Bologna vs. Inter, the complete guide

On Saturday 9 March at 18:00 CET, Inter will face Bologna on Matchday 28 of Serie A. The two squads will be back after the 2-2 draw earlier this season, with the Nerazzurri top of the league on 72 points and the Felsinei fourth on 51.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

There have been 153 previous meetings between the sides in Serie A, 74 Inter victories, 36 draws, and 43 Bologna wins. The Nerazzurri are the side that has scored the most goals away against Bologna in the history of the single-group season (1929/30): 109 in 76 games.

SUPER 2024

Saturday's game is between two of the three sides that have picked up the most points in Serie A so far in 2024: Bologna with 20 (6W, 2D, 1L - equal to AC Milan) and Inter (27, with 9 wins in 9 games). Inter has scored 69 goals and conceded 13 for a goal difference of +56 this season, only three sides in the history of Serie A have done better after 27 games. The two sides both come off the back of significant winning streaks: the hosts have won their last six league games (Bologna have only once had over 7 wins in a row in Serie A history: 10 between November 1963 and February 1964 with Fulvio Bernardini in charge). The Nerazzurri arrive from 9 consecutive wins, all played in 2024. Both squads are in great form: Thiago Motta's side has won at least 14 of 27 games in a single Serie A season for the first time since 1965/66, Inzaghi's team has bagged 72 points, the same as the entirety of last season in Serie A after 38 games. Important stats also regarding goals: Bologna has scored at least 2 goals in their last seven league games, and Inter has scored 27 goals in the last 9 games.

HOME AND AWAY

If on one hand, Bologna remains unbeaten in 20 of the 21 home games in the league this season (13D, 7W), only Inter (37) have won more points from home games than Bologna (35 in 14 games) this season. The Nerazzurri have also bagged the most points away from home of all sides in the top 5 European leagues in 2023/24: 35 in 13 away games.

LAUTARO AWAY: TOP IN EUROPE

Lautaro Martínez is the best goalscorer away from home in the top 5 European leagues this season (14 goals, one more than Kylian Mbappé, 13). In general, only Harry Kane (27) has scored more than Lautaro Martínez (23) in the Big-5 European leagues 2023/24. The captain could become only the third player in Inter history to score 15 goals away from home in a single Serie A season and is only one goal away from equalling Christian Vieri (103) as the 8th all-time top goalscorer for Inter in Serie A.

LUCK OF THE 10S

10 - Hakan Çalhanoglu (9 goals so far this season) could bag double figures in a single season in Serie A for the first time in his career, the Turkish midfielder has taken part in 7 goals in 10 league games against Bologna.

10 - Of the players in their first season in Serie A 2023/24, only Marcus Thuram has bagged double figures (10 goals).

10 - Henrikh Mkhitaryan has provided 7 assists this Serie A season, more than any other midfielder: the Armenian player has only provided more in a single season in 2020/21 (10).

10 - Federico Dimarco (4 goals and 6 assists) is one of four defenders to have made at least 10 GOAL contributions this season in the top 5 European leagues, equal to the duo at Bayer Leverkusen Jeremie Frimpong (8+6) and Álex Grimaldo (9+9), and Kieran Trippier at Newcastle (1+10). The only game in which Dimarco has scored more than once in Serie A was against Bologna (brace) on 9 November 2022.