Match Report
35 points separated the sides: Bologna 8th on 56, Hellas Verona 19th on 21. Per game in the league, Bologna were scoring 1.29 and conceding 1.21, Hellas Verona 0.66 and 1.61, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Bologna had won five straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Hellas Verona had been beaten in three straight games. From the last five rounds, Bologna held 15 points of 15 and Hellas Verona 1.
The sides have met 21 times in the GioScore results database: 10 wins for Bologna, 6 draws and 5 for Hellas Verona, at 2.57 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 38% of the wins in this matchup. The last five meetings averaged 3.4 goals, well above the all-time 2.57.
The venue was Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, with room for 36,532 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Bologna: Jonathan Rowe (49') · Hellas Verona: Kieron Bowie (57'), Martin Frese (53')
Key stats
Possession: Bologna 67% · Hellas Verona 33% · Total shots: 19-15 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 5-3