Inter v Bologna result

Full-time · Inter 3–1 Bologna

Serie A · Sun, 04 Jan 2026 19:45 GMT · Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

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

Team pages: Inter · Bologna · Head-to-head

Inter 3–1 Bologna — Inter won this Serie A match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Inter: 4.35 to 0.78 in expected goals, from 19 shots to 6, ahead on xG from the fifth minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Inter beat Bologna 3–1 at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Serie A on Sunday 4 January. It is Inter’s first win over Bologna since 9 March 2024, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Inter led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Inter: Piotr Zieliński (39’, assisted by Lautaro Martínez), Lautaro Martínez (48’, assisted by Hakan Çalhanoğlu) and M. Thuram (74’); Bologna: Santiago Castro (83’, assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis).

Discipline

Marco Guida, Italy showed six yellow cards — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Inter: Hakan Çalhanoğlu (29’), Alessandro Bastoni (30’) and Nicolò Barella (62’); Bologna: Martin Vitík (72’), Jonathan Rowe (78’) and Charalampos Lykogiannis (89’).

What it changes

Inter stay first after this result (17 league matches played).

Bologna stay seventh after this result (17 league matches played).

With four goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 18, across 10 matches. Inter are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. Bologna are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Lautaro Martínez (Inter) 11.5, M. Thuram (Inter) 8.8 and Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) 6.9 led the match.

Next up

Inter next host Fiorentina on 25 October 2026.

Bologna next travel to Cagliari on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Inter: Inter v Fiorentina, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Bologna: Cagliari v Bologna, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Inter 3–1 Bologna · Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza · Milan
Referee: Marco Guida, Italy
Head-to-head (last 6): Inter 1 · draws 3 · Bologna 2 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Inter 3W 1D 1L · Bologna 1W 2D 2L

Inter 3–1 Bologna (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

2 / 1

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.13 / 6

Corners

against 3.75 / 4.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.75 / 5

Shots on target

against 3 / 5.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.25 / 1.75

Cards

against 1.38 / 2 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.88 yellows

Referee · Marco Guida, Italy

1.63 home / 2.25 away

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 December 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Inter for / against	Line	Bologna for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.13 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.63 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.88 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.75 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.75 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.75 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Marco Guida, Italy — 3.88 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 26.88 fouls over 8 matches (1.63 to the home side, 2.25 to the away side).

Home 1.63Away 2.25

Inter

Inter — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 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
Lautaro Martínez n 8	74.3	2.3 7/6	1.7 7/3	J. Odgaard
H. Mkhitaryan n 8	46.1	2 5/2	1.7 3/2	—
F. Esposito n 8	40.3	2 6/1	2.5 4/3	—
Y. Bisseck n 8	77.3	1.9 8/4	1 5/2	—
M. Thuram n 8	57.9	1.9 6/4	2.3 5/4	J. Odgaard

Inter — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Lautaro Martínez n 8	74.3	3.2 8/5	2.1 8/4
F. Esposito n 8	40.3	2.8 5/3	1.7 3/3
M. Thuram n 8	57.9	2.1 8/2	1.4 5/1
F. Dimarco n 8	86.8	1.4 5/3	0.8 5/1
Andy Diouf n 8	24.3	1.4 2/1	1.4 2/1

Inter — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Esposito n 8	40.3	0.6 2/0	0.6 2/0
Lautaro Martínez n 8	74.3	0.8 4/1	0.2 1/0
M. Thuram n 8	57.9	0.8 3/1	0 0/0
A. Bonny n 8	51.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
D. Frattesi n 8	36.6	0 0/0	0.6 1/1

Inter — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Mkhitaryan n 8	46.1	2.9 7/3
A. Bastoni n 8	90.8	2.6 7/6
Andy Diouf n 8	24.3	2.3 3/1
Y. Bisseck n 8	77.3	1.9 6/2
H. Çalhanoğlu n 8	75.3	1.8 6/4

Inter — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Y. Sommer n 8	90	2.8 7/4

Bologna

Bologna — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 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
T. Pobega n 8	79.1	2.7 8/4	1.1 5/1	—
G. Fabbian n 8	50.9	2.7 6/4	2 5/3	—
M. Vitík n 8	75.8	2.4 7/5	0.4 2/1	—
J. Odgaard n 8	48.1	2.3 5/3	2.1 6/3	M. Thuram
N. Casale n 8	52.6	1.9 4/2	1.3 4/2	—

Bologna — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Orsolini n 8	68.4	3.5 7/5	1.6 6/3
F. Bernardeschi n 8	40.9	3 5/3	2.2 5/2
G. Fabbian n 8	50.9	2.4 7/3	1.3 4/2
T. Dallinga n 8	43.1	2.3 3/2	0.8 2/1
J. Rowe n 8	56.4	2 7/2	0.8 4/0

Bologna — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Bernardeschi n 8	40.9	1.1 3/1	0 0/0
C. Immobile n 8	28.4	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
R. Orsolini n 8	68.4	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
J. Odgaard n 8	48.1	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
I. Sulemana n 8	42.8	0.5 2/0	0 0/0

Bologna — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Ferguson n 8	57.6	2.9 4/2
Emil Holm n 8	61.5	2.4 5/3
T. Pobega n 8	79.1	2.3 6/5
M. Vitík n 8	75.8	2.2 7/5
N. Zortea n 8	75.5	2.2 7/4

Bologna — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
F. Ravaglia n 8	90.8	3.6 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Inter		Bologna
58%	Possession	42%
2.93	Expected goals (xG)	0.85
19	Shots	6
10	Shots on target	2
5	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	1
15	Shots inside the box	4
7	Corners	1
3	Offsides	0
20	Fouls	21
3	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	7
460	Passes	340
85%	Pass accuracy	78%

Inter player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Y. Sommer	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Y. Bisseck	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
M. Akanji	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.2
Luis Henrique	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
P. Zieliński	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.6
F. Dimarco	90	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	6.6
M. Thuram	83	1	0	2	2	1	4	0	8.9
A. Bastoni	76	0	0	1	1	0	1	Y	7.2
Lautaro Martínez	76	1	1	6	4	4	1	0	8.7
N. Barella	68	0	0	0	0	1	3	Y	7
H. Çalhanoğlu	68	0	1	1	1	5	1	Y	7.9
P. Sučić sub	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
H. Mkhitaryan sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Carlos Augusto sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
F. Esposito sub	14	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Lavelli sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Bologna player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
F. Ravaglia	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.3
T. Heggem	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
C. Lykogiannis	90	0	1	0	0	1	6	Y	6.7
L. Ferguson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Rowe	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	Y	6.2
S. Castro	90	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	8.2
J. Odgaard	79	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.3
Emil Holm	68	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.7
Nicolo Cambiaghi	68	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
J. Lucumí	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
N. Moro	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Vitík sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.2
T. Pobega sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
N. Zortea sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
R. Orsolini sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
R. Freuler sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9

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

Recent form

InterWLWDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

BolognaWLDLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Inter 1 · 3 draws · Bologna 2 · 2.5 goals/game

2025-12-19 Bologna 1–1 Inter
2025-04-20 Bologna 1–0 Inter
2025-01-15 Inter 2–2 Bologna
2024-03-09 Bologna 0–1 Inter
2023-12-20 Inter 1–2 Bologna
2023-10-07 Inter 2–2 Bologna

League standing · 2025/26

Inter#1 pos87 pts38 pl+54 GD

Bologna#8 pos56 pts38 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Inter scored2.34

Bologna scored1.29

Inter conceded0.92

Bologna conceded1.21

Shot map and expected goals

Inter 4.35 xG from 19 shots, Bologna 0.78 from 6. 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.

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

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Inter	19	3	4.35
Bologna	6	1	0.78

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What is the head-to-head record between Inter and Bologna?: In their last 6 meetings, Inter won 1, Bologna won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
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