Inter travel to Bologna looking to pull clear

All eyes will be on the Dall’Ara as Bologna take on Inter on Matchday 7 of Serie A. After beating Lecce, the hosts are dreaming of another statement victory against the Nerazzurri to improve their position in the table and build some momentum. The reigning Italian champions, however, appear unstoppable and are seeking another three points as they look to pull clear of Lazio.

HEAD TO HEAD

There have been 92 official meetings between the two teams in Bologna: 36 Rossoblu wins (most recent 1-0, Serie A 2024/25), 17 draws (most recent 3-3, Serie A 2025/26) and 39 Nerazzurri wins (most recent 0-1, Serie A 2023/24).

DID YOU KNOW?

Bologna have won just one of their last 11 official home matches: the overall record also includes 5 wins and 5 draws. Their last victory came on 12 April (Bologna-Lecce 2-0).

Inter have scored in each of their last 20 official matches: 52 goals in total. Their last match without a goal came on 8 March (Milan-Inter 1-0, Serie A).

Inter have kept 2 clean sheets in their last 10 official matches (0-1 against Cagliari and 3-0 against Parma). In the remaining 8 matches, Inter conceded 18 goals in total.

Inter are the team with the highest number of different goalscorers (10). The Nerazzurri are also the team with the most goals scored overall (18).

Only Juventus (2.6) and Como (3.1) concede fewer shots on target than Bologna (3.3).

Inter are the team attempting the fewest dribbles per match (9.3).

COACHES and PLAYERS

This will be the 4th official meeting between Raffaele Palladino and Cristian Chivu: 1 win for the Nerazzurri coach and 2 draws.

Pio Esposito (8 goals) is the Italian player with the most goals scored in Serie A in the 2026 calendar year.

Riccardo Orsolini scored against Lecce: his 1st goal of this league campaign, taking him level with Cesarino Cervellati (88) in 10th place among Bologna’s all-time leading goalscorers. He had not scored in Serie A since 17 May 2026 (Atalanta-Bologna 1-2).

Jay Enem scored against Lecce: the Dutch striker’s 1st Serie A goal.

Hakan Calhanoğlu scored against Parma: the Turkish midfielder’s 3rd goal of this league campaign. It is his best scoring start after 6 matchdays in Serie A. Against Parma, he took his 36th penalty,  scoring 34 and missing 2.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none 

Cautioned: none 

REFEREE

DOVERI (ZINGARELLI – BERCIGLI) IV: DI MARCO, VAR: GARIGLIO, AVAR: PICCININI

UPCOMING MATCHES

Cagliari-Bologna (24/10, 15.00)

Inter-Fiorentina (25/10, 12.30)

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