Bologna vs Verona 2025-26 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Kieron Bowie (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Abdou Harroui (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Bologna 0, Verona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bologna 0, Verona 0.
- 49': Goal! Bologna 1, Verona 0. Jonathan Rowe (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nadir Zortea.
- 53': Goal! Bologna 1, Verona 1. Martin Frese (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 57': Goal! Bologna 1, Verona 2. Kieron Bowie (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gift Orban following a fast break.
- 66': Substitution, Bologna. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Riccardo Orsolini.
- 66': Substitution, Bologna. Simon Sohm replaces Lewis Ferguson.
- 74': Substitution, Verona. Tomás Suslov replaces Abdou Harroui.
- 77': Substitution, Bologna. Charalampos Lykogiannis replaces Nadir Zortea.
- 77': Substitution, Bologna. Benja Domínguez replaces Jonathan Rowe.
- 82': Substitution, Verona. Nicolás Valentini replaces Daniel Oyegoke because of an injury.
- 82': Substitution, Verona. Amin Sarr replaces Kieron Bowie.
- 84': Substitution, Bologna. Tommaso Pobega replaces Martin Vitík.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Verona. Al Musrati replaces Gift Orban.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Bologna 1, Verona 2.
Game Information
Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 27,063
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Internazionale | 28 | 67 | 5 |
| +24 | AC Milan | 28 | 60 | 2 |
| +14 | Napoli | 28 | 56 | 6 |
| +25 | Como | 28 | 51 | 5 |
Statistics
VER |
BOL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 32.6 | Possession | 67.4 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 138 | Accurate Passes | 390 |
| 222 | Passes | 476 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 17 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 79 |
| 11 | Accurate Long Balls | 45 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 28 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 34 | Clearances | 23 |
Bologna (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
| 26 | Jhon Lucumí |
| 41 | Martin Vitík |
| 19 | Lewis Ferguson |
| 17 | João Mário |
| 20 | Nadir Zortea |
| 21 | Jens Odgaard |
| 6 | Nikola Moro |
| 11 | Jon Rowe |
| 7 | Riccardo Orsolini |
| 9 | Santiago Castro |
Hellas Verona (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 5 | Andrias Edmundsson |
| 3 | Martin Frese |
| 15 | Victor Nelsson |
| 12 | Domagoj Bradaric |
| 2 | Daniel Oyegoke |
| 63 | Roberto Gagliardini |
| 21 | Abdou Harroui |
| 11 | Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro |
| 16 | Gift Orban |
| 18 | Kieron Bowie |
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