17 October 2026, 16:00 UTC

Bologna vs Inter Serie A prediction & result

Bologna
Referee: Daniele Doveri, Italy
Full time1 – 3

Final score: Bologna 1-3 Inter.

Before kick-off the model made it 19% Bologna, 24% draw, 57% Inter — fair odds of 5.26, 4.17 and 1.75.

Most likely scoreline: 0-2.

The model called the result correctly.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

Inter at 57%: of 1,648 settled 50–65% forecasts, 58.6% came in (average 55.4%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Bologna0%Draw1%Inter99%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 4 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

⚽Tommaso Pobegaassist: Juan Miranda
10'
🔁Roberto Piccoliout: Jay Enem
30'
Arthur Theate
34'
35'
Pio Esposito
44'
⚽Marcus Thuramassist: Nicolò Barella
Tommaso Pobega
57'
58'
🔁Pio Espositoout: Ange-Yoan Bonny
61'
Marcus Thuram
🔁Arthur Theateout: Eivind Helland
63'
69'
🔁Federico Dimarcoout: Carlos Augusto
69'
🔁Luis Henriqueout: Andy Diouf
69'
⚽Carlos Augustoassist: Piotr Zieliński
Juan Miranda
71'
Federico Bernardeschi
72'
🔁Nicolo Cambiaghiout: Artem Dovbyk
76'
🔁Tommaso Pobegaout: Nikola Moro
76'
79'
Carlos Augusto
79'
🔁Piotr Zielińskiout: Hakan Çalhanoğlu
79'
🔁Marcus Thuramout: Henrikh Mkhitaryan
83'
⚽Ange-Yoan Bonnyassist: Carlos Augusto

Match stats — Bologna vs Inter

35%Possession65%
11Shots17
4On target8
2Corners7
0.98xG3.41

Goals against chances

Bologna1 from 0.98 xGabout what the chances were worth
Inter3 from 3.41 xGabout what the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Bologna 3-4-2-1
  • 1Ł. SkorupskiG
  • 36M. DarmianD
  • 16N. CasaleD
  • 3A. TheateD
  • 20N. ZorteaM
  • 19L. FergusonM
  • 4T. PobegaM
  • 33Juan MirandaM
  • 10F. BernardeschiM
  • 28N. CambiaghiM
  • 91R. PiccoliF
Substitutes
  • 22J. EnemF
  • 5E. HellandD
  • 17O. El AzzouziM
  • 72U. HapponenG
  • 14T. HeggemD
  • 9A. DovbykF
  • 18M. LibraM
  • 11S. MbangulaF
  • 8M. AmondarainM
Coach: Raffaele Palladino
Inter 3-5-2
  • 1Josep MartínezG
  • 31Y. BisseckD
  • 25M. AkanjiD
  • 95A. BastoniD
  • 11Luis HenriqueM
  • 23N. BarellaM
  • 7P. ZielińskiM
  • 8P. SučićM
  • 32F. DimarcoM
  • 9M. ThuramF
  • 94F. EspositoF
Substitutes
  • 14A. BonnyF
  • 46L. BovioD
  • 20H. ÇalhanoğluM
  • 30Carlos AugustoD
  • 12R. Di GennaroG
  • 17A. DioufM
  • 22H. MkhitaryanM
  • 48M. MosconiF
  • 49I. ProvedelG
Coach: C. Chivu

Form going into Bologna vs Inter

Bologna

All competitions we cover

  • W2-1away to Lecce11 October 2026
  • D1-1Torino19 September 2026
  • L0-1away to Napoli13 September 2026
  • D2-2Sassuolo6 September 2026
  • L0-1away to Atalanta31 August 2026

Inter

All competitions we cover

  • L3-4Club Brugge KV13 October 2026
  • W3-0Parma10 October 2026
  • D2-2away to AS Roma19 September 2026
  • W5-3Udinese14 September 2026
  • L1-2away to Real Madrid8 September 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Serie A table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
8Bologna115241614+217
2Inter119112813+1528

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Bologna vs Inter

  • 23 May 2026Bologna 3–3 InterSerie A
  • 4 January 2026Inter 3–1 BolognaSerie A
  • 19 December 2025Bologna 1–1 InterSuper Cup
  • 20 April 2025Bologna 1–0 InterSerie A
  • 15 January 2025Inter 2–2 BolognaSerie A
  • 9 March 2024Bologna 0–1 InterSerie A

The full Bologna vs Inter record →

Leading scorers: Bologna and Inter

Bologna

No player in Serie A's leading scorers — 16 league goals as a side.

Inter

GoalsAssists

  • M. Thuram62

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Inter won 3–1 at Bologna. The model had made a win for Inter its most likely outcome, at 57%, so the call held; the score it named was 2–0. The goals: Tommaso Pobega 10' for Bologna, Marcus Thuram 44' for Inter, Carlos Augusto 69' for Inter, Ange-Yoan Bonny 83' for Inter. On expected goals it finished 0.98–3.41.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Bologna a 9.4% chance to finish in the bottom three: 5.6% after a win, 8.6% after a draw, 10.5% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 10.5%, 1.1 points higher than before the match.

For Inter the question was the chance to win the league, 41.8% going in: 44.5% after a win, 38.7% after a draw, 35.6% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 44.5%, 2.7 points higher than before the match.

Read from our Serie A season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

How the call on Bologna v Inter has moved

First published on 3 Oct at 23% / 26% / 51% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 3 updates, it read 19% / 24% / 57%: the biggest move is Inter's chance of winning, up 6 points.

  1. Bologna win19%▼ −4
  2. Draw24%▼ −2
  3. Inter win57%▲ +6

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.