Bologna vs. Inter: complete match guide

Following their first home game in the 2026/27 Champions League, Inter will return to action against Bologna at the Stadio Dall’Ara on Saturday 17 October at 18:00 CEST. The Serie A Matchday 7 fixture will pit Chivu’s side against a Bologna team fresh from their first league win of the season, a 2-1 victory away to Lecce after the international break. Palladino’s team currently sit 14th with 5 points, while Inter lead the table with 16.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Bologna and Inter have met 158 times in Serie A. The Nerazzurri have won 76 of those encounters, compared to Bologna’s tally of 44 wins, with 38 draws.

The last nine league meetings have been evenly balanced, with three wins apiece and three draws. The teams’ last ten Serie A clashes have produced 38 goals: 24 for Inter and 14 for Bologna.

INTER IN NUMBERS

Inter have recorded 43 shots on target in Serie A this season, the most of any side and more than double Bologna’s tally of 21. The Rossoblu rank fourth from bottom, ahead of only Parma (16), Genoa (19) and Torino (19).

The Nerazzurri have scored three goals from outside the box in the opening six league games: two from Hakan Calhanoglu and one from Carlos Augusto. Only Fiorentina have scored more, with four.

Chivu’s side have faced an average of 3.5 shots on target per game in Serie A, the third-lowest figure in the division behind Juventus (2.7) and Como (3.2).

DIMARCO IN NUMBERS

Federico Dimarco’s most recent league goal came from a direct free-kick against Bologna at the Stadio Dall’Ara on the final day of the 2025/26 Serie A season. The wing-back has scored three league goals against the Rossoblù, including a brace in a 6-1 win at San Siro in November 2022. Dimarco also ranks third for crosses from open play this season with 23, behind only Antoine Hainaut (35) and Samuel Chukwueze (24). Only Paulo Dybala (3.4) has registered more expected assists than Dimarco (1.8) in Serie A this term.

THURAM AND CALHANOGLU

Since April, only Donyell Malen (15) has been directly involved in more Serie A goals than Marcus Thuram (14 – nine goals and five assists). The Frenchman has already scored three league goals this season, against Napoli, Udinese and Parma.

With his penalty against Parma, Hakan Calhanoglu reached 90 goals across the Bundesliga and Serie A. Since his Bundesliga debut for Hamburg in 2013/14, the only other midfielders to have scored at least 90 goals across Europe’s top five leagues are Marco Reus (106) and Kevin De Bruyne (93).

DISCIPLINARY UPDATE

SUSPENDED

Bologna: - Inter: -

ONE BOOKING AWAY FROM SUSPENSION

Bologna: - Inter: -

REFEREE

Daniele Doveri will take charge of Bologna vs. Inter on Matchday 7.

Referee: Doveri Assistants: Zingarelli - Bercigli Fourth official: Di Marco VAR: Gariglio AVAR: Piccinini

BOLOGNA VS. INTER, WHERE TO WATCH

Bologna vs. Inter, on Matchday 7 of the 2026/27 Serie A season, will kick off on Saturday 17 October at 18:00 CEST. In Italy, the match will be shown live exclusively on DAZN. Fans can watch the game via the DAZN app on smart TVs or stream it on PCs, smartphones and tablets.

UPDATES ON INTER TV

Inter TV will provide pre-match coverage and updates from the Dall’Ara ahead of kick-off. Our Livematch show will be broadcast from 16:45 CEST and will also be available on YouTube via the Club’s official channel until 17:50 CEST. After the final whistle, there will be in-depth coverage, analysis and interviews.