LA SPEZIA. Spezia finds its way back against Bologna with 2 goals from M. Arnautovic from a goal on the 64′ and a goal on the 7′.
The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Giua with the support of Gamal Mokhtar and Gianluca Sechi. The 4th official was Daniele Perenzoni. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.8 degrees Celsius or 82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Bologna had a strong ball possession 55% while Spezia was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Spezia was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Spezia to win the match.
Spezia shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Bologna shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Spezia received 4 yellow cards (E. Holm, S. Bastoni, D. Nikolaou and J. Sala). Talking about the opposition, Bologna received 1 yellow card (J. Zirkzee).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Spezia will have 5 points like Salernitana and Hellas Verona to remain in the 14th place. On the other side, Bologna will have 3 points like Empoli to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Spezia will play away with Napoli on the 10th of September with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Napoli (0 draws).
Bologna will host Fiorentina on the 11th of September with a 14-3 head to head record in favor of Fiorentina (9 draws).
Spezia – Formation
Spezia
90'
76'
45'
Spezia started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Luca Gotti decided to play with the following team: Bartłomiej Drągowski , Petko Hristov , Jakub Kiwior , Dimitris Nikolaou , Emil Holm , Viktor Kovalenko , Mehdi Bourabia , Simone Bastoni , Arkadiusz Reca , M’Bala Nzola and Emmanuel Gyasi .
The home team had on the bench: Leandro Sanca , Jacopo Sala , Mattia Caldara, Petar Zovko, Julius Beck, Kevin Agudelo , Aimar Sher, Mikael Ellertsson and Jeroen Zoet.
Substitutions
Spezia made 4 changes: V. Kovalenko for K. Agudelo (64′), S. Bastoni for M. E. Ellertsson (76′), E. Holm for L. Sanca (88′) and E. Gyasi for J. Sala (88′).
Best player: Simone Bastoni
The player that probably impressed the most for Spezia was Simone Bastoni.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 12 crosses.
Bologna – Formation
Bologna
Bologna started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Siniša Mihajlović played with: Łukasz Skorupski , Adama Soumaoro , Gary Medel , Jhon Lucumi , Lorenzo De Silvestri , Jerdy Schouten , Nikola Moro , Charalampos Lykogiannis , Musa Barrow , Riccardo Orsolini and Marko Arnautović .
These were the players on the bench: Nicola Sansone , Joshua Zirkzee , Joaquín Sosa, Francesco Bardi, Nicola Bagnolini, Emanuel Vignato, Kevin Bonifazi, Roberto Soriano , Michel Aebischer, Denso Kasius, Stefan Posch, Lewis Ferguson, Andrea Cambiaso and Nicolás Domínguez .
Substitutions
Bologna made 5 changes: N. Moro for N. Dominguez (46′), M. Barrow for R. Soriano (62′), R. Orsolini for J. Zirkzee (62′), C. Lykogiannis for A. Cambiaso (76′) and G. Medel for N. Sansone (84′).
Best player: Marko Arnautović
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bologna was Marko Arnautović.
His rating is with 2 goals, 27 passes (59% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Hellas Verona – Sampdoria – 2-1
- Udinese – Roma – 4-0
- Spezia – Bologna – 2-2
- Cremonese – Sassuolo – 0-0
