Serie A (Italy) WON 2–2
Sun, Sep 6 · 18:00
Bologna FC Home
VS
Sassuolo Away
Bologna vs Sassuolo — Serie A
Tipster's pick Over 1.5 Goals
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.33 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate74%
This price needs75%
Expert analysis

Bologna and Sassuolo Likely to Trade Goals

Bologna sit at the bottom of recent scoring charts at home yet still leak chances that opponents can convert. Sassuolo travel with an away record that includes regular strikes and they rarely blank in fixtures. Their head to head record shows multiple games where both sides found the net at least once. Current league trends indicate neither side has kept a clean sheet in recent outings. Bologna injuries to key attackers may force a more open style that leaves space behind. Sassuolo midfield absences could reduce their defensive cover and allow counter chances. These patterns point toward a match that clears the basic goal total.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 73.2% win rate
Result
2–2 WON

Our pick “Over 1.5 Goals” at odds 1.33 won — final score 2–2.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Josh Doig 19'
  3. Domenico Berardi ↓ Cristian Volpato 38'
  4. Juan Miranda ↓ Rahim Alhassane 45'
  5. Marco Libra ↓ Jens Odgaard 45'
  6. Nikola Moro ↓ Tommaso Pobega 45'
  7. Second half
  8. Roberto Piccoli assist Juan Miranda 50'
  9. Emil Holm 51'
  10. Roberto Piccoli 53'
  11. Jay Idzes 54'
  12. Vasilije Adzic 56'
  13. Kristian Thorstvedt ↓ Vasilije Adzic 60'
  14. Ibrahim Sulemana ↓ Luca Lipani 60'
  15. Artem Dovbyk ↓ Nicolo Cambiaghi 66'
  16. Andrea Ghion ↓ Nemanja Matić 80'
  17. Rafael Obrador ↓ Josh Doig 80'
  18. Samuel Mbangula Tshifunda ↓ Federico Bernardeschi 86'
  19. Artem Dovbyk 90+1'
  20. Artem Dovbyk 90+1'
  21. Domenico Tedesco 90+4'
This season
Bologna Sassuolo
Over 2.5 goals 0% 0%
Clean sheet 0% 0%
Failed to score 100% 0%
Scored per game 0.0 1.5
Conceded per game 1.0 1.5
Scored home / away 0.0 / 0.0 2.0 / 1.0

Across 2 and 2 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
9 FRO Frosinone 2 1 0 1 3
10 SAS Sassuolo ▲ 2 1 0 1 3
11 CAG Cagliari 2 1 0 1 3
12 LEC Lecce 2 1 0 1 3
13 NAP Napoli 3 1 0 2 3
14 TOR Torino 3 1 0 2 3
15 BOL Bologna ▲ 2 0 0 2 0
16 PAR Parma 2 0 0 2 0
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Bologna WLLLL
W vs Cambuur 3–1 Aug 1
L vs Pisa 1–4 Aug 8
L @ Brighton 0–1 Aug 15
L vs Lazio 0–1 Aug 24
L @ Atalanta 0–1 Aug 31
Sassuolo LWLWD
L @ FC Augsburg 2–3 Aug 8
W vs Cesena 3–0 Aug 17
L @ Atalanta 1–2 Aug 23
W vs Torino 2–1 Aug 29
D vs Frosinone 1–1 Sep 2
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Bologna
Scored 0.8 avg
3 1 0 0 0
Conceded 1.6 avg
1 4 1 1 1
Sassuolo
Scored 1.8 avg
2 3 1 2 1
Conceded 1.4 avg
3 0 2 1 1
Head-to-head · last meetings
4 Bologna FC
4 Draws
2 Sassuolo
Mar 2026 Sassuolo 0–1 Bologna Bologna
Dec 2025 Bologna 1–1 Sassuolo Draw
Feb 2024 Bologna 4–2 Sassuolo Bologna
Oct 2023 Sassuolo 1–1 Bologna Draw
May 2023 Sassuolo 1–1 Bologna Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 5 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Bologna 4-2-3-1
  • 1 Ł. Skorupski G
  • 2 E. Holm D
  • 14 T. Heggem D
  • 3 A. Theate D
  • 23 R. Alhassane D
  • 4 T. Pobega M
  • 19 L. Ferguson M
  • 10 F. Bernardeschi M
  • 21 J. Odgaard M
  • 28 N. Cambiaghi M
  • 91 R. Piccoli F
Bench M. Amondarain, L. De Silvestri, A. Dovbyk, J. Enem, N. Zortea, M. Vitík, M. Pessina, N. Moro, Juan Miranda, S. Mbangula, E. Helland, M. Libra, U. Happonen

D. Tedesco

Sassuolo 4-3-3
  • 49 A. Murić G
  • 46 S. Cinquegrano D
  • 21 J. Idzes D
  • 16 F. Leysen D
  • 3 J. Doig D
  • 17 Vasilije Adžić M
  • 18 N. Matić M
  • 35 L. Lipani M
  • 7 C. Volpato F
  • 9 K. Bowie F
  • 45 A. Laurienté F
Bench S. Esposito, D. Berardi, B. Domínguez, A. Ghion, Rafael Obrador, C. Odenthal, N. Pierini, G. Satalino, I. Sulemana, K. Thorstvedt, S. Turati, I. Van der Brempt, L. Skjellerup, D. Ćaleta-Car

A. Aquilani

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Bologna FC
  • OUT O. El Azzouzi Thigh Injury
  • OUT R. Orsolini Injury
  • OUT O. El Azzouzi Thigh Injury
  • OUT R. Orsolini Injury
Sassuolo
  • OUT D. Boloca Muscle Injury
  • OUT F. Cande Knee Injury
  • OUT I. Kone Broken Leg
  • OUT Y. Paz Knee Injury
  • OUT E. Pieragnolo Knee Injury
  • OUT S. Walukiewicz Muscle Injury
  • OUT D. Boloca Muscle Injury
  • OUT F. Cande Knee Injury
  • OUT I. Kone Broken Leg
  • OUT Y. Paz Knee Injury
  • OUT E. Pieragnolo Knee Injury
  • OUT S. Walukiewicz Muscle Injury