Monday , 12 October 2026

AC Cesena vs Padova Calcio, Serie B 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2025-26
AC Cesena
3 – 4
Full Time
Padova Calcio
Fri 8 May 2026 · 18:30 UTC Dino Manuzzi HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 2' Luca Di Maggio
Cristian Shpendi 5' 1–1
Alberto Cerri 7' 2–1
2–2 13' Luca Di Maggio
2–3 17' Gianluca Caprari
Cristian Shpendi 45+2' 3–3
3–4 84' Alessandro Seghetti
Y 50' Marco Perrotta
Massimiliano Mangraviti 51' Y
Y 70' Giovanni Giunti
Y 87' Christian Pastina
Marco Olivieri 90' Y
Y 90' Jonathan Silva

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alberto Arena (Italy)
  • Assistant 1 Marco Emmanuele (Italy)
  • Assistant 2 Carlo Rinaldi (Italy)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Palermo FC 6 16
2 Mantova 1911 SSD 6 14
3 Modena FC 2018 6 13
4 FC Sudtirol 6 12
5 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 6 11
6 Calcio Avellino SSD 6 10
7 AC Pisa 1909 6 10
8 Benevento Calcio 6 10
9 Hellas Verona FC 6 7
10 Padova Calcio 6 7
11 AC Cesena 6 7
12 SS Arezzo 6 7
13 Empoli FC 6 6
14 ACD Virtus Entella 6 6
15 US Cremonese 6 6
16 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 6 5
17 Carrarese Calcio 6 4
18 UC Sampdoria 6 4
19 US Catanzaro 6 3
20 SS Juve Stabia 6 2

Head-to-Head

1
1
AC Cesena 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Padova Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-08 AC Cesena 3–4 Padova Calcio 2025-12-08 Padova Calcio 1–1 AC Cesena

Recent Form

AC Cesena
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Padova Calcio H 3–4 L
01 May Carrarese Calcio A 0–0 D
25 Apr UC Sampdoria H 0–0 D
18 Apr Palermo FC A 0–2 L
11 Apr SS Juve Stabia A 0–2 L
06 Apr FC Sudtirol H 1–1 D
Padova Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May AC Cesena A 4–3 W
01 May Delfino Pescara 1936 H 1–0 W
25 Apr ACD Virtus Entella A 0–1 L
19 Apr AC Reggiana H 1–0 W
12 Apr Empoli FC H 1–0 W
05 Apr Frosinone Calcio A 0–2 L

Season Stats

AC Cesena Padova Calcio
#11 Position #10
7 Points 7
6 Played 6
1 / 4 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 3
7 Scored 5
8 Conceded 8
-1 GD -3
1.17 PPG 1.17
17% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AC Cesena this season
33% Clean Sheets
Padova Calcio this season

AC Cesena are 11th (7 pts). Padova Calcio are 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AC Cesena
0-15
–/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/2
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Padova Calcio
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Cesena
Cristian Shpendi 6 G
Antonio Fiori 1 G
Padova Calcio
Pietro Fusi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' AC Cesena have kicked off against Padova Calcio. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 2' Luca Di Maggio does the damage! The net is bulging and Padova Calcio surge ahead!
  • 5' What an equalizer from Cristian Shpendi!
  • 7' Alberto Cerri is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 12' Marco Perrotta needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 13' A stunning finish from Luca Di Maggio — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 17' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gianluca Caprari makes no mistake. 2-3!
  • 22' The travelling Padova Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 27' Italy international Tommaso Berti has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 32' It looks surprising AC Cesena does not make any changes. Jonathan Silva has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 37' AC Cesena are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Padova Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Cristian Shpendi gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 50' It’s gonna be a card for Marco Perrotta.
  • 51' A moment of madness from Massimiliano Mangraviti on 51 minutes earns him a card. AC Cesena will be frustrated.
  • 56' Paolo Ghiglione is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Padova Calcio so far.
  • 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Carlo Faedo made 43 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' AC Cesena are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' A moment of madness from Giovanni Giunti on 70 minutes earns him a card. Padova Calcio will be frustrated.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' It’s high time Ashley Cole made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 84' Magnificent from Alessandro Seghetti! That is 2 goals in 43 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 87' Padova Calcio receives a card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 90' The referee shows AC Cesena player a card on 90.
  • Another three points for Padova Calcio.

Lineups

AC Cesena Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ashley Cole

Padova Calcio Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Breda

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.66 AC Cesena xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Padova Calcio xG
I would bet for: AC Cesena or Padova Calcio 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AC Cesena38% Draw27% Padova Calcio35%
Actual: Padova Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

AC Cesena or Draw
64%
Draw or Padova Calcio
62%
AC Cesena or Padova Calcio
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Cesena30% Draw43% Padova Calcio27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 0
6.2%
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 1
5.6%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — AC Cesena

Handicap AC Cesena covers Push Padova Calcio covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

AC Cesena keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Padova Calcio keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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