Serie A Gameweek 5 Sat, Sep 19 · 14:00 Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, Bologna
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Our take

Bologna were slight favourites.

Bologna were the stronger side on L90 Strength (48 vs 34). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Bologna. Bologna had 5.9 days of rest, Torino 4.9 and had to travel 295 km. Weather to note: warm.

Away travel295 kmRest days5.9 · 4.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
Bologna54%
Draw24%
Torino22%
Expected goals 1.73 – 1.01
Bologna53%
Draw24%
Torino23%
Expected goals 1.71 – 1.05
Bologna55%
Draw23%
Torino22%
Expected goals 1.77 – 1.01
Bologna47%
Draw25%
Torino28%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.13
Bologna54%
Draw24%
Torino22%
Expected goals 1.71 – 1.00
Over 2.5 52% 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.
Weather (Bologna)
27°CMainly clear
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 6 km/h
  • Humidity 50%
Warm
Referee · ItalyMarco Guida
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.34
  • Matches 91

Team strength

BolognaTorino
48 L90 StrengthIn forecast 34
47 Current StrengthIn forecast 39
35 AttackIn forecast 39
48 DefenceIn forecast 47
18 Form indexContext 31
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—

Torino

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

BolognaTorino
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.25 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.75
1.11 xGVia Att/Def 1.06
0.87 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.81
-0.61 Goals minus xGContext -0.06
25% Scored inContext 75%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
14.00 ShotsContext 7.75
3.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
27% On target shareContext 39%
9.25 Shots in the boxContext 5.00
62% Box shareContext 61%
4% ConversionContext 13%
3.00 OffsidesContext —
11.75 Shots allowedContext 16.50
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.50
4.25 BlocksContext 3.75
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
71% Save rateContext 64%
55% PossessionIn forecast 52%
518 PassesContext 490
470 Accurate passesContext 422
91% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.75
13.50 FoulsContext 8.75
13.00 Fouls sufferedContext 13.50
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 0.25
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
0.93 xGVia Att/Def 1.19
1.11 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.68
-0.03 Goals minus xGContext -0.09
40% Scored inContext 70%
20% Clean sheetsContext 10%
11.70 ShotsContext 9.50
3.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.89
28% On target shareContext 27%
7.20 Shots in the boxContext 5.90
60% Box shareContext 59%
8% ConversionContext 12%
2.43 OffsidesContext 1.40
11.00 Shots allowedContext 15.30
3.56 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.40
3.80 BlocksContext 4.00
2.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
60% Save rateContext 65%
54% PossessionIn forecast 47%
473 PassesContext 421
412 Accurate passesContext 355
87% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.77
11.50 FoulsContext 10.70
12.70 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.20
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
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km941 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 18 · 1 pts vs 5.2 for an average club · -4.6 vs expected
  • L13 SepA · Napoli0–11.0 xPts
  • D6 SepH · Sassuolo2–21.8 xPts
  • L31 AugA · Atalanta0–11.1 xPts
  • L24 AugH · Lazio0–11.6 xPts
Torino
Rest4.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel295 km634 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 31 · 3 pts vs 5.3 for an average club · -1.2 vs expected
  • L14 SepH · AS Roma0–20.7 xPts
  • W5 SepA · Fiorentina2–11.1 xPts
  • L29 AugA · Sassuolo1–21.1 xPts
  • L23 AugH · AC Milan1–21.3 xPts

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 Torino
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.9Serie A 2026-2027, 13 Sep4.9Serie A 2026-2027, 14 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km295 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways941 km634 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one2223.2

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
3-4-3
1Ł. Skorupski(G)
3A. Theate 14T. Heggem 5E. Helland
33Juan Miranda 4T. Pobega 19L. Ferguson 20N. Zortea
28N. Cambiaghi 91R. Piccoli 10F. Bernardeschi
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Torino Confirmed XI
3-5-2
20Lucas Perri(G)
23Saúl Coco 44A. Ismajli 5E. Cömert
77Alessio Cacciamani 28K. Fitz-Jim 8R. Mandragora 21Daniel Bragança 29N. Fortini
10N. Vlašić 18G. Simeone
+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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Torino Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Bologna-0.6 pp
  • Draw+0.3 pp
  • Torino+0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Bologna · Home 0.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-1-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.50
Torino · Away 1.50points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored
1.50
Conceded
1.50

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 1 this season

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

Head to head last 10 of 10 meetings

5 Bologna wins3 draws2 Torino wins
Goals per game1.20 – 0.70 Over 2.540% Both scored40% Clean sheets50% · 40%
  • 15 Feb 2026Torino1–2Bologna
  • 29 Oct 2025Bologna0–0Torino
  • 14 Feb 2025Bologna3–2Torino
  • 21 Dec 2024Torino0–2Bologna
  • 3 May 2024Torino0–0Bologna
  • 27 Nov 2023Bologna2–0Torino

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 · Marco Guida Italy · 91 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.91league 3.12
Red cards0.14league 0.02
Cards 5+38%league 20%
Fouls23.7league 22.2
Penalties0.34league 0.07
Home wins43%league 44%
Bologna3 with this referee
Record1-1-1 Cards · opp.3.3 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • L4 Jan 26A · Inter1–33
  • W17 Dec 23H · AS Roma2–04
  • D7 Oct 23A · Inter2–23
Torino5 with this referee
Record1-2-2 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • L22 Feb 26A · Genoa0–32
  • D24 Sep 23H · AS Roma1–10
  • W27 May 23A · Spezia4–02
  • D13 Mar 22H · Inter1–11
  • L22 Dec 21A · Inter0–10

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 2 · conceded 5
0-15
1 16-30
31-45
1 2 46-60
1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Torino4 games · scored 4 · conceded 7
0-15
16-30
1 2 31-45
1 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 2 76-90
Bologna10 games · scored 9 · conceded 14
1 2 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 4 46-60
2 61-75
3 2 76-90
Torino10 games · scored 11 · conceded 16
0-15
2 16-30
2 5 31-45
1 4 46-60
4 3 61-75
4 2 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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