Serie A · Matchweek 1
0:1
HT 0:0
Davide Frattesi 59'
Mon, 24 Aug 2026, 17:30 (UK) · Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
Bologna · 0 pts|Lazio · 3 pts

Bologna created the better chances but could not beat Christos Mandas, and Davide Frattesi's 59th-minute goal gave Lazio an opening-day win.

Player of the matchDavide Frattesi7.6Decisive moment59' Davide Frattesi+1.2

Bologna 0-1 Lazio: Frattesi's goal beats a higher xG

Key numbers

  • xG 1.78 v 0.63: Bologna had better chances
  • 59' Frattesi goal, worth +1.2 FN xPts
  • Mandas made 3 saves in a clean sheet

Bologna had the chances, Lazio the points

Bologna lost at home despite creating the better chances, with an xG of 1.78 against Lazio's 0.63. Lazio goalkeeper Christos Mandas made three saves to keep the match goalless until the 59th minute, and the visitors took their opening when it came.

A substitute breaks the deadlock

Substitute Davide Frattesi scored in the 59th minute from Boulaye Dia's assist. Dia created four chances in all, the most in the match, and the opening goal was worth +1.2 FN xPts to Lazio. Bologna, with 14 shots, never found a reply.

Player of the match
Davide Frattesi 7.6Strong

He scored his first league goal of the season from the bench and had five defensive actions, the most in the match.

Frattesi earned most of his credit going forward, turning his one shot on target into the only goal of the match. He also made two tackles, an interception and two blocks, so his impact came at both ends in a spell of 36 minutes.

Game state

0-1
Bologna ahead 0 min · level 59 min · Lazio ahead 31 min
  • Davide Frattesi — off the bench 36 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

59' Davide Frattesi Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Boulaye Dia +0.4 +1.2
Bologna Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.5→ League points won 0
Lazio Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +1.2Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.5→ League points won 3

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

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Match stats

BolognaLazio
59%Possession41%
1.78Expected goals (xG)0.63
0.13xG per shot0.06
14Shots10
5Shots on target3
36%Shots on target %30%
11Shots in box5
447Passes315
90%Pass accuracy84%
8Corners6
2Saves3
18Fouls19
4Yellow cards4
2Offsides3

Timeline

  • 19' Sub Adam Marušić → Romano Floriani Mussolini
  • 22' Yellow Romano Floriani Mussolini
  • 34' Yellow Oussama El Azzouzi
  • 34' Yellow Boulaye Dia
  • 41' Yellow Nicolò Cambiaghi
  • 44' Yellow Matteo Cancellieri
  • 46' Sub Matteo Cancellieri → Gustav Isaksen
  • 54' Sub Fisayo Dele-Bashiru → Davide Frattesi
  • 59' Goal Davide Frattesi league goal #1 assist Boulaye Dia
  • 60' Sub Riccardo Orsolini → Federico Bernardeschi
  • 60' Sub Nicolò Cambiaghi → Jonathan Rowe
  • 60' Sub Roberto Piccoli → Artem Dovbyk
  • 69' Sub Nadir Zortea → Emil Holm
  • 78' Sub Alfonso Pedraza → Nuno Tavares
  • 79' Sub Oussama El Azzouzi → Mikel Amondarain
  • 79' Sub Boulaye Dia → Tijjani Noslin
  • 83' Yellow Torbjørn Heggem
  • 83' Yellow Jens Odgaard
  • 90+3' Yellow Oliver Provstgaard

Category leaders

  • Key passesBoulaye Dia4
  • Duels wonNicolò Cambiaghi8/16
  • DribblesMattia Zaccagni2/3
  • Defensive actionsDavide Frattesi5
  • ShotsJens Odgaard3 (on target 1)
  • Fouls wonNicolò Cambiaghi4
#Serie A#Lazio#Bologna#Davide Frattesi#Christos Mandas#Boulaye Dia

This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.