Bologna FC 1909 vs Borussia Dortmund, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Bologna FC 1909 vs Borussia Dortmund — Champions League at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara.
- Bologna FC 1909 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Borussia Dortmund 8 games · 11 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
- Assistant 1 Erwin Zeinstra
- Assistant 2 Patrick Inia
7 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern München 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC København 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Jan Borussia Dortmund H 2–1 W 18 Jan AC Monza H 3–1 W 15 Jan FC Internazionale Milano A 2–2 D 12 Jan AS Roma H 2–2 D 30 Dec Hellas Verona FC H 2–3 L 21 Dec Torino FC A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Jan Bologna FC 1909 A 1–2 L 17 Jan Eintracht Frankfurt A 0–2 L 14 Jan Holstein Kiel A 2–4 L 10 Jan Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–3 L 22 Dec VfL Wolfsburg A 3–1 W 15 Dec TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 1–1 D Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stadio Renato Dall'Ara that hosts another battle between Bologna FC 1909 and Borussia Dortmund.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Borussia Dortmund needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 14' The referee calls foul for Emil Holm. He receives a card.
- 15' Goal! Sehrou Guirassy scores his 126 goal in 398 matches.
- 20' The referee shows Bologna FC 1909 player a card on 20.
- 25' The travelling Borussia Dortmund supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 30' Jamie Bynoe-Gittens has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 35' The whistle greets Riccardo Orsolini as he departs to be replaced by Samuel Iling-Junior.
- 40' It’s high time Vincenzo Italiano made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 46' Bologna FC 1909 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jens Odgaard is hanging Remo Freuler on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pascal Gross made 336 appearances and scored 29 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 60' That looks like a foul for a card for Jhon Lucumi.
- 62' Borussia Dortmund receives a card for a hard tackle on 62.
- 63' Another change for Bologna FC 1909 made on 63 minute. Jhon Lucumi leaves to be changed by Nicolo Casale.
- 64' It is a substitution in Bologna FC 1909 team. Santiago Castro is replaced by Thijs Dallinga on 64 minute.
- 69' Borussia Dortmund started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 69.
- 71' What an equalizer from Thijs Dallinga!
- 72' What a strike from Samuel Iling-Junior! The score is 2-1.
- 75' Another substitution for Borussia Dortmund to replace Pascal Gross by Yan Couto on 75 minute.
- 80' Bologna FC 1909 seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 81' Borussia Dortmund player sees a card in front of him.
- 82' Yan Couto was booked on 82.
- 87' The Bologna FC 1909 manager makes a substitution. Tommaso Pobega departs to be replaced by Nikola Moro.
- 89' It’s a booking for Borussia Dortmund player. Julian Ryerson gets a card.
- 90' Lewis Ferguson was booked on 90.
- With this win, Bologna FC 1909 is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Bologna FC 1909 Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Remo Freuler ↓ Jens Odgaard 46'
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- 7
- 31
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26
Jhon Lucumi ↓ Nicolo Casale 63'
- 19
- 11
- 2
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18
Tommaso Pobega ↓ Nikola Moro 87'
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Bench
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- 33
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21
Jens Odgaard ↑ 46'
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24
Thijs Dallinga ↑ 64'
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Nikola Moro ↑ 87'
- 82
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Nicolo Casale ↑ 63'
- 34
- 23
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Samuel Iling-Junior ↑ 35'
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Coach Vincenzo ItalianoBorussia Dortmund Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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Pascal Gross ↓ Yan Couto 75'
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- 1
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9
Sehrou Guirassy ↓ Julian Brandt 75'
- 26
- 8
- 4
- 14
- 7
- 43
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Bench
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Julian Brandt ↑ 75'
- 33
- 20
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Emre Can ↑ 64'
- 46
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Karim Adeyemi ↑ 64'
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Yan Couto ↑ 75'
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Coach Nuri Sahin -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sehrou Guirassy 1 Thijs Dallinga 1 Samuel Iling-Junior 1 Head to Head
Bologna FC 1909 Form
Borussia Dortmund Form
2025-01-21 Bologna FC 1909 2–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2025-01-17 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 Borussia Dortmund L 2025-01-14 Holstein Kiel 4–2 Borussia Dortmund L 2025-01-10 Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2024-12-22 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 Borussia Dortmund W 2024-12-15 Borussia Dortmund 1–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.78 Bologna FC 1909 xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.19 Borussia Dortmund xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bologna FC 1909 winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.97Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 56% 44% ± 3.5 35% 65% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Bologna FC 1909 or Draw 77%Draw or Borussia Dortmund 47%Bologna FC 1909 or Borussia Dortmund 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Borussia Dortmund win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.8%2 – 1 Actual1 – 0 8.4%2 – 0 8%0 – 0 6.9%1 – 2 6.2%2 – 2 5.5%3 – 1 5.5%0 – 1 5.3%3 – 0 4.7%0 – 2 3.6%3 – 2 3.4%Asian Handicap — Bologna FC 1909
Handicap Bologna FC 1909 covers Push Borussia Dortmund covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 15% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 22% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 14% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Bologna FC 1909 keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

