Match report
Bologna held to draw by Torino as Kulenović cancels out Bernardeschi opener
Bologna and Torino shared the points in a Serie A round five fixture that finished 1-1, with Domenico Tedesco's side unable to hold on to a first-half lead. The result left Bologna 17th on four points from five games, while Ignazio Abate's Torino climbed to 14th on the same tally.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Federico Bernardeschi put the hosts ahead after 14 minutes, converting from a Juan Miranda assist to give Bologna the interval lead. Torino responded in the second half, with Sandro Kulenović levelling in the 77th minute after Rolando Mandragora supplied the pass, and the score stayed level until the final whistle.
Despite trailing for most of the contest, Torino saw more of the ball and finished with more shots and corners, suggesting the visitors gradually asserted themselves after the break. Bologna's discipline was also an issue, as the hosts picked up all three yellow cards shown by referee Marco Guida.
Bernardeschi scored the opening goal and was rated the top performer on the pitch with a mark of 7.52, while Miranda's assist for that strike also earned him recognition among the leading contributors.
Torino's dominance of possession, at 60 per cent to Bologna's 40, reflected their control for large stretches of the match.
Bologna and Torino drew 1–1 (half-time 1–0).
Bologna met Torino in the Serie A (Regular Season - 5). Kick-off was Saturday, 19 September 2026, 13:00 UTC at Renato Dall'Ara. Referee: Marco Guida.
Key moments
- 14' Goal: Federico Bernardeschi (assist: Juan Miranda) — 1–0 · Watch Federico Bernardeschi's goal video (14')
- 77' Goal: Sandro Kulenović (assist: Rolando Mandragora) — 1–1 · Watch Sandro Kulenović's goal video (77')
Starting line-ups
Bologna (3-4-3)
Torino (3-5-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Bologna 46%, the draw 31%, Torino 23%. It finished Bologna 1–1 Torino.
Bologna's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Bologna are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and that is most of Bologna's 46%. The draw at 31% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Bologna at 46%?
Bologna sit 87 points higher on our strength rating — 1774 to 1687. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.4% of 10,474 such games.
Why only 46%?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Bologna's column. Across 11,181 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.7% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018. Serie A home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to the other outcomes. Serie A homes won 43.3% of 6,122 games vs 44.9% across all 100,303 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Torino win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.4 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,851. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Torino come into this after a busy window — 14 arrivals, 14 departures, and fewer of last season's regular starters still in the eleven. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). Bologna are 4 games into a new manager (Domenico Tedesco), appointed 49 days ago. The famous new-manager bounce doesn't survive its receipt: sides with a new manager beat their rating by 0.9 points over 33,420 games — but sides on an equally bad run who kept their manager beat it by 2.4 over 31,777. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Bologna vs Torino final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Serie A fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Federico Bernardeschi's goal against Torino (14').
- Watch Sandro Kulenović's goal against Bologna (77').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Bologna 1–1 Torino. Explore more on the Bologna and Torino team pages or the Serie A page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Bologna vs Torino?
Bologna and Torino drew 1–1 (half-time 1–0).
›Who scored in Bologna vs Torino?
Federico Bernardeschi (14') for Bologna; Sandro Kulenović (77') for Torino.
›Where can I watch Bologna vs Torino highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Bologna 1–1 Torino are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Bologna and Torino?
Bologna and Torino have met 10 times — 5 wins for Bologna, 2 wins for Torino and 3 draws.