Italian Serie A

Bologna vs Empoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Bologna
  • 2': Giovanni Fabbian
FT
1 - 1
Empoli
  • 3': Emmanuel Gyasi

About

Bologna are hosting Empoli at Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Sam Beukema (Bologna) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Miranda following a corner.
  • 2': Goal! Bologna 1, Empoli 0. Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Beukema following a corner.
  • 3': Goal! Bologna 1, Empoli 1. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
  • 5': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 5': Stefan Posch (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
  • 5': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Jhon Lucumí.
  • 12': Offside, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini is caught offside.
  • 16': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Santiago Castro (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nikola Moro with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
  • 17': Santiago Castro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Devis Vásquez (Empoli).
  • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Santiago Castro (Bologna) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 22': Offside, Bologna. Santiago Castro is caught offside.
  • 25': Delay in match (Bologna).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Stefan Posch (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 32': Hand ball by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
  • 32': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
  • 32': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
  • 33': Juan Miranda (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Hand ball by Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna).
  • 37': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
  • 37': Sam Beukema (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Ola Solbakken (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Nikola Moro (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
  • 44': Juan Miranda (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Santiago Castro (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juan Miranda.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Santiago Castro (Bologna).
  • 45'+3': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Stefan Posch (Bologna).
  • 45'+5': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Bologna 1, Empoli 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bologna 1, Empoli 1.
  • 51': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
  • 51': Santiago Castro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Stefan Posch (Bologna).
  • 52': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Substitution, Bologna. Michel Aebischer replaces Nikola Moro.
  • 54': Substitution, Bologna. Jens Odgaard replaces Jesper Karlsson.
  • 55': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
  • 55': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Hand ball by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
  • 58': Foul by Remo Freuler (Bologna).
  • 58': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 58': Michel Aebischer (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Jens Odgaard (Bologna).
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
  • 61': Substitution, Empoli. Sebastiano Esposito replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
  • 61': Substitution, Empoli. Youssef Maleh replaces Alberto Grassi because of an injury.
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Miranda with a cross.
  • 64': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Bologna).
  • 64': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Substitution, Bologna. Thijs Dallinga replaces Giovanni Fabbian.
  • 65': Offside, Empoli. Sebastiano Esposito is caught offside.
  • 66': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Bologna).
  • 66': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Substitution, Empoli. Pietro Pellegri replaces Ola Solbakken.
  • 67': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
  • 67': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
  • 67': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Bologna).
  • 68': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Delay in match (Bologna).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Substitution, Empoli. Liberato Cacace replaces Giuseppe Pezzella because of an injury.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thijs Dallinga.
  • 73': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Youssef Maleh.
  • 74': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Michel Aebischer with a cross following a corner.
  • 75': Hand ball by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 80': Foul by Juan Miranda (Bologna).
  • 80': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Thijs Dallinga (Bologna) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Posch with a cross.
  • 81': Foul by Juan Miranda (Bologna).
  • 81': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, Bologna. Kacper Urbanski replaces Riccardo Orsolini.
  • 82': Substitution, Bologna. Lorenzo De Silvestri replaces Jhon Lucumí.
  • 83': Foul by Thijs Dallinga (Bologna).
  • 83': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
  • 83': Jens Odgaard (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
  • 85': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
  • 85': Remo Freuler (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Kacper Urbanski (Bologna).
  • 88': Foul by Pietro Pellegri (Empoli).
  • 88': Jens Odgaard (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Thijs Dallinga (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo De Silvestri.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Devis Vásquez (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 90'+5': Thijs Dallinga (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
  • 90'+5': Sam Beukema (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Sam Beukema (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kacper Urbanski with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 90'+6': Michel Aebischer (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Juan Miranda.
  • 90'+8': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
  • 90'+9': Attempt missed. Mattia Viti (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Bologna 1, Empoli 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Bologna 1, Empoli 1.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 15
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 1
32 Possession 68
3 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 3
0.7 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
199 Accurate Passes 509
282 Passes 601
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 8
11 Crosses 27
0.2 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 64
20 Accurate Long Balls 42
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 2
15 Effective Tackles 7
18 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 5
45 Effective Clearances 8
45 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 25,960

Serie A Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Napoli 11 +10 25
2 Internazionale 11 +12 24
3 Atalanta 11 +15 22
4 Fiorentina 11 +13 22
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BOL Bologna (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Lukasz Skorupski (GK)
26 Jhon Lucumí
31 Sam Beukema
33 Juan Miranda
3 Stefan Posch
8 Remo Freuler
6 Nikola Moro
80 Giovanni Fabbian
9 Santiago Castro
10 Jesper Karlsson
7 Riccardo Orsolini
Bologna Substitutes:
Charalampos Lykogiannis, Michel Aebischer, Samuel Iling-Junior, Mihajlo Ilic, Nicola Bagnolini, Tommaso Pobega, Jens Odgaard, Thijs Dallinga, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Kacper Urbanski, Emil Holm, Tommaso Corazza, Federico Ravaglia.

EMP Empoli (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
23 Devis Vásquez (GK) Yellow Card
34 Adrian Ismajli
21 Mattia Viti
2 Saba Goglichidze
6 Liam Henderson Yellow Card
5 Alberto Grassi
3 Giuseppe Pezzella
11 Emmanuel Gyasi
29 Lorenzo Colombo
10 Jacopo Fazzini
17 Ola Solbakken
Empoli Substitutes:
Federico Brancolini, Liberato Cacace, Pietro Pellegri, Saba Sazonov, Nicolas Haas, Emmanuel Ekong, Sebastiano Esposito, Luca Marianucci, Jacopo Seghetti, Youssef Maleh.

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