Serie A · Sun, 18 Jan 2026 ·
Bologna vs Fiorentina — 1 - 2
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara · Referee: D. Doveri
Match report
Fiorentina win 2-1 at Bologna
Bologna were beaten 2-1 by Fiorentina at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on Sunday, 18 January 2026 in Serie A matchday 21. G. Fabbian (88') scored for Bologna, while R. Mandragora (19') and R. Piccoli (45') found the net for Fiorentina. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Bologna had 61% of the ball and 18 shots (3 on target) against Fiorentina’s 11 (4 on target). Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Bologna 18th in the Serie A table on 2 points and Fiorentina 17th on 4.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Monza | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | Fiorentina | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | Bologna | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 19 | Genoa | 5 | -7 | 1 |
Match events
- 18'VAR decisionCher NdourGoal cancelled
- 19'goalR. MandragoraAssist: A. Gudmundsson
- 38'yellow cardEmil HolmYellow Card
- 45'goalR. PiccoliNormal Goal
- 45+3'VAR decisionRoberto PiccoliGoal confirmed
- 46'substitutionR. FreulerOff: N. Moro
- 46'substitutionR. OrsoliniOff: J. Rowe
- 46'substitutionE. HolmOff: N. Zortea
- 46'substitutionJ. OdgaardOff: G. Fabbian
- 72'substitutionT. PobegaOff: L. Ferguson
- 72'substitutionR. MandragoraOff: M. Brescianini
- 72'substitutionC. NdourOff: S. Sohm
- 72'substitutionA. GudmundssonOff: M. Solomon
- 77'yellow cardJuan MirandaYellow Card
- 80'substitutionF. ParisiOff: N. Fortini
- 88'goalG. FabbianAssist: J. Rowe
- 90'yellow cardLewis FergusonYellow Card
- 90+4'substitutionN. FagioliOff: L. Ranieri
Lineups
Bologna
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Vincenzo Italiano
Starting XI
- 13F. RavagliaG
- 2E. HolmD
- 16N. CasaleD
- 14T. HeggemD
- 33J. MirandaD
- 4T. PobegaM
- 8R. FreulerM
- 7R. OrsoliniM
- 21J. OdgaardM
- 28N. CambiaghiM
- 9S. CastroF
Substitutes
- 1L. SkorupskiG
- 25M. PessinaG
- 6N. MoroM
- 11J. RoweF
- 17C. ImmobileF
- 19L. FergusonM
- 20N. ZorteaD
- 22C. LykogiannisD
- 24T. DallingaF
- 29L. De SilvestriD
- 30B. DominguezF
- 77I. SulemanaM
- 80G. FabbianM
Fiorentina
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Paolo Vanoli
Starting XI
- 43D. de GeaG
- 2DodoD
- 15P. ComuzzoD
- 5M. PongracicD
- 21R. GosensD
- 8R. MandragoraM
- 44N. FagioliM
- 27C. NdourM
- 65F. ParisiF
- 91R. PiccoliF
- 10A. GudmundssonF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 61%Possession39%
- 1.27Expected goals (xG)1.73
- 18Total shots11
- 3Shots on target4
- 8Shots off target4
- 7Blocked shots3
- 13Shots inside the box9
- 5Shots outside the box2
- 7Corners1
- 0Offsides3
- 14Fouls13
- 3Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves2
- 512Passes346
- 452Accurate passes285
- 88%Pass accuracy82%
- 0.05Goals prevented0.05
Player statistics
Bologna
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Federico RavagliaG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 2Emil HolmD | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 14Torbjørn HeggemD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 16Nicolò CasaleD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 33Juan MirandaD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 4Tommaso PobegaM | 72 | 6.2 | ||
| 7Riccardo OrsoliniM | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 8Remo FreulerM | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Jens OdgaardM | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 28Nicolò CambiaghiM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 9Santiago CastroF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 1Łukasz SkorupskiG | – | – | ||
| 25Massimo PessinaG | – | – | ||
| 20Nadir ZorteaD | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Charalampos LykogiannisD | – | – | ||
| 29Lorenzo De SilvestriD | – | – | ||
| 41Martin VitíkD | – | – | ||
| 6Nikola MoroM | 45 | 7.3 | ||
| 19Lewis FergusonM | 18 | 6.9 | ||
| 77Ibrahim SulemanaM | – | – | ||
| 80Giovanni FabbianM | 45 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 11Jonathan RoweF | 45 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 17Ciro ImmobileF | – | – | ||
| 24Thijs DallingaF | – | – | ||
| 30Benjamín DomínguezF | – | – |
Fiorentina
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43David De GeaG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 2DodôD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 5Marin PongračićD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 15Pietro ComuzzoD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Robin GosensD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Rolando MandragoraMTop rated | 72 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 27Cher NdourM | 72 | 7.0 | ||
| 44Nicolò FagioliM | 89 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Albert GuðmundssonF | 72 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 65Fabiano ParisiF | 80 | 6.7 | ||
| 91Roberto PiccoliF | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 1Luca LezzeriniG | – | – | ||
| 53Oliver ChristensenG | – | – | ||
| 6Luca RanieriD | 1 | – | ||
| 23Eman KošpoD | – | – | ||
| 29Niccolò FortiniD | 10 | 6.5 | ||
| 60Eddy KouadioD | – | – | ||
| 62Luís BalboD | – | – | ||
| 4Marco BrescianiniM | 18 | 6.5 | ||
| 7Simon SohmM | 18 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Hans Nicolussi CavigliaM | – | – | ||
| 22Jacopo FazziniM | – | – | ||
| 19Manor SolomonF | 18 | 6.9 | ||
| 61Riccardo BraschiF | – | – |