Serie A

Season 2025/2026

Serie A

Genoa vs Bologna – Lineups & Match Details

Genoa beat Bologna 3-2. Goals: L. Ferguson (35'), S. Otoa (47' o.g.), R. Malinovskyi (62'), C. Ekuban (78'), Junior Messias (90'). Genoa had 49% possession against Bologna's 51%. Shots on target: 6-3.

Serie A · Regular Season - 22

Sunday, 25 January 2026

GenoaGenoa

3 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

BolognaBologna

Referee: Fabio Maresca, Italy

Lineups

GenoaGenoa3-5-2
J. Bijlow16J. BijlowG
A. Marcandalli27A. MarcandalliD
S. Otoa34S. OtoaD
J. Vasquez22J. VasquezD
B. Norton-Cuffy15B. Norton-CuffyM
Vitinha9VitinhaM
M. Frendrup32M. FrendrupM
M. E. Ellertsson77M. E. EllertssonM
A. Martin3A. MartinM
J. Ekhator21J. EkhatorF
L. Colombo29L. ColomboF

Substitutes

1N. LealiG
39D. SommarivaG
2M. ThorsbyM
10Junior MessiasF
13N. ZatterstromD
14J. OnanaM
17R. MalinovskyiM
18C. EkubanF
20S. SabelliD
30H. F. Cuenca MartinezM
42A. Kumer Celik
70M. CornetF
73P. MasiniM
86J. NurediniF
BolognaBologna4-2-3-1
L. Skorupski1L. SkorupskiG
N. Zortea20N. ZorteaD
N. Casale16N. CasaleD
T. Heggem14T. HeggemD
C. Lykogiannis22C. LykogiannisD
R. Freuler8R. FreulerM
L. Ferguson19L. FergusonM
J. Rowe11J. RoweM
J. Odgaard21J. OdgaardM
B. Dominguez30B. DominguezM
C. Immobile17C. ImmobileF

Substitutes

13F. RavagliaG
25M. PessinaG
2E. HolmD
4T. PobegaM
5E. Fauske HellandD
6N. MoroM
7R. OrsoliniF
9S. CastroF
10F. BernardeschiF
23S. SohmM
24T. DallingaF
28N. CambiaghiF
29L. De SilvestriD
41M. VitikD

Match Events

35'G

L. Ferguson

Assist: B. Domínguez

47'OG

S. Otoa

55'S

Aarón Martín

Substitution 1

55'S

J. Ekhator

Substitution 2

56'R

Ł. Skorupski

61'S

B. Domínguez

Substitution 1

62'G

R. Malinovskyi

68'Y

C. Immobile

71'Y

R. Malinovskyi

73'S

Vítinha

Substitution 3

73'S

C. Immobile

Substitution 2

73'S

J. Odgaard

Substitution 3

73'S

J. Rowe

Substitution 4

74'S

J. Vásquez

Substitution 4

75'Y

F. Ravaglia

78'G

C. Ekuban

Assist: A. Marcandalli

90'+7Y

A. Marcandalli

90'+6S

B. Norton-Cuffy

Substitution 5

90'G

Junior Messias

Assist: A. Marcandalli

Statistics

Genoa
49%51%
Bologna
0.54Expected Goals (xG)0.55
8Total Shots13
6Shots on Target3
5Corners2
14Fouls17
1Offsides2
76Pass Accuracy (%)78
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1
Match preview

Genoa host Bologna on Sunday, 25 January 2026 at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris. The kick-off time is 14:00 local. The fixture is part of the Serie A schedule. Genoa go into the match 14th in the table; Bologna sit 10th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Genoa have taken 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Bologna have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 20 Sept 2025: Genoa 1-2 Bologna; 24 May 2025: Genoa 3-1 Bologna; 19 Oct 2024: Genoa 2-2 Bologna. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Genoa beat Bologna 3-2. Genoa scored through R. Malinovskyi 62', C. Ekuban 78', Junior Messias 90'. Bologna replied with L. Ferguson 35', S. Otoa 47' (o.g.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Genoa held 49% of the ball against 51% for Bologna. Shots on target finished 6-3. Expected goals read 0.54 for Genoa, 0.55 for Bologna.

Verdict

The win nudges Genoa forward and leaves Bologna with work to do. Genoa sat 14th and Bologna 10th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.