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Napoli vs Bologna: result 3-1 and analysis

Serie ARegular Season - 26Kick-off on March 7, 2021 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli

Napoli
3-1
Bologna

Full time

What was the result of Napoli vs Bologna?

Napoli won 3-1 on March 7, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 8′L. InsigneNapoli
  • 65′V. OsimhenNapoli
  • 73′R. SorianoBologna
  • 76′L. InsigneNapoli

Official lineup for Napoli vs Bologna

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Napoli

4-2-3-1
  1. 21M. Politano
  1. 24L. Insigne
  2. 14D. Mertens
  3. 8Fabián Ruiz
  1. 20P. Zieliński
  2. 4D. Demme
  1. 33Amir Rrahmani
  2. 22G. Di Lorenzo
  3. 31F. Ghoulam
  4. 26K. Koulibaly
  1. 25D. Ospina

Bologna

4-2-3-1
  1. 11A. Skov Olsen
  1. 10N. Sansone
  2. 24R. Palacio
  3. 32M. Svanberg
  1. 21R. Soriano
  2. 16A. Poli
  1. 15I. Mbaye
  2. 5A. Soumaoro
  3. 23Danilo Larangeira
  4. 29L. De Silvestri
  1. 28Ł. Skorupski
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Napoli have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Bologna have 3, 7 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Napoli
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 3, 2021Sassuolo(away)3-3Serie A
Feb 28, 2021Benevento(home)2-0Serie A
Feb 25, 2021Granada CF(home)2-1UEFA Europa League
Feb 21, 2021Atalanta(away)2-4Serie A
Feb 18, 2021Granada CF(away)0-2UEFA Europa League
Bologna
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 3, 2021Cagliari(away)0-1Serie A
Feb 27, 2021Lazio(home)2-0Serie A
Feb 20, 2021Sassuolo(away)1-1Serie A
Feb 12, 2021Benevento(home)1-1Serie A
Feb 7, 2021Parma(away)3-0Serie A

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Napoli wins, 1 draw, 2 Bologna wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 8, 2020Bologna 0-1 NapoliSerie A
Jul 15, 2020Bologna 1-1 NapoliSerie A
Dec 1, 2019Napoli 1-2 BolognaSerie A
May 25, 2019Bologna 3-2 NapoliSerie A
Dec 29, 2018Napoli 3-2 BolognaSerie A
Jan 28, 2018Napoli 3-1 BolognaSerie A

Last archived meeting: Bologna vs Napoli on Nov 8, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Napoli score 1.9 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Bologna score 1.1 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Napoli1.91.658/159/15
Bologna1.11.448/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Napoli sit 8th in Serie A (10 points from 6 matches) and Bologna sit 14th (5 points from 6 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
8Napoli631210610
14Bologna6123575

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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