UEFA Europa League Matchday 5 Thu, Nov 27 · 20:00 Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, Bologna
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Our take

Bologna were slight favourites.

Bologna were the stronger side on L90 Strength (62 vs 44). Absences weigh more on Bologna. Bologna had 5.3 days of rest, Red Bull Salzburg 21.1 and had to travel 387 km.

Away travel387 kmRest days5.3 · 21.1Matches / 14d1 · 0
Bologna55%
Draw24%
Red Bull Salzburg21%
Expected goals 1.86 – 1.08
Bologna55%
Draw24%
Red Bull Salzburg21%
Expected goals 1.78 – 1.01
Bologna56%
Draw23%
Red Bull Salzburg21%
Expected goals 1.88 – 1.06
Bologna47%
Draw25%
Red Bull Salzburg27%
Expected goals 1.66 – 1.21
Bologna54%
Draw25%
Red Bull Salzburg21%
Expected goals 1.76 – 1.03
Over 2.5 56% Both score 56% 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.
Weather (Bologna)

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RefereeIgor Pajač
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.30
  • Matches 20

Team strength

BolognaRed Bull Salzburg
62 L90 StrengthIn forecast 44
47 Current StrengthIn forecast 37
35 AttackIn forecast 36
48 DefenceIn forecast 29
— 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—

Red Bull Salzburg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

BolognaRed Bull Salzburg
0.75 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
0.75 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.13 xGVia Att/Def 1.33
1.09 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.92
-0.38 Goals minus xGContext -0.33
50% Scored inContext 50%
25% Clean sheetsContext 25%
15.50 ShotsContext 13.75
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
32% On target shareContext 33%
10.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.50
64% Box shareContext 55%
5% ConversionContext 7%
3.50 OffsidesContext 2.00
10.50 Shots allowedContext 12.50
5.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
3.00 BlocksContext 2.50
4.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
75% Save rateContext 67%
54% PossessionIn forecast 44%
405 PassesContext 417
337 Accurate passesContext 345
83% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.93 Team ratingContext 6.81
13.75 FoulsContext 11.50
15.75 Fouls sufferedContext 9.25
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.25
0.25 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.41 xGVia Att/Def 1.35
0.89 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.09
+0.49 Goals minus xGContext +0.65
80% Scored inContext 90%
60% Clean sheetsContext 20%
13.70 ShotsContext 12.80
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.30
33% On target shareContext 41%
8.40 Shots in the boxContext 8.10
60% Box shareContext 65%
14% ConversionContext 16%
2.25 OffsidesContext 2.10
8.30 Shots allowedContext 13.80
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.80
2.86 BlocksContext 2.90
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.40
78% Save rateContext 71%
57% PossessionIn forecast 50%
424 PassesContext 436
355 Accurate passesContext 357
84% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.98 Team ratingContext 6.94
14.10 FoulsContext 10.60
14.40 Fouls sufferedContext 9.50
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
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
Rest5.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km459 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Red Bull Salzburg
Rest21.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel387 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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 Red Bull Salzburg
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.3Serie A 2025-2026, 22 Nov21.1UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 6 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km387 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways459 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 40 / 0 / 1
Next matchdays after this one414

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 19L. Ferguson
10F. Bernardeschi 21J. Odgaard 7R. Orsolini
24T. Dallinga
+11 more reported missing outside this XI
Red Bull Salzburg Confirmed XI
4-4-2
1A. Schlager(G)
3A. Terzić 2J. Rasmussen 23J. Gadou 22S. Lainer
7Clement Bischoff 5S. Diabaté 18M. Bidstrup 49M. Yeo
11Y. Vertessen 20E. Baidoo
+7 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 -0.04 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Red Bull Salzburg Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Bologna-1.0 pp
  • Draw+0.2 pp
  • Red Bull Salzburg+0.8 pp

Home / Away this season

Bologna · Home 1.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-2-0
Scored
0.50
Conceded
0.50
Red Bull Salzburg · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.00

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

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Igor Pajač 20 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.45league 4.06
Red cards0.10league 0.16
Cards 5+35%league 41%
Fouls23.0league 24.7
Penalties0.30league 0.40
Home wins55%league 49%
Bologna

No previous matches with this referee.

Red Bull Salzburg

No previous matches with this referee.

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

Bologna4 games · scored 3 · conceded 3
2 1 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
2 46-60
61-75
76-90
Red Bull Salzburg4 games · scored 4 · conceded 6
1 1 0-15
16-30
31-45
1 4 46-60
1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Bologna10 games · scored 19 · conceded 5
2 1 0-15
4 16-30
3 31-45
5 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 1 76-90
Red Bull Salzburg10 games · scored 20 · conceded 14
4 1 0-15
1 16-30
5 3 31-45
4 5 46-60
4 2 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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