AC Milan vs Bologna

1 - 0
🕒 Sun, 14 Sep 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza 🧑‍⚖️ Matteo Marcenaro 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
AC Milan 5 · Bologna 8
Referee Stats
12 matches · 3.92 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.92
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 42%
Home wins 83%
Draws 17%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • AC Milan outshot their opponent (14-5).
  • Bologna controlled possession (61%).
  • AC Milan had the sharper finishing (3-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

AC Milan (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-5-5

Goals For / Against

25 / 21
Avg: 1.32 / 1.11

Points

32
Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

3
Bologna (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 10-4-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 23
Avg: 1.58 / 1.21

Points

34
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie A fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.68
PPG
1.79
1.32
GF
1.58
1.11
GA
1.21
53%
O2.5
53%
53%
BTTS
58%
42%
Score 1st
42%

League-position context

AC Milan rank5th
Bologna rank8th
AC Milan points70
Bologna points56
AC Milan: #5 · 70 pts · GD +18
6 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 32 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Bologna: #8 · 56 pts · GD +3
20 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AC Milan last 5 home

L L D L W
Points4/15
Weighted index13
Goals6-10
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Bologna last 5 away

W W L W W
Points12/15
Weighted index80
Goals7-5
Record4-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

AC Milan trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Bologna trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

AC Milan score at home84%
AC Milan clean sheet at home37%
Bologna score away84%
Bologna clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

AC Milan score first42%
AC Milan win after scoring first75%
Bologna score first42%
Bologna win after scoring first63%
Comeback rate after conceding first: AC Milan 57% · Bologna 63%
Avg first goal minute: AC Milan 33.6' · Bologna 33.1'

Vs league average

AC Milan score at home1.32 vs 1.28
AC Milan concede at home1.11 vs 1.15
Bologna score away1.58 vs 1.15
Bologna concede away1.21 vs 1.28
AC Milan score 3% above league average, while Bologna score 37% above league average.
Defensive side: AC Milan are 4% below league average at home, and Bologna are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

AC Milan goal timing (home)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 7
31-45 6
61-75 3
0-15 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
46-60 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
0-15 2
61-75 2

Bologna goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
16-30 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
46-60 4
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 5
61-75 5
0-15 4
31-45 1
16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
0
Total Shots
14
5
Shots off Goal
7
2
Blocked Shots
4
3
Shots Inside Box
10
3
Shots Outside Box
4
2
Ball Possession
39%
61%
Corner Kicks
7
4
Fouls
17
16
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
2
Total Passes
336
521
Passes Accurate
286
453
Passes %
85%
87%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
10'
10' P. Estupiñán
18'
18' F. Tomori
45+1'
45+1' A. Saelemaekers
46'
46' S. Pavlović
1st substitution · For: K. De Winter
55'
55' M. Maignan
2nd substitution · For: P. Terracciano
61'
61' Goal · 1-0
L. Modrić
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Saelemaekers
62'
62' C. Lykogiannis
1st substitution · For: Juan Miranda
63'
63' G. Fabbian
2nd substitution · For: F. Bernardeschi
65'
65' Y. Fofana
3rd substitution · For: S. Ricci
65'
65' R. Loftus-Cheek
4th substitution · For: C. Pulišić
73'
73' Juan Miranda
74'
74' N. Cambiaghi
3rd substitution · For: J. Rowe
74'
74' R. Orsolini
4th substitution · For: J. Odgaard
83'
83' S. Castro
5th substitution · For: T. Dallinga
85'
85' S. Giménez
5th substitution · For: C. Nkunku
86'
86' Ł. Skorupski
88'
88' VAR
C. Nkunku
Penalty cancelled

AC Milan vs Bologna 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AC Milan beat Bologna 1-0 on Sunday, 14 September 2025 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Matteo Marcenaro. It was played at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. P. Estupiñán received a yellow card for AC Milan at 10'. F. Tomori received a yellow card for AC Milan at 18'. A. Saelemaekers received a yellow card for AC Milan at 45+1'.

Second half: AC Milan made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Pavlović replacing K. De Winter. AC Milan made their 2nd substitution at 55', with M. Maignan replacing P. Terracciano. AC Milan took the lead at 61' when L. Modrić scored, with the assist credited to A. Saelemaekers, making the score 1-0. Bologna made their 1st substitution at 62', with C. Lykogiannis replacing Juan Miranda. Bologna made their 2nd substitution at 63', with G. Fabbian replacing F. Bernardeschi. AC Milan made their 3rd substitution at 65', with Y. Fofana replacing S. Ricci. AC Milan made their 4th substitution at 65', with R. Loftus-Cheek replacing C. Pulišić. Juan Miranda received a yellow card for Bologna at 73'. Bologna made their 3rd substitution at 74', with N. Cambiaghi replacing J. Rowe. Bologna made their 4th substitution at 74', with R. Orsolini replacing J. Odgaard. Bologna made their 5th substitution at 83', with S. Castro replacing T. Dallinga. AC Milan made their 5th substitution at 85', with S. Giménez replacing C. Nkunku. Ł. Skorupski received a yellow card for Bologna at 86'. VAR intervened at 88' for AC Milan (Penalty cancelled).

AC Milan used 5 substitutions while Bologna used 5 substitutions. AC Milan got 3 yellow cards, while Bologna got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • AC Milan outshot their opponent (14-5).
  • Bologna controlled possession (61%).
  • AC Milan had the sharper finishing (3-0 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games22
Home Wins16
Draws4
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals12 (54.5%)
BTTS11 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins8
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals6 (54.5%)
BTTS5 (45.5%)

AC Milan vs Bologna Head-to-Head History by Season