Cremonese beat Bologna 3-1 as J. Vardy scores twice

Match report

Cremonese beat Bologna 3-1 in Serie A matchday 13 on Monday, 1 December 2025 at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. R. Orsolini (45' pen) scored for Bologna, while M. Payero (31') and J. Vardy (35', 50') found the net for Cremonese. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Bologna had 65% of the ball and 29 shots (7 on target) against Cremonese’s 10 (5 on target). Jamie Vardy (Cremonese) was the top-rated player with 8.3.

In the headlines this week

Form, table and head-to-head

Bologna

18th · 2 points · P 5 W 0 D 2 L 3

Form

Cremonese

Not in a league table we track.

Serie A table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
17	Fiorentina	5	-6	4
18	Bologna	5	-3	2
19	Genoa	5	-7	1

Full Serie A table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sun, 5 Apr 2026, Cremonese 1-2 Bologna

Full Bologna vs Cremonese head-to-head

Match events

25'yellow cardGiuseppe PezzellaYellow Card
31'goalM. PayeroAssist: M. Bianchetti
35'goalJ. VardyAssist: F. Bonazzoli
45'penaltyR. OrsoliniPenalty
46'substitutionN. CasaleOff: T. Heggem
46'substitutionB. DominguezOff: N. Cambiaghi
50'goalJ. VardyAssist: T. Barbieri
59'yellow cardFilippo TerraccianoYellow Card
66'substitutionM. PayeroOff: A. Grassi
75'substitutionJ. OdgaardOff: T. Dallinga
76'substitutionW. BondoOff: A. Zerbin
76'substitutionF. BonazzoliOff: A. Sanabria
79'substitutionN. ZorteaOff: E. Holm
79'substitutionR. OrsoliniOff: F. Bernardeschi
86'substitutionG. PezzellaOff: F. Folino

Lineups

Bologna

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Vincenzo Italiano

Starting XI

Substitutes

Cremonese

Formation 3-1-4-2 · Coach Davide Nicola

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

65%Possession35%
2.72Expected goals (xG)2.13
29Total shots10
7Shots on target5
14Shots off target2
8Blocked shots3
20Shots inside the box7
9Shots outside the box3
13Corners8
4Offsides3
13Fouls12
0Yellow cards2
–Red cards–
2Goalkeeper saves7
468Passes250
386Accurate passes150
82%Pass accuracy60%
0.80Goals prevented0.80

Player statistics

Bologna

Bologna player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
13Federico RavagliaG	90	6.0			23 · 83%			1/2
16Nicolò CasaleD	45	6.0		2 (0)	30 · 77%			6/8
20Nadir ZorteaD	79	6.6			45 · 78%	1	2	8/9
26Jhon LucumíD	90	6.7		2 (1)	70 · 87%		1	3/7
33Juan MirandaD	90	7.5			65 · 86%	8	3	5/6
4Tommaso PobegaM	90	6.9		4 (1)	32 · 78%		4	8/15
6Nikola MoroM	90	7.2			62 · 84%	2	1	3/5
7Riccardo OrsoliniM	79	7.2	1	6 (2)	21 · 86%	2		2/4
21Jens OdgaardM	75	6.3			29 · 69%	2	1	7/12
30Benjamín DomínguezM	45	6.3		1 (1)	6 · 100%			1/3
9Santiago CastroF	90	6.9		3 (2)	22 · 91%		1	6/12
25Massimo PessinaG	–	–
82Matteo FranceschelliG	–	–
2Emil HolmD	11	6.6		2 (0)	9 · 78%			2/2
14Torbjørn HeggemD	45	6.6			28 · 89%		1	3/4
22Charalampos LykogiannisD	–	–
29Lorenzo De SilvestriD	–	–
19Lewis FergusonM	–	–
77Ibrahim SulemanaM	–	–
80Giovanni FabbianM	–	–
10Federico BernardeschiF	11	6.6			10 · 80%	1		0/1
11Jonathan RoweF	–	–
24Thijs DallingaF	15	6.3			5 · 80%			2/4
28Nicolò CambiaghiF	45	6.7		1 (0)	11 · 64%	1	1	4/10

Cremonese

Cremonese player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Emil AuderoG	90	8.2				47 · 30%
6Federico BaschirottoD	90	6.9				24 · 88%		1	3/10
15Matteo BianchettiD	90	7.3		1		14 · 71%	1	3	6/9
24Filippo TerraccianoD	90	6.9			2 (1)	30 · 67%		2	3/5
3Giuseppe PezzellaM	86	6.3				20 · 45%		1	3/12
4Tommaso BarbieriM	90	7.5		1		22 · 73%	1	1	5/13
27Jari VandeputteM	90	6.5				20 · 50%	3	1	2/7
32Martín PayeroM	67	7.3	1		3 (2)	14 · 64%		1	6/13
38Warren BondoM	76	6.2				22 · 73%		1	4/10
10Jamie VardyFTop rated	90	8.3	2		2 (2)	13 · 62%		1	4/13
90Federico BonazzoliF	76	6.9		1		11 · 82%	1		1/4
16Marco SilvestriG	–	–
69Lapo NavaG	–	–
22Romano Floriani MussoliniD	–	–
23Federico CeccheriniD	–	–
55Francesco FolinoD	13	6.9							0/1
8Mattia ValotiM	–	–
19Jeremy SarmientoM	–	–
33Alberto GrassiM	23	6.9				7 · 57%		1	3/3
48Dachi LordkipanidzeM	–	–
7Alessio ZerbinF	14	6.7				1 · 0%		1	1/2
11Dennis JohnsenF	–	–
14Faris MoumbagnaF	–	–
20Franco VázquezF	–	–
99Antonio SanabriaF	14	6.7				5 · 80%	1		2/2