Serie A Gameweek 15 Sun, Dec 14 · 19:45 Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, Bologna
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Our take

It was too close to call.

The two sides are close in strength. Bologna had 3 days of rest, Juventus 7 and had to travel 295 km.

Away travel295 kmRest days3 · 7Matches / 14d3 · 1
Bologna39%
Draw28%
Juventus33%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.22
Bologna40%
Draw27%
Juventus32%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.25
Bologna40%
Draw28%
Juventus32%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.19
Bologna32%
Draw28%
Juventus40%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.37
Bologna40%
Draw27%
Juventus33%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.28
Over 2.5 48% Both score 53% 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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Referee · ItalyDavide Massa
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.15
  • Matches 99

Team strength

BolognaJuventus
62 L90 StrengthIn forecast 67
47 Current StrengthIn forecast 64
35 AttackIn forecast 57
48 DefenceIn forecast 76
— 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—

Juventus

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

BolognaJuventus
1.64 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.29
0.86 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.37 xGVia Att/Def 1.33
1.00 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.88
+0.27 Goals minus xGContext -0.04
79% Scored inContext 71%
43% Clean sheetsContext 29%
13.57 ShotsContext 15.36
4.54 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.14
31% On target shareContext 34%
8.79 Shots in the boxContext 9.36
63% Box shareContext 59%
12% ConversionContext 8%
2.58 OffsidesContext 1.73
9.79 Shots allowedContext 10.36
3.46 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.93
2.83 BlocksContext 2.79
2.75 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.00
75% Save rateContext 68%
57% PossessionIn forecast 58%
425 PassesContext 506
354 Accurate passesContext 441
83% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.89 Team ratingContext 6.90
14.00 FoulsContext 13.14
14.14 Fouls sufferedContext 10.79
1.86 Yellow cardsContext 1.64
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.07
This league season, per match · 14 and 14 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
0.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.72 xGVia Att/Def 1.82
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.82
+0.08 Goals minus xGContext -0.32
80% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 20%
15.70 ShotsContext 17.20
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.70
32% On target shareContext 39%
11.00 Shots in the boxContext 11.50
66% Box shareContext 63%
12% ConversionContext 9%
2.63 OffsidesContext 2.00
9.30 Shots allowedContext 9.80
3.56 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.90
2.50 BlocksContext 3.40
3.14 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.44
73% Save rateContext 79%
55% PossessionIn forecast 56%
425 PassesContext 516
355 Accurate passesContext 451
83% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.94 Team ratingContext 6.95
13.40 FoulsContext 14.00
14.00 Fouls sufferedContext 10.00
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.10 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
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km3,883 km in 14d
Schedule load33%Moderate
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Juventus
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel295 km1,423 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 Juventus
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextModerate · 33Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 11 Dec7Serie A 2025-2026, 7 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km295 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways3,883 km1,423 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 3 / 51 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one13.96

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
4-2-3-1
13F. Ravaglia(G)
33Juan Miranda 26J. Lucumí 14T. Heggem 20N. Zortea
4T. Pobega 6N. Moro
28N. Cambiaghi 19L. Ferguson 7R. Orsolini
24T. Dallinga
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Juventus Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
16M. Di Gregorio(G)
8T. Koopmeiners 6L. Kelly 15P. Kalulu
27A. Cambiaso 19K. Thuram 5M. Locatelli 22W. McKennie
10K. Yıldız 7Francisco Conceição
30J. David
+4 more reported missing outside this XI

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 +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Juventus Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Bologna-0.6 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Juventus+0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Bologna · Home 2.17points per game · 6 home games
W-D-L
4-1-1
Scored
1.67
Conceded
0.67
Juventus · Away 1.14points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
2-2-3
Scored
0.86
Conceded
1.14

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 11 this season

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

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

0 Bologna wins6 draws2 Juventus wins
Goals per game1.13 – 1.75 Over 2.538% Both scored75% Clean sheets0% · 25%
  • 4 May 2025Bologna1–1Juventus
  • 7 Dec 2024Juventus2–2Bologna
  • 20 May 2024Bologna3–3Juventus
  • 27 Aug 2023Juventus1–1Bologna
  • 30 Apr 2023Bologna1–1Juventus
  • 2 Oct 2022Juventus3–0Bologna

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 · Davide Massa Italy · 99 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.54league 3.85
Red cards0.23league 0.16
Cards 5+49%league 37%
Fouls25.1league 25.9
Penalties0.15league 0.32
Home wins35%league 40%
Bologna6 with this referee
Record3-3-0 Cards · opp.2.3 · 4.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • D7 Apr 25H · Napoli1–11
  • W22 Sep 24A · Monza2–12
  • D27 Jan 24A · AC Milan2–23
  • D15 Apr 23H · AC Milan1–13
  • W1 Nov 21H · Cagliari2–03
Juventus8 with this referee
Record5-3-0 Cards · opp.2.1 · 2.1 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds2
  • D10 May 25A · Lazio1–15
  • W18 Jan 25H · AC Milan2–00
  • W22 Dec 24A · Monza2–11
  • D15 Dec 23A · Genoa1–13
  • W7 Oct 23H · Torino2–01

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

Bologna14 games · scored 23 · conceded 12
2 0-15
3 16-30
6 3 31-45
6 2 46-60
4 3 61-75
4 2 76-90
Juventus14 games · scored 18 · conceded 14
3 3 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
3 1 61-75
5 4 76-90
Bologna10 games · scored 18 · conceded 9
1 0-15
3 1 16-30
2 4 31-45
6 1 46-60
4 1 61-75
3 1 76-90
Juventus10 games · scored 15 · conceded 10
2 3 0-15
1 2 16-30
3 1 31-45
3 1 46-60
4 61-75
2 3 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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