Match Report
15 points separated the sides: Bologna 8th on 56, Genoa 16th on 41. Scoring rates set the scale: Genoa 1.08 scored and 1.34 conceded per game, Bologna 1.29 and 1.21, with the league averaging 1.21.
29 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Genoa 11, draws 9, Bologna 9, at 2.21 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won. These meetings skew tight — only 31% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, with room for 33,205 spectators. The referee was F. Maresca, with 83 matches in our database and 2.5 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Bologna led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Genoa: Ruslan Malinovskyi (62'), Junior Messias (90'), Caleb Ekuban (78') · Bologna: Lewis Ferguson (35'), Sebastian Otoa (47' og)
Key stats
Possession: Genoa 49% · Bologna 51% · Total shots: 8-13 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 5-2