Bologna 2-1 Sassuolo: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 18 February 2018

Result

Bologna 2-1 Sassuolo

Serie A · Sunday 18 February 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Bologna · Sassuolo · Serie A predictions

Bologna 2-1 Sassuolo: match report

Bologna won against Sassuolo 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday 18 February 2018. The half-time score was 1-1.

Andrea Poli opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Bologna's goals came from Andrea Poli (12') and E. Pulgar (88'). Sassuolo scored through Khouma Babacar (38').

Discipline: Bologna received 1 yellow card; Sassuolo received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Bologna were 13th on 27 points from 24 and Sassuolo 16th on 23 points from 24. Bologna went on to finish that season 15th with 39 points, and Sassuolo 11th with 43.

Bologna lined up in a 4-3-3 and Sassuolo in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Domenico Berardi of Sassuolo (8.1), ahead of Erick Pulgar (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Bologna wins, 2 draws and 2 for Sassuolo.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Andrea PoliBologna · 1-0
  • 29'Yellow card · Federico PelusoSassuolo
  • 37'Yellow card · Sebastien De MaioBologna
  • 38'Goal · Khouma BabacarSassuolo · 1-1
  • 60'Yellow card · Edoardo GoldanigaSassuolo
  • 86'Second yellow · Edoardo GoldanigaSassuolo
  • 88'Goal · E. PulgarBologna · 2-1
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Antonino RagusaSassuolo

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Bologna 3, draws 2, Sassuolo 2.

Team news

Bologna line-up (4-3-3)

Antonio Mirante, Giancarlo González, Emil Krafth, Sebastien De Maio, VasilīsTorosidīs, Erick Pulgar, Blerim Džemaili, Andrea Poli, Mattia Destro, Federico Di Francesco, César Falletti

Sassuolo line-up (4-3-3)

Andrea Consigli, Federico Peluso, Francesco Acerbi, Pol Lirola, Edoardo Goldaniga, Francesco Magnanelli, Simone Missiroli, Alfred Duncan, Matteo Politano, Domenico Berardi, Khouma Babacar