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 38 games · 70 pts (2026/27)
Bologna FC 1909 38 games · 56 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

11 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Internazionale Milano	38	87
2	SSC Napoli	38	76
3	AS Roma	38	73
4	Como 1907	38	71
5	AC Milan	38	70
6	Juventus FC	38	69
7	Atalanta BC	38	59
8	Bologna FC 1909	38	56
9	SS Lazio	38	54
10	Udinese Calcio	38	50
11	US Sassuolo Calcio	38	49
12	Parma Calcio 1913	38	45
13	Torino FC	38	45
14	Cagliari Calcio	38	43
15	ACF Fiorentina	38	42
16	Genoa CFC	38	41
17	US Lecce	38	38
18	US Cremonese	38	34
19	Hellas Verona FC	38	21
20	AC Pisa 1909	38	18

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	#8
70	Points	56
38	Played	38
20 / 10 / 8	W / D / L	16 / 8 / 14
53	Scored	49
35	Conceded	46
+18	GD	+3
1.84	PPG	1.47
53%	Win %	42%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AC Milan are 5th (70 pts). Bologna FC 1909 are 8th (56 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. AC Milan are looking to make home advantage count against Bologna FC 1909.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Roberto Soriano suffering a number of foals already.
10' What a moment for Alexis Saelemaekers! That strike on 10 puts his side firmly in control.
15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
20' AC Milan is showing some good football. However, AC Milan are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
24' Hakan Calhanoglu does the damage! The net is bulging and AC Milan surge ahead!
29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
34' The referee has no hesitation. Mitchell Dijks is booked for Bologna FC 1909 — Yellow card on 34.
39' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AC Milan and Bologna FC 1909 are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
44' Takehiro Tomiyasu doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
49' Ismael Bennacer does the damage! The net is bulging and AC Milan surge ahead!
51' Simon Kjaer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
54' AC Milan player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
57' Ante Rebic adds to his 0 season tally! AC Milan lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
59' Fresh legs for Bologna FC 1909! Ibrahima Mbaye comes on to replace Takehiro Tomiyasu.
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' Rade Krunic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alexis Saelemaekers on 62 minute.
67' AC Milan are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bologna FC 1909 backline.
72' Bologna FC 1909 come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
75' Fresh legs for Bologna FC 1909! Mattias Svanberg comes on to replace Roberto Soriano.
79' The crowd applauds Ismael Bennacer as he leaves the pitch. Lucas Biglia steps in for AC Milan.
82' The crowd applauds Ante Rebic as he leaves the pitch. Lorenzo Colombo steps in for AC Milan.
87' Bologna FC 1909 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — AC Milan 5-1 Bologna FC 1909.

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
Ante Rebic	2
Olivier Giroud	2
Davide Calabria	2
Tommaso Pobega	2
Christian Pulisic	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

2.38 AC Milan xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 Bologna FC 1909 xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + AC Milan to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AC Milan64% Draw20% Bologna FC 190916%

Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw

84%

Draw or Bologna FC 1909

36%

AC Milan or Bologna FC 1909

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AC Milan47% Draw38% Bologna FC 190915%

Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

8.6%

3 – 1

7.3%

1 – 0

6.8%

3 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 2

4.4%

4 – 1

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

3 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

3.9%

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap	AC Milan covers	Push	Bologna FC 1909 covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	19%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	21%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Bologna FC 1909 keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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