Thursday , 2 July 2026

AC Cesena vs Cosenza Calcio, Serie B 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2024-25
AC Cesena
2 – 1
Full Time
Cosenza Calcio
Sat 14 Dec 2024 · 14:00 UTC Dino Manuzzi 10,732 HT 45' · FT 45'
Elayis Tavsan 45+1' 1–0
Tommaso Berti 57' 2–0
2–1 70' Manuel Ricciardi
Y 42' Christos Kourfalidis
Giacomo Calo 43' Y
Y 45' Alessandro Micai
Jonathan Klinsmann 75' Y
Y 76' Aldo Florenzi
Mirko Antonucci 83' Y
Emanuele Adamo 87' Y
Y 88' Luca Strizzolo
Sydney van Hooijdonk 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AC Cesena vs Cosenza Calcio — Serie B at Dino Manuzzi.

Match Details

  • Referee Simone Galipo (Italy)
  • Assistant 1 Aniello Ricciardi (Italy)
  • Assistant 2 Mattia Regattieri (Italy)
17 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Venezia FC 38 82
2 Frosinone Calcio 38 81
3 AC Monza 38 76
4 Palermo FC 38 72
5 US Catanzaro 38 59
6 Modena FC 2018 38 55
7 SS Juve Stabia 38 51
8 Calcio Avellino SSD 38 49
9 Mantova 1911 SSD 38 46
10 Padova Calcio 38 46
11 AC Cesena 38 46
12 Carrarese Calcio 38 44
13 UC Sampdoria 38 44
14 ACD Virtus Entella 38 42
15 Empoli FC 38 41
16 FC Sudtirol 38 41
17 SSC Bari 38 40
18 AC Reggiana 38 37
19 Spezia Calcio 38 35
20 Delfino Pescara 1936 38 35

Head-to-Head

2
AC Cesena 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cosenza Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-14 AC Cesena 2–1 Cosenza Calcio

Recent Form

AC Cesena
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Cosenza Calcio H 2–1 W
07 Dec SSC Bari A 0–1 L
01 Dec Frosinone Calcio A 2–3 L
23 Nov AC Reggiana H 1–1 D
10 Nov AS Cittadella A 2–0 W
03 Nov FC Sudtirol H 1–0 W
Cosenza Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec AC Cesena A 1–2 L
07 Dec Frosinone Calcio H 0–1 L
01 Dec AC Pisa 1909 A 2–2 D
22 Nov Modena FC 2018 H 1–1 D
09 Nov Brescia Calcio A 3–2 W
03 Nov US Salernitana 1919 H 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
AC Cesena this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AC Cesena
0-15
2/4
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/2
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between AC Cesena and Cosenza Calcio is underway.
  • 5' The travelling Cosenza Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Tommaso Fumagalli has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Simone Mazzocchi made 525 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 29' AC Cesena manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Elayis Tavsan is hanging Cristian Shpendi on the field on 29 minute.
  • 34' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Luca Strizzolo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 39' Cosenza Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
  • 42' Christos Kourfalidis is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
  • 43' AC Cesena receives a card for a hard tackle on 43.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Alessandro Micai.
  • 46' GOAL! Elayis Tavsan scores on 45. Assisted by Joseph Ceesay
  • 51' It looks surprising Cosenza Calcio does not make any changes. Joseph Ceesay has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 57' Goal! Tommaso Berti scores his 2 goal in 76 matches.
  • 62' AC Cesena is showing some good football. However, AC Cesena are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' Another change for Cosenza Calcio made on 65 minute. Massimo Zilli leaves to be changed by Luca Strizzolo.
  • 70' What a strike from Manuel Ricciardi! The score is 2-1.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Jonathan Klinsmann.
  • 76' It’s gonna be a card for Aldo Florenzi.
  • 77' Cosenza Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jose Mauri is hanging Christos Kourfalidis on the field on 77 minute.
  • 78' AC Cesena manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leonardo Mendicino is hanging Giacomo Calo on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' The referee shows AC Cesena player a card on 83.
  • 83' Time for substitution for AC Cesena. Joseph Ceesay is replaced by Emanuele Adamo.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Emanuele Adamo. He receives a card.
  • 88' Cosenza Calcio player sees a card in front of him.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Cosenza Calcio. Giacomo Ricci is replaced by Riccardo Ciervo.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Sydney van Hooijdonk.
  • With this win, AC Cesena is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

AC Cesena Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michele Mignani

Cosenza Calcio Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimiliano Alvini

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 AC Cesena xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Cosenza Calcio xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Cesena50% Draw26% Cosenza Calcio24%
Actual: AC Cesena win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

AC Cesena or Draw
76%
Draw or Cosenza Calcio
50%
AC Cesena or Cosenza Calcio
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Cesena34% Draw46% Cosenza Calcio20%
Actual: AC Cesena win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.3%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — AC Cesena

Handicap AC Cesena covers Push Cosenza Calcio covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AC Cesena keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Cosenza Calcio keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.