kasius, Joshua Zirkzee , Lewis Ferguson , Roberto Soriano , Francesco Bardi and Nikola Moro.
Substitutions
Bologna made 5 changes: C. Lykogiannis for L. De Silvestri (19′), R. Orsolini for N. Sansone (73′), J. Schouten for L. Ferguson (73′), M. Arnautovic for J. Zirkzee (79′) and N. Dominguez for R. Soriano (79′).
Best player: Jhon Lucumi
The player that probably impressed the most for Bologna was Jhon Lucumi.
His rating is with 56 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10.
Sampdoria – Formation
Sampdoria started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Dejan Stankovic played with: Emil Audero , Bartosz Bereszyński , Jeison Murillo , Omar Colley , Tommaso Augello , Ronaldo Vieira , Manolo Gabbiadini , Abdelhamid Sabiri , Tomás Rincón , Filip Đuričić and Francesco Caputo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ignacio Pussetto, Andrea Conti, Mehdi Léris , Simone Trimboli, Fabio Quagliarella , Nicola Murru, Alex Ferrari, Nikita Contini, Gonzalo Villar , Gerard Yepes, Bruno Amione and Valerio Verre.
Substitutions
Sampdoria made 4 changes: M. Gabbiadini for M. Leris (46′), R. Vieira for G. Villar (59′), A. Sabiri for F. Quagliarella (70′) and F. Djuricic for V. Verre (83′).
Best player: Tomás Rincón
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sampdoria was Tomás Rincón.
His rating is with 38 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.