AC Milan vs Bologna FC 1909, Serie A 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2019-20

AC Milan

5 – 1

Full Time

Bologna FC 1909

Sat 18 Jul 2020 · 19:45 UTC Stadio Giuseppe Meazza HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'

Y 34' Mitchell Dijks

Y 34' Nicola Sansone

Simon Kjaer 51' Y

Alexis Saelemaekers 54' Y

Overview

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AC Milan vs Bologna FC 1909 — Serie A at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

AC Milan 11 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Bologna FC 1909 11 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Davide Massa
Referee Luigi Nasca
Referee Marco Bresmes
Referee Davide Ghersini
Referee Davide Imperiale

9 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	SS Lazio	11	29
2	FC Internazionale Milano	11	28
3	AS Roma	11	27
4	AC Milan	11	24
5	Como 1907	11	23
6	Frosinone Calcio	11	20
7	Juventus FC	11	18
8	Bologna FC 1909	11	17
9	Cagliari Calcio	11	16
10	SSC Napoli	11	15
11	Torino FC	11	14
12	Atalanta BC	11	14
13	Genoa CFC	11	13
14	US Lecce	11	10
15	ACF Fiorentina	11	9
16	Parma Calcio 1913	11	8
17	US Sassuolo Calcio	11	8
18	AC Monza	11	7
19	Venezia FC	11	6
20	Udinese Calcio	11	5

Head-to-Head

AC Milan 25 games · Avg 3.1 goals Bologna FC 1909

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-18 AC Milan 5–1 Bologna FC 1909 2019-12-08 Bologna FC 1909 2–3 AC Milan 2019-05-06 AC Milan 2–1 Bologna FC 1909 2018-12-18 Bologna FC 1909 0–0 AC Milan 2018-04-08 Bologna FC 1909 1–1 AC Milan

Recent Form

AC Milan

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Bologna FC 1909	H	5–1	W
15 Jul	Parma Calcio 1913	H	3–1	W
12 Jul	SSC Napoli	A	2–2	D
07 Jul	Juventus FC	H	4–2	W
04 Jul	SS Lazio	A	3–0	W
01 Jul	SPAL 2013	A	2–2	D

Bologna FC 1909

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	AC Milan	A	1–5	L
15 Jul	SSC Napoli	H	1–1	D
12 Jul	Parma Calcio 1913	A	2–2	D
08 Jul	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	1–2	L
05 Jul	FC Internazionale Milano	A	2–1	W
01 Jul	Cagliari Calcio	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

AC Milan		Bologna FC 1909
#4	Position	#8
24	Points	17
11	Played	11
7 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	5 / 2 / 4
23	Scored	16
13	Conceded	14
+10	GD	+2
2.18	PPG	1.55
64%	Win %	45%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season

9% Clean Sheets
Bologna FC 1909 this season

AC Milan are 4th (24 pts). Bologna FC 1909 are 8th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AC Milan

0-15

6/2

16-30

3/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

10/3

76+

–/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Bologna FC 1909

0-15

3/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/2

61-75

3/3

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Milan

Adrien Rabiot	5 G	4 A
Alphadjo Cisse	5 G
Diego Moreira	4 G	3 A
Christian Pulisic	4 G	1 A
Goncalo Ramos	2 G	2 A

Bologna FC 1909

Federico Bernardeschi	3 G
Samuel Mbangula	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Bologna FC 1909 kicks off things out of here…
5' It’s high time Sinisa Mihajlovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Alexis Saelemaekers has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 10 minutes.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lukasz Skorupski is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AC Milan.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Milan needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
24' Brilliant from the ! Hakan Calhanoglu makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 24.
29' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
34' Mitchell Dijks picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
39' It looks like no one’s ball. AC Milan is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
44' Goal! Takehiro Tomiyasu scores his 9 goal in 273 matches.
49' GOAL! Ismael Bennacer fires home to make it 3-1!
51' Simon Kjaer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
54' Alexis Saelemaekers picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
57' What a strike from Ante Rebic! The score is 4-1.
59' Time for substitution for Bologna FC 1909. Takehiro Tomiyasu is replaced by Ibrahima Mbaye.
60' Time for substitution for Bologna FC 1909. Nicolas Dominguez is replaced by Andri Fannar Baldursson.
61' Time for substitution for AC Milan. Hakan Calhanoglu is replaced by Giacomo Bonaventura.
62' It is a substitution in AC Milan team. Alexis Saelemaekers is replaced by Rade Krunic on 62 minute.
67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
72' Over 72 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
75' Bologna FC 1909 make a change. Roberto Soriano trudges off to be replaced by Mattias Svanberg on 75 minutes.
79' Lucas Biglia is replacing Ismael Bennacer for the AC Milan side.
82' The whistle greets Ante Rebic as he departs to be replaced by Lorenzo Colombo.
87' The 29-year-old Franck Kessie has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

18
Ante Rebic ↓ Lorenzo Colombo 82'
19
Theo Hernandez
24
Simon Kjaer
99
Gianluigi Donnarumma
2
Davide Calabria
13
Alessio Romagnoli C
79
Franck Kessie
10
Hakan Calhanoglu ↓ Giacomo Bonaventura 61'
4
Ismael Bennacer ↓ Lucas Biglia 79'
21
Zlatan Ibrahimovic ↓ Rafael Leao 62'
56
Alexis Saelemaekers ↓ Rade Krunic 62'

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

Bologna FC 1909 Lineups

Starting XI

4
Stefano Denswil
10
Nicola Sansone
28
Lukasz Skorupski
16
Andrea Poli C
7
Riccardo Orsolini ↓ Andreas Skov Olsen 75'
23
Danilo ↓ Gabriele Corbo 59'
35
Mitchell Dijks
9
Federico Santander
21
Roberto Soriano ↓ Mattias Svanberg 75'
14
Takehiro Tomiyasu ↓ Ibrahima Mbaye 59'
8
Nicolas Dominguez ↓ Andri Fannar Baldursson 60'

Bench

Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	3
Nicola Sansone	3
Samuel Mbangula	3
Rafael Leao	3
Christian Pulisic	2
Ismael Bennacer	2
Riccardo Orsolini	2
Ruben Loftus-Cheek	2

Head to Head

AC Milan Form

2020-07-18 AC Milan 5–1 Bologna FC 1909 W 2020-07-15 AC Milan 3–1 Parma Calcio 1913 W 2020-07-12 SSC Napoli 2–2 AC Milan D 2020-07-07 AC Milan 4–2 Juventus FC W 2020-07-04 SS Lazio 0–3 AC Milan W 2020-07-01 SPAL 2013 2–2 AC Milan D

Bologna FC 1909 Form

2020-07-18 AC Milan 5–1 Bologna FC 1909 L 2020-07-15 Bologna FC 1909 1–1 SSC Napoli D 2020-07-12 Parma Calcio 1913 2–2 Bologna FC 1909 D 2020-07-08 Bologna FC 1909 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2020-07-05 FC Internazionale Milano 1–2 Bologna FC 1909 W 2020-07-01 Bologna FC 1909 1–1 Cagliari Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.57 AC Milan xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.18 Bologna FC 1909 xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + AC Milan to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AC Milan66% Draw19% Bologna FC 190915%

Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw

85%

Draw or Bologna FC 1909

34%

AC Milan or Bologna FC 1909

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AC Milan49% Draw36% Bologna FC 190915%

Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

7.5%

3 – 0

6.5%

1 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.2%

4 – 1

4.9%

3 – 2

4.5%

1 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

4.1%

0 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap	AC Milan covers	Push	Bologna FC 1909 covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	19%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	21%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	9%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Bologna FC 1909 keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.