AC Cesena vs Padova Calcio, Serie B 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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AC Cesena vs Padova Calcio — Serie B at Dino Manuzzi.
- AC Cesena 38 games · 46 pts (2025/26)
- Padova Calcio 38 games · 46 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alberto Arena (Italy)
- Assistant 1 Marco Emmanuele (Italy)
- Assistant 2 Carlo Rinaldi (Italy)
17 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 46 Points 46 38 Played 38 12 / 10 / 16 W / D / L 12 / 10 / 16 45 Scored 39 56 Conceded 49 -11 GD -10 1.21 PPG 1.21 32% Win % 32% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history19% Clean Sheets
AC Cesena this season24% Clean Sheets
Padova Calcio this seasonAC Cesena are 11th (46 pts). Padova Calcio are 10th (46 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
AC Cesena0-152/416-30–/131-451/–46-60–/161-75–/276+–/1■ Scored ■ ConcededPadova Calcio0-152/216-301/231-45–/146-60–/–61-75–/–76+4/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: AC Cesena gets underway.
- 2' GOAL! Luca Di Maggio scores on 2.
- 5' GOAL! Cristian Shpendi scores on 5. Assisted by Alberto Cerri
- 7' Sensational shot from Alberto Cerri. AC Cesena is back in the lead.
- 12' AC Cesena started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 12.
- 13' Goal! Luca Di Maggio scores his 2 goal in 38 matches.
- 17' GOAL! Gianluca Caprari scores on 17.
- 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 27' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 32' 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 Christian Pastina suffering a number of foals already.
- 37' 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.
- 42' Padova Calcio looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Luca Di Maggio scoring 2 goals.
- 47' What a strike from Cristian Shpendi! The score is 3-3.
- 50' The referee shows Padova Calcio player a card on 50.
- 51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Massimiliano Mangraviti on 51.
- 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Paolo Ghiglione, as he is very good at scoring at Dino Manuzzi with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Cesena needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 70' Padova Calcio receives a card for a hard tackle on 70.
- 75' Padova Calcio is showing some good football. However, Padova Calcio 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 looks like no one’s ball. Padova Calcio is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 84' What a strike from Alessandro Seghetti! The score is 3-4.
- 87' It’s a booking for Padova Calcio player. Christian Pastina gets a card.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Marco Olivieri.
- Another three points for Padova Calcio.
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AC Cesena Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 7
- 25
- 10
- 24
- 32
- 27
- 19
- 9
- 14
- 1
- 15
Bench
- 4
- 8
- 22
- 6
- 99
- 11
- 26
- 70
- 40
- 23
- 18
- 77
Coach Ashley ColePadova Calcio Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
- 14
- 58
- 5
- 72
- 18
- 23
- 86
- 8
- 24
- 11
- 41
Bench
- 1
- 22
- 4
- 13
- 21
- 17
- 6
- 30
- 77
- 7
- 20
- 92
- 77
Coach Roberto Breda -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Cristian Shpendi 2 Luca Di Maggio 2 Alberto Cerri 1 Gianluca Caprari 1 Alessandro Seghetti 1 AC Cesena Form
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Prediction accuracy4 / 41.68 AC Cesena xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.68 Padova Calcio xGI would bet for: AC Cesena or Padova Calcio 74% + Both teams to score 66%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Padova Calcio winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.36Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 64% 36% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 25% 75% Double Chance
AC Cesena or Draw 62%Draw or Padova Calcio 64%AC Cesena or Padova Calcio 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 3–4 not predicted3 – 4Actual1 – 1 10.7%1 – 2 8%2 – 1 7.9%2 – 2 6.6%0 – 1 5.2%1 – 0 5.2%0 – 0 5%0 – 2 4.9%2 – 0 4.9%1 – 3 4.4%3 – 1 4.4%2 – 3 3.7%Asian Handicap — AC Cesena
Handicap AC Cesena covers Push Padova Calcio covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 11% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 18% 63% -0.5 37% — 63% +0.5 62% — 38% +1 62% 18% 20% +1.5 80% — 20% +2 80% 11% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
AC Cesena keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Padova Calcio keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

