Bologna 2-1 Cagliari: result and report

Serie A · Saturday 2 September 2023

Result

Bologna 2-1 Cagliari

Serie A · Saturday 2 September 2023, 16:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

Bologna · Cagliari · Serie A predictions

Bologna 2-1 Cagliari: match report

Bologna defeated Cagliari 2-1 in Serie A on Saturday 2 September 2023. The half-time score was 0-1.

Zito Luvumbo opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Bologna's goals came from Joshua Zirkzee (59') and Giovanni Fabbian (89'). Cagliari scored through Zito Luvumbo (22').

Discipline: Bologna received 1 yellow card; Cagliari received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Bologna were 15th on 1 point from 2 and Cagliari 16th on 1 point from 2. Bologna went on to finish that season 5th with 68 points, and Cagliari 17th with 36.

Bologna lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cagliari in a 4-1-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Jhon Lucumí of Bologna (8.1), ahead of Victor Kristiansen (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Bologna wins, 3 draws and 4 for Cagliari.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Goal · Zito LuvumboCagliari · 0-1
  • 40'Yellow card · Lewis FergusonBologna
  • 59'Goal · Joshua ZirkzeeBologna · 1-1
  • 70'Yellow card · Ibrahim SulemanaCagliari
  • 75'Missed penalty · Riccardo OrsoliniBologna
  • 89'Goal · Giovanni FabbianBologna · 2-1
  • 90'Yellow card · Antoine MakoumbouCagliari

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bologna 3, draws 3, Cagliari 4.

Team news

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Bologna line-up (4-2-3-1)

Lukasz Skorupski, Stefan Posch, Sam Beukema, Jhon Lucumí, Victor Kristiansen, Michel Aebischer, Nikola Moro, Dan Ndoye, Lewis Ferguson, Jesper Karlsson, Joshua Zirkzee

Cagliari line-up (4-1-3-2)

Boris Radunović, Gabriele Zappa, Alberto Dossena, Mateusz Wieteska, Tommaso Augello, Ibrahim Sulemana, Nahitan Nández, Antoine Makoumbou, Jakub Jankto, Andrea Petagna, Zito Luvumbo