Bologna 2-1 Genoa: result and report

Serie A · Saturday 20 September 2025

Result

Bologna 2-1 Genoa

Serie A · Saturday 20 September 2025, 13:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Bologna · Genoa · Serie A predictions

Bologna 2-1 Genoa: match report

Bologna defeated Genoa 2-1 in Serie A on Saturday 20 September 2025. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Mikael Egill Ellertsson opened the scoring in the 63rd minute. Bologna's goals came from Santiago Castro (73') and Riccardo Orsolini (90+9', penalty). Genoa scored through Mikael Egill Ellertsson (63').

Discipline: Bologna received 1 yellow card; Genoa received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Bologna were 13th on 3 points from 3 and Genoa 15th on 2 points from 3. Bologna went on to finish that season 8th with 56 points, and Genoa 16th with 41.

Bologna lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Genoa in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Santiago Castro of Bologna (7.4), ahead of Riccardo Orsolini (7.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Bologna win, 4 draws and 5 for Genoa.

Going into the match Bologna's last five read L-W-L and Genoa's D-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Yellow card · Federico BernardeschiBologna
  • 37'Yellow card · VitinhaGenoa
  • 42'Yellow card · Patrizio MasiniGenoa
  • 43'Yellow card · Leo ØstigårdGenoa
  • 63'Goal · Mikael Egill EllertssonGenoa · 0-1
  • 73'Goal · Santiago CastroBologna · 1-1
  • 74'Yellow card · Brooke Norton-CuffyGenoa
  • 90+9'Penalty goal · Riccardo OrsoliniBologna · 2-1
  • 90+11'Red card · Patrick VieiraGenoa
  • 90+11'Yellow card · Valentín CarboniGenoa

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bologna 1, draws 4, Genoa 5.

Team news

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

Lukasz Skorupski, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Martin Vitík, Torbjørn Heggem, Juan Miranda, Nikola Moro, Remo Freuler, Riccardo Orsolini, Federico Bernardeschi, Benja Domínguez, Santiago Castro

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

Nicola Leali, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Leo Østigård, Johan Vásquez, Aarón Martín, Patrizio Masini, Morten Frendrup, Mikael Egill Ellertsson, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Vitinha, Lorenzo Colombo