Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Bologna 12th with 47 points, Brescia 19th with 25, 22 apart. Brescia's recent output outran their position: 14th on form over five rounds, 19th in the table. Per game in the league, Bologna were scoring 1.37 and conceding 1.71, Brescia 0.92 and 2.08, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
Brescia had not won in 6 games. The last-five ledger: Bologna 8/15, Brescia 2/15.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Bologna 3, draws 1, Brescia 2, at 3 goals per meeting. Both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in Bologna staged the fixture, a ground that holds 38,279. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.