Saturday , 14 November 2026

AC Cesena vs SSC Bari, Serie B 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2024-25
AC Cesena
1 – 1
Full Time
SSC Bari
Sat 25 Jan 2025 · 14:00 UTC Dino Manuzzi 12,949 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 23' Andrea Favilli
Antonino La Gumina pen 83' 1–1
Emanuele Adamo 1' Y
Giacomo Calo 36' R
Y 52' Costantino Favasuli
Matteo Francesconi 57' Y
Y 61' Andrea Favilli
Leonardo Mendicino 79' Y
Y 88' Raffaele Pucino

Overview

Match Preview

AC Cesena vs SSC Bari — Serie B at Dino Manuzzi.

Match Details

  • Referee Antonio Giua
  • Assistant 1 Paolo Laudato (Italy)
  • Assistant 2 Vincenzo Pedone (Italy)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Palermo FC 11 27
2 Modena FC 2018 11 23
3 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 11 20
4 Mantova 1911 SSD 11 19
5 Benevento Calcio 11 16
6 Calcio Avellino SSD 11 16
7 Hellas Verona FC 11 16
8 AC Pisa 1909 11 16
9 US Cremonese 11 15
10 Padova Calcio 11 15
11 AC Cesena 11 15
12 FC Südtirol 11 15
13 SS Juve Stabia 11 12
14 SS Arezzo 11 11
15 UC Sampdoria 11 11
16 ACD Virtus Entella 11 10
17 Carrarese Calcio 11 10
18 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 11 9
19 Empoli FC 11 9
20 US Catanzaro 11 6

Head-to-Head

1
3
AC Cesena 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals SSC Bari
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-25 AC Cesena 1–1 SSC Bari 2024-12-07 SSC Bari 1–0 AC Cesena

Recent Form

AC Cesena
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan SSC Bari H 1–1 D
17 Jan UC Sampdoria A 2–1 W
12 Jan AS Cittadella H 0–0 D
29 Dec Carrarese Calcio A 0–2 L
26 Dec US Cremonese H 0–1 L
22 Dec SS Juve Stabia A 0–1 L
SSC Bari
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan AC Cesena A 1–1 D
18 Jan Brescia Calcio H 2–2 D
12 Jan AC Reggiana A 0–0 D
29 Dec Spezia Calcio H 2–0 W
26 Dec Palermo FC A 0–1 L
21 Dec FC Südtirol H 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
AC Cesena this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Cesena
Cristian Shpendi 8 G 1 A
Antonio Fiori 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Dino Manuzzi. Ninety minutes of football awaits between AC Cesena and SSC Bari.
  • 1' Emanuele Adamo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 1.
  • 6' Giuseppe Prestia has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 11' 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 Massimiliano Mangraviti suffering a number of foals already.
  • 16' Nunzio Lella has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 21' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 23' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andrea Favilli makes it 0-1.
  • 28' AC Cesena currently sit 9 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 33' Both keepers have barely been tested. AC Cesena and SSC Bari are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 36' Giacomo Calo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 36.
  • 37' It is a substitution in SSC Bari team. Nunzio Lella is replaced by Giuseppe Sibilli on 37 minute.
  • 42' SSC Bari fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 47' AC Cesena are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against SSC Bari's 3-5-2 shape.
  • 52' The referee shows SSC Bari player a card on 52.
  • 57' The referee calls foul for Matteo Francesconi. He receives a card.
  • 61' Andrea Favilli is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Augustus Kargbo. He replaces Mirko Antonucci on 62 minute.
  • 66' Alessandro Tripaldelli gets the nod from SSC Bari. He replaces Costantino Favasuli and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michele Mignani will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 72' AC Cesena ring the changes. Matteo Francesconi has done his job and it is now time for Leonardo Mendicino to step up.
  • 77' AC Cesena are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 78' SSC Bari manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicola Bellomo is hanging Cesar Falletti on the field on 78 minute.
  • 79' That is a card for AC Cesena. Leonardo Mendicino will be fuming at that decision.
  • 83' Antonino La Gumina doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 88' Raffaele Pucino picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

AC Cesena Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michele Mignani

SSC Bari Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Moreno Longo

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.93 AC Cesena xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 SSC Bari xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + AC Cesena or Draw 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AC Cesena35% Draw34% SSC Bari31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

AC Cesena or Draw
69%
Draw or SSC Bari
65%
AC Cesena or SSC Bari
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Cesena22% Draw57% SSC Bari21%
Actual: SSC Bari win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.5%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13.4%
0 – 1
13%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 0
2%
3 – 1
1.9%
0 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — AC Cesena

Handicap AC Cesena covers Push SSC Bari covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 21% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 20% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AC Cesena keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
SSC Bari keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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