Napoli 3-1 Bologna: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 28 January 2018

Result

Napoli 3-1 Bologna

Serie A · Sunday 28 January 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

Napoli · Bologna · Serie A predictions

Napoli 3-1 Bologna: match report

Napoli defeated Bologna 3-1 in Serie A on Sunday 28 January 2018. The half-time score was 2-1.

Rodrigo Palacio opened the scoring in the 1st minute. Napoli's goals came from an own goal by Ibrahima Mbaye (5'), Dries Mertens (37', penalty) and Dries Mertens (59'). Bologna scored through Rodrigo Palacio (1').

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

Going into the game Napoli were 2nd on 54 points from 21 and Bologna 12th on 27 points from 21. Napoli went on to finish that season 2nd with 91 points, and Bologna 15th with 39.

Napoli lined up in a 4-3-3 and Bologna in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Dries Mertens of Napoli (8.6), ahead of Juanmi Callejón (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Napoli wins, 1 draw and 2 for Bologna.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 1'Goal · Rodrigo PalacioBologna · 0-1
  • 5'Own goal · Ibrahima MbayeNapoli · 1-1
  • 37'Yellow card · Adam MasinaBologna
  • 37'Penalty goal · Dries MertensNapoli · 2-1
  • 59'Goal · Dries MertensNapoli · 3-1
  • 77'Yellow card · Sebastien De MaioBologna
  • 88'Yellow card · Mário RuiNapoli

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Napoli 7, draws 1, Bologna 2.

Team news

Napoli line-up (4-3-3)

Pepe Reina, Mário Rui, Vlad Chiricheș, Elseid Hysaj, Kalidou Koulibaly, Allan, Jorginho, Marek Hamšík, Juanmi Callejón, Dries Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne

Bologna line-up (4-3-3)

Antonio Mirante, Sebastien De Maio, Ibrahima Mbaye, Filip Helander, Adam Masina, Erick Pulgar, Blerim Džemaili, Andrea Poli, Mike van Dijk, Federico Di Francesco, Rodrigo Palacio