MX23RW : Sunday, April 28 04:01:04| >> :300:86500:86500:
Milan logo
Atalanta logo
Bologna logo
Cagliari logo
Empoli logo
Fiorentina logo
Frosinone logo
Genoa logo
Hellas Verona logo
Inter logo
Juventus logo
Lazio logo
Lecce logo
Monza
Napoli logo
Roma logo
Salernitana
Sassuolo logo
Torino logo
Udinese logo
Bologna logo
Serie A | Gameweek 1
Aug 21, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Milan logo

Bologna
0 - 2
AC Milan


Aebischer (30'), Zirkzee (77')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Giroud (11'), Pulisic (21')
Hernandez (51'), Krunic (76')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Serie A clash between Bologna and AC Milan, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Bologna 2-0 Cesena
Friday, August 11 at 8.15pm in Coppa Italia
Last Game: AC Milan 4-2 Novara
Sunday, August 13 at 9.30am in Club Friendlies 1

We said: Bologna 1-1 AC Milan

Milan may take a while to gel following a summer of upheaval on and off the pitch, so a well-prepared Bologna side should restrict the Rossoneri to just one point. Though their past record in this fixture may not suggest so, the Emilians are generally tough to beat on home turf - however, they probably lack sufficient firepower to cause an opening-day upset. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bologna win with a probability of 38.01%. A win for AC Milan had a probability of 34.72% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bologna win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.16%) and 2-0 (6.83%). The likeliest AC Milan win was 0-1 (10.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.92%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood.

Result
BolognaDrawAC Milan
38.01% (0.059999999999995 0.06) 27.27% (-0.023 -0.02) 34.72% (-0.037999999999997 -0.04)
Both teams to score 49.97% (0.064 0.06)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.49% (0.084000000000003 0.08)55.51% (-0.083999999999996 -0.08)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.31% (0.067999999999998 0.07)76.69% (-0.069000000000003 -0.07)
Bologna Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.7% (0.074999999999989 0.07)28.3% (-0.076000000000001 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.98% (0.091999999999999 0.09)64.02% (-0.094999999999999 -0.09)
AC Milan Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.69% (0.016999999999996 0.02)30.31% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.51% (0.019000000000005 0.02)66.49% (-0.02000000000001 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    Bologna 38.01%
    AC Milan 34.71%
    Draw 27.26%
BolognaDrawAC Milan
1-0 @ 10.82% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 8.16% (0.011999999999999 0.01)
2-0 @ 6.83% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
3-1 @ 3.43% (0.012 0.01)
3-0 @ 2.88% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.05% (0.008 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.08% (0.006 0.01)
4-0 @ 0.91% (0.005 0.01)
Other @ 1.85%
Total : 38.01%
1-1 @ 12.92% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 8.58% (-0.028 -0.03)
2-2 @ 4.87% (0.0089999999999995 0.01)
Other @ 0.9%
Total : 27.26%
0-1 @ 10.23% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
1-2 @ 7.71% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-2 @ 6.11% (-0.014 -0.01)
1-3 @ 3.07% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-3 @ 2.43% (-0.004 -0)
2-3 @ 1.94% (0.0049999999999999 0)
1-4 @ 0.92% (0.001 0)
Other @ 2.3%
Total : 34.71%

How you voted: Bologna vs AC Milan

Bologna
8.9%
Draw
16.1%
AC Milan
75.0%
112
Head to Head
Apr 15, 2023 2pm
Gameweek 30
Bologna
1-1
AC Milan
Sansone (1')
Pobega (40')
Aug 27, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 3
AC Milan
2-0
Bologna
Leao (21'), Giroud (58')
Calabria (66'), Adli (86')

Schouten (56')
Apr 4, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 31
AC Milan
0-0
Bologna
Dijks (41'), Orsolini (90+8')
Oct 23, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 9
Bologna
2-4
AC Milan
Ibrahimovic (49' og.), Barrow (52')
Arnautovic (34')
Soumaoro (20'), Soriano (58')
Leao (16'), Calabria (35'), Bennacer (84'), Ibrahimovic (90')
Tonali (45+1'), Calabria (61'), Saelemaekers (67')
Jan 30, 2021 2pm
Gameweek 20
Bologna
1-2
AC Milan
Poli (81')
Dijks (24'), Soriano (56')
Mihajlovic (55')
Rebic (26'), Kessie (55' pen.)
Rebic (51')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CInter Milan33275179186186
2AC Milan34217664392570
3Juventus341811547262165
4Bologna331711548262262
5Roma33177959392058
6Lazio34174134335855
7Atalanta BCAtalanta321661059372254
8Napoli331310105041949
9Fiorentina32138114536947
10Torino33111393129246
11Monza341111123644-844
12Genoa33912123540-539
13Lecce34812143149-1836
14CagliariCagliari33711153656-2032
15Hellas VeronaHellas Verona34710173145-1431
16FrosinoneFrosinone34710174363-2031
17Empoli3387182648-2231
18Udinese33416133150-1928
19SassuoloSassuolo3368193965-2626
RSalernitana3429232673-4715


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!