The complete guide ahead of Inter vs Bologna

On Wednesday 15 January at 20:45 CET, Inter take on Bologna at San Siro for the rescheduled matchday 19 game in the league, postponed so that the Nerazzurri could play in the Supercoppa Italiana in Riyadh. Inzaghi's side will be back in action in front of their own fans after 23 days. The last occasion was on 23 December with a win against Como. Inter come into the clash with 43 points and two games in hand. Bologna also have two games in hand and have 29 points. Inter vs Bologna is a classic of Italian football: a clash worth analysing through different numbers and statistics.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

There have been 154 previous meetings between Inter and Bologna in Serie A: Inter have won 75 while the Rossoblù have won 43: there have been 36 draws between the sides. In the last five games, there has been a perfect balance between the teams, with two wins and a draw each (since the meeting at San Siro in October 2023). In the last five home games against Bologna in Serie A, Inter have scored 18 goals, an average of 3.6 per game.

NERAZZURRI NUMBERS

Inter have won the last four games in Serie A without conceding a single goal: with Simone Inzaghi in the dugout, the Nerazzurri managed to extend their streak to six between November and December 2021.

Inter have managed to score in 31 consecutive home games in the league: this is the third time in Inter's history that the side have managed to surpass 30 games. Inter have scored 22 goals in the first half of games during this Serie A season, no other side has recorded a higher number than the Nerazzurri: in addition, Inter are the side with the highest number of different goalscorers (15) and have scored the highest number of goals from defence (13).

THE OPPONENT: BOLOGNA

Seventh in the league with 29 points and two games in hand, Vincenzo Italiano's Bologna side come into the game at San Siro after drawing 2-2 against Roma at Dall'Ara. The Rossoblù are a youthful and talented side who love to attack: no other Serie A side has more scorers born from 2003 onwards than the Rossoblù (Santiago Castro, Benjamín Domínguez, Samuel Iling-Junior, Kacper Urbanski and Giovanni Fabbian). Bologna have only conceded 53 shots on target in the league: only Juventus have conceded less than the Rossoblù. However, Bologna have conceded five goals this season after 90 minutes, only Como have more with seven goals; furthermore, the Rossoblù have lost 15 points from winning positions and only Venezia have a worse record with 20 goals. Ricardo Orsolini is the side's top scorer this season with seven goals, six of which have come in Serie A.

THU-LA AND BOLOGNA

Lautaro Martínez has scored in each of the last three games played against Bologna at the Meazza in Serie A. El Toro's goal last season came after an assist from Marcus Thuram: since the beginning of last season, the Frenchman has scored 25 goals and recorded ten assists, the only player alongside Lookman to have recorded at least 20 goals and ten assists (20+12 for the Atalanta player).

DIMARCO'S BRACE

Bologna are the only side that Federico Dimarco has scored multiple goals against in Serie A: a brace in the 6-1 win at the Meazza on 9 November 2022. The 27 year old is the Inter player who has created the most chances for his teammates this season in Serie A: 31, at least seven times more than any other Inter player.

DISCIPLINARY SITUATION

SUSPENDED Inter: - Bologna: Lucumí (1) CAUTIONED Inter: Dumfries, Inzaghi (Coach) Bologna: -

REFEREE

The referee for Inter vs Bologna, on matchday 19 of Serie A, will be Luca Pairetto from Nichelino. The assistants will be Rossi C. and Mokhtar, Bonacina will be the fourth official while VAR will be Meraviglia. Mazzoleni will be Assistant VAR.

INTER vs BOLOGNA, WHERE TO WATCH ON TV

Inter vs Bologna will be played on Wednesday 15 January at 20:45 CET and will be broadcast like on DAZN. It will be possible to watch the game using the DAZN app on smart TV and streaming using mobile devices such as PC, smartphone and tablet.

UPDATES ON INTER TV

As always, there will be pre-match updates and analysis on Inter TV in the run-up to kick off. Our Livematch will be live from 19:30 CET and will be on YouTube, through the Club's official channel until 20:15 CET. At the end of the match, there will be reaction, analysis and interviews.