Wasteful Finishing
Bologna
Bologna created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 1.78 xG for 0 goals.
- Expected goals
- 1.78
- Goals
- 0
- Shortfall
- −1.78
Serie A · Matchday 1Bologna
0 – 1
FT
HT 0–0
Lazio
D. Frattesi 59'
Serie A
Matchday 1Bologna0–1Lazio
1.78
Expected goals
0.63
59′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: BOL 1.78, LAZ 0.63.
Match report
Bologna 0-1 Lazio
Lazio edged out Bologna 1-0 at Renato Dall'Ara in Serie A. Frattesi opened the scoring for Lazio on 59'.
Expected goals finished Bologna 1.78, Lazio 0.63. On the balance of chances Bologna had enough to take something from it, which makes this a result Lazio will take more happily than the performance deserved. Bologna held 59.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Bologna graded out for wasteful finishing — 1.78 expected goals and 0 goals. Bologna graded out for box occupation — 11 of 14 shots in the box and 0.13 xg per shot.
Christos Mandas came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.5 for Lazio across 90 minutes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 37 fouls between them and 8 yellow cards, with Lazio conceding the most free-kicks (19).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
59%Possession41%
14Shots10
1.78xG0.63
What the numbers say
4 readsBox Occupation
Bologna
Bologna kept getting bodies into the area — 79% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 11 of 14
- Share
- 79%
- xG per shot
- 0.13
Cynical Press
Lazio
Lazio broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 19 fouls and 4 bookings.
- Fouls
- 19
- Yellow cards
- 4
Cynical Press
Bologna
Bologna broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 18 fouls and 4 bookings.
- Fouls
- 18
- Yellow cards
- 4
Timeline
🔄19'
R. Floriani ↑ A. Marusic ↓
🟨22'
Romano Floriani Mussolini
Persistent fouling
Oussama El Azzouzi
Argument
🟨34'
🟨34'
Boulaye Dia
Argument
Nicolò Cambiaghi
Foul
🟨41'
🟨44'
Matteo Cancellieri
Foul
Half-time
🔄46'
G. Isaksen ↑ M. Cancellieri ↓
🔄54'
D. Frattesi ↑ F. Dele-Bashiru ↓
⚽59'
D. Frattesi — assist: B. Dia
F. Bernardeschi ↑ R. Orsolini ↓
🔄60'
J. Rowe ↑ N. Cambiaghi ↓
🔄60'
A. Dovbyk ↑ R. Piccoli ↓
🔄60'
E. Holm ↑ N. Zortea ↓
🔄69'
🔄78'
N. Tavares ↑ A. Pedraza ↓
M. Amondarain ↑ O. El Azzouzi ↓
🔄79'
🔄79'
T. Noslin ↑ B. Dia ↓
Torbjørn Heggem
Foul
🟨83'
Jens Odgaard
Foul
🟨83'
🟨90+3'
Oliver Provstgaard
Foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueRenato Dall'Ara, Bologna
RefereeFabio Maresca, Italy
CompetitionSerie A
Season2026
RoundMatchday 1
StatusMatch Finished