Match Report
Before the match
11 goals for and five against accompanied Milan's three wins and two draws across five outings, an unbeaten run. On 25 October, Milan recorded a 2-0 win visiting Udinese; their biggest win in that spell was 3-0 at home to Lecce on 20 September.
Milan's away from home game on 25 October (Serie A) ended 2-0 against Udinese, with two goals for and zero against. On 18 October, Atalanta faced Milan in Serie A: Milan won 3-2 at home, having scored three and conceded two. Serie A, 11 October brought an away meeting with Sassuolo; Milan drew 1-1, a return of one goal scored and one conceded. Milan hosted Lecce on 20 September (Serie A) and won 3-0; their goals totalled three, compared with zero conceded. Lazio hosted Milan (Serie A) on 12 September. For Milan, the score was 2-2: two goals scored, two allowed.
Milan: 5th, 18 points, eight matches in the calculated Serie A standings at kickoff.
Bologna's previous five results comprised two wins, one draw and two defeats. Their goal totals were 6 scored and 6 conceded. Cagliari were their latest opponents, away on 24 October: a 2-0 win.
Bologna visited Cagliari on 24 October (Serie A) and won 2-0; their goals totalled two, compared with zero conceded. Inter travelled to face Bologna (Serie A) on 17 October. For Bologna, the score was 1-3: one goal scored, three allowed. 2-1 was Bologna's result against Lecce on 11 October (Serie A), playing away from home; Bologna won, with two scored to one conceded. The 19 September fixture (Serie A) paired Bologna with Torino. Bologna drew 1-1 at home, netting one goal while conceding one. Playing away from home against Napoli (Serie A), Bologna finished 0-1 on 13 September. Their score comprised zero goals, against one from the opposition.
Before kickoff, Serie A's results-based standings placed Bologna 13th after eight matches and eight points.
Previous meetings in our records: a 3-0 away win for Milan on 3 February and a 1-0 home win for Milan on 14 September 2025.
After the match
Bologna beat Milan 4-2 on 28 October 2026. Samuel Mbangula opened the scoring inside the first 8 minutes for Bologna, set up by Nadir Zortea, to make it 1-0. Alphadjo Cisse levelled it inside the first 14 minutes for Milan to make it 1-1. Alphadjo Cisse put Milan in front in the 27th minute, set up by Fikayo Tomori, to make it 2-1. With the 4th goal, Bologna drew level through Davide Bartesaghi (an own goal) 60 minutes into the game to make it 2-2. With the 5th goal, Bologna restored the lead through Samuel Mbangula 62 minutes into the game, set up by Juan Miranda, to make it 3-2. Samuel Mbangula added to the tally late on, in the 86th minute for Bologna, set up by Jens Odgaard, to make it 4-2. Tommaso Pobega (76') and Torbjørn Heggem (84') were booked. Our current Elo ratings make Milan slightly the stronger side, by 80 rating points over Bologna, even though it was Bologna who won this one. On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives Bologna only an 18.8% chance in this pairing, the least likely of the three outcomes. On current ratings the model puts Bologna at around 1.24 gols in this pairing; they scored 4 here. Milan: five substitutions. The card tally for Bologna was two yellow cards. five changes were recorded for Bologna. Juan Miranda provided an assist following entry for Bologna in the 59th minute. Torbjørn Heggem, on in the 70th minute, was booked. Across the goals, the lead switched two times. After trailing, Bologna secured the win.