Bologna v Genoa result

Full-time · Bologna 2–1 Genoa

Serie A · Sat, 20 Sep 2025 14:00 BST · Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Bologna 2–1 Genoa — Bologna won this Serie A match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Bologna: 1.79 to 0.79 in expected goals, 0.76 of it from a penalty, level on open-play xG, from 14 shots to 7 (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Bologna beat Genoa 2–1 at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in Serie A on Saturday 20 September. It is Bologna’s first win over Genoa since 21 May 2022, after four meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Genoa: Mikael Ellertsson (63’, assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi); Bologna: Santiago Castro (73’, assisted by Nicolo Cambiaghi) and Riccardo Orsolini (90’ pen).

Discipline

Giuseppe Collu, Italy showed six yellow cards — against 4.6 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Bologna: Federico Bernardeschi (8’); Genoa: Vítinha (37’), Patrizio Masini (42’), Leo Østigård (43’), Brooke Norton-Cuffy (74’) and V. Carboni (90+11’).

What it changes

Bologna move up from 13th to eighth (four league matches played). Bologna have scored 45 goals, the eighth-most of the 20 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 35 games, ranked per game). Bologna have conceded 43 goals, the ninth-fewest of the 20 clubs.

Genoa stay 15th (shared) after this result (four league matches played). Genoa have scored 37 goals, the sixth-fewest of the 20 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 35 games, ranked per game). Genoa have conceded 47 goals, the eighth-most (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Genoa are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) 8.0, Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa) 6.3 and Remo Freuler (Bologna) 5.2 led the match.

Head-to-head

Genoa are unbeaten in the last four meetings with Bologna.

Next up

Bologna next host Udinese on 22 November 2026.

Genoa next host AC Milan on 8 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Bologna: Bologna v Udinese, Sunday 22 November — the preview. Next for Genoa: Genoa v AC Milan, Sunday 8 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Bologna 2–1 Genoa · Serie A
Venue: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara · Bologna
Referee: Giuseppe Collu, Italy
Head-to-head (last 6): Bologna 1 · draws 3 · Genoa 2 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Bologna 1W 0D 4L · Genoa 2W 2D 1L

Bologna 2–1 Genoa (Serie A): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.88 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.57 / 4.38

Corners

against 3.14 / 5.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

2.57 / 3.63

Shots on target

against 3.57 / 4.5 · 0 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.43 / 1.25

Cards

against 2.71 / 2.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 September 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 15 September 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bologna for / against	Line	Genoa for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.57 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.38 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.43 for · 9.71 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	9.63 for · 12.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.57 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.63 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.14 for · 17 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	14.75 for · 13.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.43 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Giuseppe Collu, Italy.

Bologna

Bologna Goalkeeper

Bologna — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Ł. Skorupski	3	90270 min	72.3 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90

Bologna — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bologna before kick-off, to 15 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ł. Skorupski n 8	81.9	2.3 6/3

Bologna Defensive

Bologna — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Lykogiannis	3	78234 min	41.5 /90	00 /90	10.4 /90	93.5 /90	20.8 /90	00 /90
J. Lucumí	3	75225 min	62.4 /90	31.2 /90	20.8 /90	114.4 /90	52 /90	10.4 /90
N. Zortea	3	66198 min	31.4 /90	31.4 /90	20.9 /90	94.1 /90	20.9 /90	00 /90
T. Heggem	2	90180 min	42 /90	31.5 /90	21 /90	94.5 /90	52.5 /90	00 /90
M. Vitík	2	4590 min	00 /90	11 /90	00 /90	33 /90	33 /90	11 /90
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Bologna — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bologna before kick-off, to 15 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Ł. Skorupski n 8	81.9	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
R. Freuler n 8	84.3	0.9 5/1	0.9 5/1	P. Masini
Nicolo Cambiaghi n 8	61.3	1.1 4/2	6.2 7/7	—
R. Orsolini n 8	77.1	0.7 4/1	2.5 8/4	—
C. Lykogiannis n 8	67	0.8 3/2	0 0/0	—
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Bologna — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bologna before kick-off, to 15 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Freuler n 8	84.3	2.5 8/4
R. Orsolini n 8	77.1	1.5 5/3
Nicolo Cambiaghi n 8	61.3	1.3 4/2
C. Lykogiannis n 8	67	2.7 7/6
J. Lucumí n 8	80.5	3.1 6/5
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Bologna Attacking

Bologna — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
S. Castro	3	72216 min	00 /90	10.4 /90	52.1 /90	00 /90	31.3 /90	00 /90
J. Odgaard	3	38113 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.8 /90	10.8 /90	00 /90	10.8 /90
T. Dallinga	1	1717 min	00 /90	00 /90	210.6 /90	00 /90	00 /90	15.3 /90
J. Rowe	1	1616 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	15.6 /90
R. Freuler	3	87260 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90
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Bologna — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bologna before kick-off, to 15 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Ł. Skorupski n 8	81.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Freuler n 8	84.3	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
R. Orsolini n 8	77.1	2.2 6/6	0.9 5/1
Nicolo Cambiaghi n 8	61.3	0.6 2/1	0.4 2/0
C. Lykogiannis n 8	67	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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Bologna — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bologna before kick-off, to 15 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Ł. Skorupski n 8	81.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Freuler n 8	84.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
R. Orsolini n 8	77.1	0.6 4/0	0.1 1/0
Nicolo Cambiaghi n 8	61.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Lykogiannis n 8	67	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Genoa

Genoa Goalkeeper

Genoa — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
N. Leali	4	90360 min	71.8 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90

Genoa — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Genoa before kick-off, to 15 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Leali n 8	90	2.5 7/4

Genoa Defensive

Genoa — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Aarón Martín	4	90360 min	82 /90	41 /90	20.5 /90	174.3 /90	41 /90	00 /90
B. Norton-Cuffy	4	90360 min	92.3 /90	30.8 /90	20.5 /90	215.3 /90	61.5 /90	00 /90
J. Vásquez	4	90360 min	61.5 /90	30.8 /90	20.5 /90	205 /90	30.8 /90	00 /90
L. Østigård	3	67201 min	20.9 /90	10.4 /90	31.3 /90	125.4 /90	83.6 /90	20.9 /90
A. Marcandalli	2	80160 min	21.1 /90	42.3 /90	00 /90	21.1 /90	10.6 /90	00 /90
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Genoa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Genoa before kick-off, to 15 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
P. Masini n 8	90	1.9 7/4	2.4 7/6	R. Freuler
B. Norton-Cuffy n 8	88.5	1.3 6/3	0.4 3/0	—
Aarón Martín n 8	82.6	1.2 7/2	0.8 3/2	—
J. Vásquez n 8	83.1	0.8 4/2	1.2 5/3	—
N. Leali n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
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Genoa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Genoa before kick-off, to 15 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Masini n 8	90	3.5 8/7
J. Vásquez n 8	83.1	2.3 8/4
B. Norton-Cuffy n 8	88.5	1.5 6/4
Aarón Martín n 8	82.6	1.5 5/4
M. Frendrup n 8	88.1	2.7 7/4
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Genoa Attacking

Genoa — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
L. Colombo	4	76302 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.2 /90	10.3 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90
Junior Messias	3	3295 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.9 /90	10.9 /90	00 /90	54.7 /90
C. Ekuban	1	1919 min	14.7 /90	00 /90	14.7 /90	14.7 /90	14.7 /90	00 /90
P. Masini	4	90360 min	00 /90	00 /90	41 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	30.8 /90
M. Frendrup	4	86345 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	30.8 /90	10.3 /90
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Genoa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Genoa before kick-off, to 15 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Masini n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.1 1/0
J. Vásquez n 8	83.1	0.5 4/0	0.4 3/0
B. Norton-Cuffy n 8	88.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
Aarón Martín n 8	82.6	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
N. Leali n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Genoa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Genoa before kick-off, to 15 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Aarón Martín n 8	82.6	0 0/0	0.7 5/0
J. Vásquez n 8	83.1	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
N. Leali n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Masini n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Norton-Cuffy n 8	88.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bologna		Genoa
59%	Possession	41%
1.59	Expected goals (xG)	0.53
14	Shots	7
6	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	2
3	Blocked shots	1
12	Shots inside the box	5
8	Corners	2
4	Offsides	1
12	Fouls	15
1	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	4
406	Passes	290
79%	Pass accuracy	68%

Bologna Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ł. Skorupski	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
M. Vitík	90	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	7.2
Juan Miranda	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
R. Freuler	90	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	6.9
R. Orsolini	90	1	0	5	3	0	0	0	7
S. Castro	90	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	7.9
T. Heggem	85	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
N. Moro	72	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
F. Bernardeschi	72	0	0	0	0	3	1	Y	6.9
L. De Silvestri	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
B. Domínguez	59	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
N. Zortea sub	31	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.5
Nicolo Cambiaghi sub	31	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
L. Ferguson sub	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
T. Dallinga sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Lucumí sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Genoa Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Leali	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
B. Norton-Cuffy	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.3
J. Vásquez	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.5
Aarón Martín	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.2
P. Masini	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7
M. Frendrup	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7
M. Ellertsson	90	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	7.9
R. Malinovskyi	69	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	7
Vítinha	69	0	0	1	0	0	2	Y	6.9
L. Colombo	53	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	5.7
L. Østigård	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
A. Marcandalli sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
C. Ekuban sub	37	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
V. Carboni sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.2
J. Ekhator sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Bologna v Genoa — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BolognaLLLWL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

GenoaWWDLD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Bologna 1 · 3 draws · Genoa 2 · 2.83 goals/game

2025-05-24 Bologna 1–3 Genoa
2024-10-19 Genoa 2–2 Bologna
2024-05-24 Genoa 2–0 Bologna
2024-01-05 Bologna 1–1 Genoa
2022-05-21 Genoa 0–1 Bologna
2021-09-21 Bologna 2–2 Genoa

League standing · 2025/26

Bologna#8 pos56 pts38 pl+3 GD

Genoa#16 pos41 pts38 pl-10 GD

Goals per game

Bologna scored1.29

Genoa scored1.08

Bologna conceded1.21

Genoa conceded1.34

Shot Map and Expected Goals

Bologna 1.79 xG from 14 shots, Genoa 0.79 from 7. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Bologna (attacking right)Genoa (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Bologna	14	2	1.79
Genoa	7	1	0.79

Shot locations and expected-goals values from per-shot data. Per-shot tables, situation and shot-type breakdowns are part of TACTIX Pro.

Expected Goals Race

At half-time, xG was level: Bologna 0.30, Genoa 0.32. At full time, Bologna led on xG, 1.79 to 0.79, 0.76 of it from a penalty, level on open-play xG. The widest gap was 1.00 xG to Bologna, in the 98th minute (level on open-play xG).

xG timeline (cumulative)

Bologna 1.79 xGGenoa 0.79 xGdots = goals · 21 shots

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What is the head-to-head record between Bologna and Genoa?: In their last 6 meetings, Bologna won 1, Genoa won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bologna and Genoa?: Recent form — Bologna 1W 0D 4L; Genoa 2W 2D 1L.

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