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 5 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Bologna FC 1909 5 games · 2 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AS Roma	5	13
2	FC Internazionale Milano	5	13
3	SS Lazio	5	13
4	Cagliari Calcio	5	12
5	AC Milan	5	11
6	Frosinone Calcio	5	10
7	Juventus FC	5	10
8	Como 1907	5	10
9	SSC Napoli	5	7
10	US Sassuolo Calcio	5	7
11	Atalanta BC	5	6
12	US Lecce	5	6
13	Udinese Calcio	5	4
14	Torino FC	5	4
15	Parma Calcio 1913	5	4
16	AC Monza	5	4
17	ACF Fiorentina	5	4
18	Bologna FC 1909	5	2
19	Genoa CFC	5	1
20	Venezia FC	5	0

Head-to-Head

AC Milan 24 games · Avg 3.0 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
#5	Position	#18
11	Points	2
5	Played	5
3 / 2 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 2 / 3
10	Scored	3
4	Conceded	6
+6	GD	-3
2.20	PPG	0.40
60%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season

0% Clean Sheets
Bologna FC 1909 this season

AC Milan are 5th (11 pts). Bologna FC 1909 are 18th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AC Milan

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

8/–

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Bologna FC 1909

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Milan

Diego Moreira	3 G
Adrien Rabiot	2 G	2 A
Alphadjo Cisse	2 G
Goncalo Ramos	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. Ninety minutes of football awaits between AC Milan and Bologna FC 1909.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AC Milan side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Alexis Saelemaekers does the damage! The net is bulging and AC Milan surge ahead!
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Stefano Pioli will be considering his options from the bench.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AC Milan and Bologna FC 1909 are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
24' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hakan Calhanoglu makes it 2-0.
29' Bologna FC 1909 fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
34' Controversy at the stadium! Mitchell Dijks argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
39' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lukasz Skorupski is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bologna FC 1909.
44' GOAL! Takehiro Tomiyasu scores on 44. Assisted by Roberto Soriano
49' Brilliant from the defensive midfielder! Ismael Bennacer makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 49.
51' Simon Kjaer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
54' Poor challenge from Alexis Saelemaekers. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
57' A goal from the Croatia international Ante Rebic! He fires home on 57 to make it 4-1!
59' Another substitution for Bologna FC 1909 to replace Takehiro Tomiyasu by Ibrahima Mbaye on 59 minute.
60' It is a substitution in Bologna FC 1909 team. Nicolas Dominguez is replaced by Andri Fannar Baldursson on 60 minute.
61' Giacomo Bonaventura is replacing Hakan Calhanoglu for the AC Milan side.
62' Rade Krunic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alexis Saelemaekers on 62 minute.
67' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
72' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
75' Bologna FC 1909 ring the changes. Roberto Soriano has done his job and it is now time for Mattias Svanberg to step up.
79' Another change for AC Milan made on 79 minute. Ismael Bennacer leaves to be changed by Lucas Biglia.
82' The whistle greets Ante Rebic as he departs to be replaced by Lorenzo Colombo.
87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
With this win, AC Milan is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Rafael Leao	3
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	3
Nicola Sansone	3
Santiago Gimenez	2
Ante Rebic	2
Olivier Giroud	2
Davide Calabria	2
Tommaso Pobega	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

2.53 AC Milan xG

Expected Goals

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

0.81 Bologna FC 1909 xG

I would bet for: AC Milan to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AC Milan71% Draw18% Bologna FC 190911%

Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw

89%

Draw or Bologna FC 1909

29%

AC Milan or Bologna FC 1909

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AC Milan54% Draw37% Bologna FC 19099%

Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

11.3%

3 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

8.7%

1 – 1

7.9%

3 – 1

7.5%

4 – 0

5.8%

0 – 0

4.9%

4 – 1

4.8%

2 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

3.1%

5 – 0

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap	AC Milan covers	Push	Bologna FC 1909 covers
-2.5	31%	—	69%
-2	31%	21%	48%
-1.5	52%	—	48%
-1	52%	21%	27%
-0.5	73%	—	27%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Bologna FC 1909 keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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