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Bologna FC 1909 vs Borussia Dortmund, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
Bologna FC 1909
2 – 1
Full Time
Borussia Dortmund
Tue 21 Jan 2025 · 20:00 UTC Stadio Renato Dall'Ara 26,801 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 15' Sehrou Guirassy pen
Thijs Dallinga 71' 1–1
Samuel Iling-Junior 72' 2–1
Emil Holm 14' Y
Remo Freuler 20' Y
Jhon Lucumi 60' Y
Y 62' Maximilian Beier
Y 81' Karim Adeyemi
Y 82' Yan Couto
Y 89' Julian Ryerson
Lewis Ferguson 90' Y
Vincenzo Italiano 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bologna FC 1909 vs Borussia Dortmund — Champions League at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Assistant 1 Erwin Zeinstra
  • Assistant 2 Patrick Inia
7 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

Standings

# 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 Atlético 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 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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

1
Bologna FC 1909 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Borussia Dortmund
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-21 Bologna FC 1909 2–1 Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

Bologna FC 1909
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Borussia Dortmund
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
20% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund
Sehrou Guirassy 4 G 3 A
Karim Adeyemi 3 G 2 A
Felix Kalu Nmecha 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Bologna FC 1909 welcome Borussia Dortmund for this crunch clash at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara.
  • 5' Yan Couto, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. Borussia Dortmund seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 14' The referee calls foul for Emil Holm. He receives a card.
  • 15' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sehrou Guirassy makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 20' Remo Freuler picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 25' Bologna FC 1909 is showing some good football. However, Bologna FC 1909 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' Bologna FC 1909 currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' Fresh legs for Bologna FC 1909! Samuel Iling-Junior comes on to replace Riccardo Orsolini.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' Nico Schlotterbeck is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bologna FC 1909 tonight.
  • 46' Jens Odgaard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Remo Freuler on 46 minute.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bologna FC 1909 must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' Bologna FC 1909 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' That is a card for Bologna FC 1909. Jhon Lucumi will be fuming at that decision.
  • 62' Controversy at the stadium! Maximilian Beier argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 63' Nicolo Casale gets the nod from Bologna FC 1909. He replaces Jhon Lucumi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' Bologna FC 1909 ring the changes. Santiago Castro has done his job and it is now time for Thijs Dallinga to step up.
  • 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bologna FC 1909 that had 480 games and scored 414 goals.
  • 71' A stunning finish from Thijs Dallinga — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 72' Goal! Samuel Iling-Junior scores his 5 goal in 519 matches.
  • 75' Yan Couto gets the nod from Borussia Dortmund. He replaces Pascal Gross and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' Dan Ndoye needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 10 Yellow cards this season.
  • 81' Karim Adeyemi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a card for Yan Couto.
  • 87' Bologna FC 1909 ring the changes. Tommaso Pobega has done his job and it is now time for Nikola Moro to step up.
  • 89' Julian Ryerson picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Lewis Ferguson is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Bologna FC 1909 to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Bologna FC 1909 Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincenzo Italiano

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuri Sahin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sehrou Guirassy 1
Thijs Dallinga 1
Samuel Iling-Junior 1

Head to Head

2025-01-21 Bologna FC 1909 2–1 Borussia Dortmund

Bologna FC 1909 Form

2025-01-21 Bologna FC 1909 2–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2025-01-18 Bologna FC 1909 3–1 AC Monza W 2025-01-15 FC Internazionale Milano 2–2 Bologna FC 1909 D 2025-01-12 Bologna FC 1909 2–2 AS Roma D 2024-12-30 Bologna FC 1909 2–3 Hellas Verona FC L 2024-12-21 Torino FC 0–2 Bologna FC 1909 W

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 accuracy
3 / 4
1.78 Bologna FC 1909 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Borussia Dortmund xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bologna FC 190953% Draw24% Borussia Dortmund23%
Actual: Bologna FC 1909 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Bologna FC 190936% Draw44% Borussia Dortmund20%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 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.