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Bologna

Italy · Serie A · Manager: Raffaele Palladino (#82 in the world) since Sep 2026
#69 World rank · club rating
1,925 Club rating
7th in Serie A

Bologna have had 9 managers since 2015/16. Thiago Motta (Sep 2022 – May 2024) had the best points per game of them (1.65 in 75 matches) and took the club rating from 1,753 to 2,182.

Bologna managers

24 spells since 1997 · newest first
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Raffaele Palladino #82 now Sep 2026 – present · PPG 2.29 current Sep 2026 – present 7 5-1-1 2.29 1,876 → 2,003 +127 +25.6 +0.30
Domenico Tedesco #586 now Aug 2026 – Sep 2026 · PPG 0.25 caretaker Aug 2026 – Sep 2026 4 0-1-3 0.25 1,893 → 1,818 −76 −11.4 −0.34
Vincenzo Italiano #57 now Aug 2024 – May 2026 · PPG 1.55 Aug 2024 – May 2026 102 43-29-30 1.55 2,140 → 1,947 −193 −20.0 +0.05
Daniel Niccolini (stand-in) 23 Oct 2025 – 2 Nov 2025 23 Oct 2025 – 2 Nov 2025 4 2-2-0 +8.8
Daniel Niccolini (stand-in) 28 Apr 2025 28 Apr 2025 1 0-1-0 −0.9
Thiago Motta Sep 2022 – May 2024 · PPG 1.65 Sep 2022 – May 2024 75 33-25-17 1.65 1,753 → 2,182 +429 +68.3 +0.23
Alexandre Hugeux (stand-in) 3 Feb 2024 3 Feb 2024 1 1-0-0 +3.0
Luca Vigiani Sep 2022 · PPG 3.00 caretaker Sep 2022 1 1-0-0 3.00 1,767 → 1,795 +29 +5.8 +0.53
Siniša Mihajlović Feb 2019 – Sep 2022 · PPG 1.25 Feb 2019 – Sep 2022 142 46-39-57 1.25 1,714 → 1,843 +129 +3.6 +0.08
Filippo Inzaghi #58 now Aug 2018 – Jan 2019 · PPG 0.83 Aug 2018 – Jan 2019 24 4-8-12 0.83 1,774 → 1,602 −172 −22.3 −0.02
Roberto Donadoni #653 now Nov 2015 – May 2018 · PPG 1.12 Nov 2015 – May 2018 107 32-24-51 1.12 1,712 → 1,727 +15 +3.1 +0.20
Delio Rossi May 2015 – Nov 2015 · PPG 1.00 May 2015 – Nov 2015 19 5-4-10 1.00 1,668 → 1,674 +6 +2.4 −0.26
Before 2015/16 · 15 spells, Aug 1997 – May 2015
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Diego Lopez Aug 2014 – May 2015 · PPG 1.62 Aug 2014 – May 2015 39 16-15-8 1.62 1,667 → 1,635 −32 −5.5 −0.11
Davide Ballardini #297 now Jan 2014 – May 2014 · PPG 0.70 Jan 2014 – May 2014 20 2-8-10 0.70 1,790 → 1,627 −164 −21.3 −0.03
Stefano Pioli Oct 2011 – Jan 2014 · PPG 1.31 Oct 2011 – Jan 2014 97 32-31-34 1.31 1,641 → 1,749 +108 +6.1 +0.06
Pierpaolo Bisoli #159 now Sep 2011 – Oct 2011 · PPG 0.20 caretaker Sep 2011 – Oct 2011 5 0-1-4 0.20 1,681 → 1,619 −62 −18.4 −0.29
Alberto Malesani Sep 2010 – May 2011 · PPG 1.25 Sep 2010 – May 2011 40 13-11-16 1.25 1,679 → 1,522 −158 −8.6 +0.14
Paolo Magnani Aug 2010 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Aug 2010 1 0-1-0 1.00 1,713 → 1,729 +16 +3.2 +0.36
Franco Colomba Oct 2009 – May 2010 · PPG 1.20 Oct 2009 – May 2010 30 9-9-12 1.20 1,682 → 1,748 +66 +12.3 +0.19
Giuseppe Papadopulo Apr 2009 – Oct 2009 · PPG 1.13 Apr 2009 – Oct 2009 16 4-6-6 1.13 1,592 → 1,647 +55 −0.8 +0.02
Siniša Mihajlović Nov 2008 – Apr 2009 · PPG 0.87 Nov 2008 – Apr 2009 23 4-8-11 0.87 1,588 → 1,549 −39 −8.7 +0.02
Daniele Arrigoni Aug 2008 – Oct 2008 · PPG 0.90 caretaker Aug 2008 – Oct 2008 10 3-0-7 0.90 1,604 → 1,561 −44 −7.0 −0.03
Carlo Mazzone Aug 2003 – May 2005 · PPG 1.13 Aug 2003 – May 2005 72 19-24-29 1.13 1,658 → 1,540 −117 −18.9 −0.03
Francesco Guidolin Oct 1999 – May 2003 · PPG 1.31 Oct 1999 – May 2003 129 44-37-48 1.31 1,604 → 1,517 −87 −16.3 +0.05
Sergio Buso Aug 1999 – Oct 1999 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Aug 1999 – Oct 1999 7 1-4-2 1.00 1,624 → 1,595 −28 −9.6 −0.14
Carlo Mazzone Sep 1998 – May 1999 · PPG 1.29 Sep 1998 – May 1999 34 11-11-12 1.29 1,569 → 1,514 −55 −17.1 +0.01
Renzo Ulivieri Aug 1997 – May 1998 · PPG 1.41 Aug 1997 – May 1998 34 12-12-10 1.41 1,552 → 1,665 +113 +24.0 +0.10

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Siniša Mihajlović is the longest-serving: 142 matches over 3 years (Feb 2019 – Sep 2022). Thiago Motta added the most coach rating: +68.3 over 75 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager
1,925Club ratingWeek 46, 2026
#69World rankof 943 active clubs
#7Serie Aof 20 clubs
2,159Peak since 2015/16May 2024 · low 1,597, Aug 2015
1,6001,8002,0002,200201620182020202220242026Nov 2026 · Raffaele Palladino1,909 club rating1,6001,8002,0002,200201620202024Nov 2026 · Raffaele Palladino1,909 club rating
Colour changes with each manager (8 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Bologna's club rating peaked at 2,159 in May 2024, under Thiago Motta, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,597 in August 2015, under Delio Rossi.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time
Sun 22 Nov · 14:00 Serie A H v Udinese
Preview Bologna v Udinese ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2026/27 11 2.09 2.27 1.68 61% 5.00 4.73 4.87
2025/26 38 1.92 2.08 1.95 77% 4.47 4.24 4.41
2024/25 38 1.74 2.61 2.05 76% 5.03 3.18 4.66
2023/24 38 2.34 3.18 2.25 63% 4.34 4.34 4.82
2022/23 38 2.32 2.29 2.35 68% 3.82 4.53 4.71
7 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2021/22
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2021/22 38 2.61 2.29 2.47 63% 4.82 4.39 4.79
2020/21 38 2.26 2.21 2.28 63% 5.29 5.79 4.84
2019/20 38 3.05 2.89 2.66 71% 6.00 4.87 5.32
2018/19 38 2.61 2.79 2.47 68% 5.45 4.87 5.34
2017/18 38 2.84 1.92 2.16 60% 3.97 6.32 5.16
2016/17 38 2.55 2.37 2.45 63% 4.08 6.26 5.40
2015/16 38 2.74 2.29 2.81 62% 4.76 6.08 5.18

Bologna won 3.82 corners a game in 2022/23, their fewest in any season since 2015/16 and 19% below Serie A's average side (4.71).

League matches only (Serie A), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Serie A cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

429 league matches since 2015/16
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 6415% 266% 113%
HT drawHT D 6615% 7117% 6515%
HT lossHT L 174% 194% 9021%
70
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 126 matches
85
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 101 matches
1st half · W 101 · D 202 · L 126 GD −38
2nd half · W 142 · D 133 · L 154 GD −9

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Bologna

33 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Daniele Doveri 22 6-5-11 1.05 2.32 2.46 −6%
Marco Di Bello 19 3-8-8 0.89 2.32 2.43 −5%
Davide Massa 18 6-6-6 1.33 2.94 2.47 +19%
Luca Pairetto 18 9-3-6 1.67 2.06 2.49 −18%
Rosario Abisso 17 7-5-5 1.53 2.76 2.47 +12%
Maurizio Mariani 16 7-1-8 1.38 2.19 2.45 −11%
Daniele Orsato 14 6-6-2 1.71 2.71 2.56 +6%
Michael Fabbri 14 7-3-4 1.71 2.36 2.47 −4%
Fabio Maresca 13 4-3-6 1.15 2.54 2.36 +8%
Federico La Penna 13 2-6-5 0.92 2.69 2.38 +13%
23 more referees with 5+ matches
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Gianpaolo Calvarese 12 4-0-8 1.00 2.42 2.68 −10%
Marco Guida 12 6-3-3 1.75 2.25 2.52 −11%
Paolo Valeri 12 4-1-7 1.08 2.83 2.61 +9%
Gianluca Rocchi 11 3-3-5 1.09 2.73 2.76 −1%
Piero Giacomelli 11 1-2-8 0.45 2.73 2.60 +5%
Fabrizio Pasqua 10 2-4-4 1.00 2.80 2.66 +5%
Gianluca Manganiello 10 5-1-4 1.60 2.10 2.34 −10%
Juan Luca Sacchi 10 3-4-3 1.30 2.90 2.42 +20%
Marco Piccinini 10 4-3-3 1.50 2.50 2.32 +8%
Massimiliano Irrati 10 3-3-4 1.20 2.10 2.62 −20%
Francesco Fourneau 8 3-3-2 1.50 2.63 2.32 +13%
Giovanni Ayroldi 8 0-6-2 0.75 3.50 2.32 +51%
Daniele Chiffi 7 2-2-3 1.14 1.57 2.49 −37%
Davide Ghersini 7 1-2-4 0.71 1.86 2.49 −26%
Livio Marinelli 7 2-2-3 1.14 2.00 2.20 −9%
Luca Banti 7 0-3-4 0.43 3.00 2.68 +12%
Andrea Colombo 6 4-1-1 2.17 2.67 2.08 +28%
Antonio Giua 6 2-3-1 1.50 2.67 2.64 +1%
Antonio Rapuano 6 3-1-2 1.67 3.50 2.25 +56%
Luca Massimi 6 4-1-1 2.17 2.67 2.22 +20%
Carmine Russo 5 2-0-3 1.20 2.00 2.64 −24%
Kevin Bonacina 5 3-1-1 2.00 1.20 1.96 −39%
Simone Sozza 5 2-2-1 1.60 2.60 2.31 +13%

Under Juan Luca Sacchi, Bologna picked up 2.90 cards a game, 20% above their own average in the same seasons (10 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (427). Cards = Bologna's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Bologna's manager?

Raffaele Palladino, #82 in this week's coach world ranking, since September 2026 - 7 matches, 5 won (2.29 points per game).

How many managers has Bologna had since 2015?

9, counting 2 caretakers. Plus 3 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Bologna's longest-serving manager?

Siniša Mihajlović: 142 matches from February 2019 to September 2022.

How many cards a game do Bologna get?

2.09 a game in Serie A in 2026/27, against 1.68 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.