Serie A Gameweek 24 Sun, Feb 8 · 11:30 Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, Bologna
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Our take

Bologna were clear favourites.

Bologna were the stronger side on L90 Strength (51 vs 30). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Bologna. Bologna had 4.7 days of rest, Parma 6.7 and had to travel 87 km.

Away travel87 kmRest days4.7 · 6.7Matches / 14d3 · 2
Bologna61%
Draw22%
Parma16%
Expected goals 1.97 – 0.92
Bologna57%
Draw24%
Parma19%
Expected goals 1.84 – 0.97
Bologna61%
Draw23%
Parma17%
Expected goals 1.92 – 0.91
Bologna54%
Draw25%
Parma22%
Expected goals 1.76 – 1.04
Bologna62%
Draw21%
Parma17%
Expected goals 2.13 – 1.02
Over 2.5 55% Both score 52% Likeliest score 2–0
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.
Weather (Bologna)

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RefereeGiuseppe Collu
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.26
  • Matches 19

Team strength

BolognaParma
51 L90 StrengthIn forecast 30
47 Current StrengthIn forecast 28
35 AttackIn forecast 20
48 DefenceIn forecast 33
— 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—

Parma

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

BolognaParma
1.39 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.65
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.16 xGVia Att/Def 0.90
1.23 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.44
+0.23 Goals minus xGContext -0.25
74% Scored inContext 48%
26% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.91 ShotsContext 10.87
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
30% On target shareContext 25%
8.32 Shots in the boxContext 6.55
62% Box shareContext 57%
11% ConversionContext 6%
2.41 OffsidesContext 1.50
10.48 Shots allowedContext 14.39
4.14 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.43
2.95 BlocksContext 4.32
2.95 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.18
69% Save rateContext 69%
55% PossessionIn forecast 43%
425 PassesContext 345
352 Accurate passesContext 273
83% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.76
13.78 FoulsContext 10.43
14.17 Fouls sufferedContext 13.96
2.04 Yellow cardsContext 1.61
0.13 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 23 and 23 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.60
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.12 xGVia Att/Def 0.77
1.54 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.76
+0.28 Goals minus xGContext -0.17
80% Scored inContext 50%
10% Clean sheetsContext 40%
14.90 ShotsContext 11.30
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.67
30% On target shareContext 21%
10.00 Shots in the boxContext 6.60
63% Box shareContext 57%
9% ConversionContext 5%
2.71 OffsidesContext 1.33
10.50 Shots allowedContext 15.70
4.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
2.57 BlocksContext 4.80
3.10 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.33
63% Save rateContext 68%
55% PossessionIn forecast 44%
436 PassesContext 371
364 Accurate passesContext 304
83% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.78
13.80 FoulsContext 10.10
14.30 Fouls sufferedContext 13.70
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.20 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
Rest4.7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km1,713 km in 14d
Schedule load20%Moderate
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Parma
Rest6.7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel87 km225 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 Parma
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextModerate · 20Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.7Serie A 2025-2026, 3 Feb6.7Serie A 2025-2026, 1 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km87 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,713 km225 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 3 / 61 / 2 / 5
Next matchdays after this one7.27.1

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)
22C. Lykogiannis 26J. Lucumí 14T. Heggem 17João Mário
4T. Pobega 8R. Freuler 19L. Ferguson
11J. Rowe 24T. Dallinga 10F. Bernardeschi
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Parma Confirmed XI
3-5-2
40E. Corvi(G)
39A. Circati 37Mariano Troilo 15E. Delprato
14E. Valeri 22O. Sørensen 16L. Keita 10Adrián Bernabé 27Sascha Britschgi
9Mateo Pellegrino 21G. Oristanio
+5 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 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Parma Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Bologna+0.7 pp
  • Draw-0.5 pp
  • Parma-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Bologna · Home 1.27points per game · 11 home games
W-D-L
4-2-5
Scored
1.09
Conceded
1.18
Parma · Away 1.18points per game · 11 away games
W-D-L
3-4-4
Scored
0.64
Conceded
1.18

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 3 of 3 meetings

1 Bologna wins1 draws1 Parma wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.00 Over 2.533% Both scored33% Clean sheets33% · 67%
  • 2 Nov 2025Parma1–3Bologna
  • 22 Feb 2025Parma2–0Bologna
  • 6 Oct 2024Bologna0–0Parma

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 · Giuseppe Collu 19 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.00league 3.83
Red cards0.05league 0.17
Cards 5+26%league 36%
Fouls24.1league 25.6
Penalties0.26league 0.32
Home wins47%league 38%
Bologna2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.1.5 · 3.5 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W20 Sep 25H · Genoa2–11
  • W2 Nov 24H · Lecce1–02
Parma1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 4.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W29 Sep 25H · Torino2–13

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

Bologna23 games · scored 32 · conceded 30
3 0-15
5 2 16-30
8 7 31-45
9 5 46-60
4 8 61-75
6 5 76-90
Parma23 games · scored 15 · conceded 30
1 6 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 4 31-45
2 3 46-60
4 6 61-75
3 8 76-90
Bologna10 games · scored 14 · conceded 19
2 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 5 31-45
5 3 46-60
1 4 61-75
3 3 76-90
Parma10 games · scored 6 · conceded 13
4 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
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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