Serie A Gameweek 38 Sat, May 23 · 17:00 Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, Bologna
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Our take

Inter were slight favourites.

Inter were the stronger side on L90 Strength (84 vs 52). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Bologna. Bologna had 6 days of rest, Inter 6.1 and had to travel 201 km.

Away travel201 kmRest days6 · 6.1Matches / 14d2 · 2
Bologna26%
Draw27%
Inter47%
Expected goals 1.07 – 1.51
Bologna23%
Draw25%
Inter52%
Expected goals 1.05 – 1.71
Bologna27%
Draw27%
Inter46%
Expected goals 1.08 – 1.49
Bologna21%
Draw25%
Inter54%
Expected goals 0.96 – 1.69
Bologna27%
Draw26%
Inter47%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.56
Over 2.5 48% Both score 52% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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RefereeKevin Bonacina
  • Cards per match 3.2
  • Penalties per match 0.21
  • Matches 14

Team strength

BolognaInter
52 L90 StrengthIn forecast 84
47 Current StrengthIn forecast 83
35 AttackIn forecast 91
48 DefenceIn forecast 73
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Bologna

Attack—
Defense risk—

Inter

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

BolognaInter
1.24 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.32
1.16 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.86
1.09 xGVia Att/Def 1.80
1.13 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.87
+0.15 Goals minus xGContext +0.52
70% Scored inContext 95%
32% Clean sheetsContext 49%
12.51 ShotsContext 16.92
3.86 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.86
29% On target shareContext 35%
7.86 Shots in the boxContext 12.08
62% Box shareContext 72%
10% ConversionContext 14%
2.38 OffsidesContext 1.91
9.92 Shots allowedContext 8.92
3.71 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.38
3.03 BlocksContext 2.87
2.63 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.53
67% Save rateContext 75%
55% PossessionIn forecast 60%
437 PassesContext 539
364 Accurate passesContext 474
83% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.83 Team ratingContext 7.04
12.38 FoulsContext 12.81
13.97 Fouls sufferedContext 10.68
1.78 Yellow cardsContext 1.62
0.11 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 37 and 37 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.20
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
0.98 xGVia Att/Def 1.54
1.21 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.25
-0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.66
50% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
11.70 ShotsContext 13.50
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.70
31% On target shareContext 35%
7.20 Shots in the boxContext 10.10
62% Box shareContext 75%
8% ConversionContext 16%
2.88 OffsidesContext 1.63
9.60 Shots allowedContext 11.30
3.56 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.89
3.56 BlocksContext 3.11
2.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.67
53% Save rateContext 69%
56% PossessionIn forecast 58%
478 PassesContext 553
411 Accurate passesContext 492
86% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.98
12.30 FoulsContext 11.30
12.90 Fouls sufferedContext 9.00
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Bologna
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,315 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Inter
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel201 km957 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Bologna Inter
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6Serie A 2025-2026, 17 May6.1Serie A 2025-2026, 17 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km201 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,315 km957 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one9391

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Bologna Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1Ł. Skorupski(G)
33Juan Miranda 26J. Lucumí 5E. Helland 29L. De Silvestri
4T. Pobega 8R. Freuler 19L. Ferguson
11J. Rowe 9S. Castro 10F. Bernardeschi
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Inter Confirmed XI
3-5-2
13Josep Martínez(G)
30Carlos Augusto 6S. de Vrij 31Y. Bisseck
32F. Dimarco 7P. Zieliński 8P. Sučić 23N. Barella 17A. Diouf
10L. Martínez 94F. Esposito

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Bologna Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Inter Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Bologna-0.6 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Inter+0.8 pp

Home / Away this season

Bologna · Home 1.17points per game · 18 home games
W-D-L
6-3-9
Scored
0.89
Conceded
1.11
Inter · Away 2.28points per game · 18 away games
W-D-L
13-2-3
Scored
2.00
Conceded
0.89

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 18 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 9 of 9 meetings

3 Bologna wins2 draws4 Inter wins
Goals per game1.22 – 2.33 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets22% · 11%
  • 4 Jan 2026Inter3–1Bologna
  • 20 Apr 2025Bologna1–0Inter
  • 15 Jan 2025Inter2–2Bologna
  • 9 Mar 2024Bologna0–1Inter
  • 7 Oct 2023Inter2–2Bologna
  • 26 Feb 2023Bologna1–0Inter

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Kevin Bonacina 14 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.00league 3.68
Red cards0.21league 0.19
Cards 5+21%league 34%
Fouls24.2league 24.7
Penalties0.21league 0.28
Home wins43%league 39%
Bologna2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W15 Mar 26A · Sassuolo1–02
  • W2 Nov 25A · Parma3–12
Inter1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W3 May 26H · Parma2–01

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Bologna37 games · scored 46 · conceded 43
3 5 0-15
7 2 16-30
9 9 31-45
11 9 46-60
6 10 61-75
10 8 76-90
Inter37 games · scored 86 · conceded 32
12 2 0-15
10 4 16-30
14 8 31-45
15 2 46-60
15 4 61-75
20 12 76-90
Bologna10 games · scored 9 · conceded 16
2 2 0-15
2 2 16-30
1 4 31-45
3 46-60
1 61-75
4 4 76-90
Inter10 games · scored 22 · conceded 11
3 0-15
2 16-30
4 4 31-45
7 46-60
3 2 61-75
3 5 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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