Bologna and Milan have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Serie A.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Bologna form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Bologna have to build on here at Renato Dall'Ara in the Serie A.
The Bologna crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Milan here at Renato Dall'Ara in a Serie A match. Heartbreak before that as Bologna lost 0-4 at Udinese's place.
Bologna have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Renato Dall'Ara with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Milan form and stats
Playing away, Milan have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 4 defeats in the Serie A this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Milan, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Two travels in a row for Milan, whose manager S. Pioli could celebrate last time after the Serie A win against Bologna. Prior to that result Milan won their away game at Parma. The scoreline was 1-0.
The attacking power of Milan when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. 7 goals have been conceded by Milan in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 1 - 2 - 7 (Bologna wins - draws - Milan wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Palacio 4 goals |  N. Sansone 3 goals |   K. Piątek 3 goals |
Bologna missing players
Milan missing players
| Bologna | Milan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 26 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 60% |
| 73% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 47% |
| 40% | 43% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 20% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 53% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 25% | 27% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 5.7 | 7.1 | 15 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 3.2 | 2.4 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 180 | 68 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 61 | 111 | 211 |
| 63 | 30 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 36 | 64 |
| 33% | 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 25% | 25% |
- Bologna have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bologna have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Bologna have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Bologna have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Bologna haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Milan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Milan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inter | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 38 |
| 2 | Juventus | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 36 |
| 3 | Lazio | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 33 |
| 4 | Cagliari | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | Roma | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 28 |
| 7 | Napoli | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Parma | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Torino | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Hellas Verona | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Milan | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Bologna | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Fiorentina | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Sassuolo | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 15 |
| 15 | Lecce | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Udinese | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 15 |
| 17 | Sampdoria | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 12 |
| 18 | Genoa | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -13 | 11 |
| 19 | Brescia | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -15 | 10 |
| 20 | SPAL | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | -13 | 9 |