Sunday , 4 October 2026

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

Serie B · 2024-25
AC Cesena
0 – 0
Full Time
Spezia Calcio
Sat 15 Mar 2025 · 14:00 UTC Dino Manuzzi 11,927 HT 45' · FT 45'
Andrea Ciofi 63' Y
Matteo Pisseri 69' Y
Y 71' Rachid Kouda
Y 88' Luca Vignali

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alessandro Prontera
  • Assistant 1 Domenico Rocca
  • Assistant 2 Mattia Regattieri (Italy)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
AC Cesena 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Spezia Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-15 AC Cesena 0–0 Spezia Calcio 2024-09-01 Spezia Calcio 2–1 AC Cesena

Recent Form

AC Cesena
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar Spezia Calcio H 0–0 D
08 Mar Brescia Calcio A 1–1 D
01 Mar US Salernitana 1919 H 2–0 W
22 Feb US Cremonese A 2–1 W
16 Feb AC Pisa 1909 H 1–1 D
09 Feb AC Reggiana A 1–0 W
Spezia Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar AC Cesena A 0–0 D
09 Mar AC Pisa 1909 H 3–2 W
28 Feb FC Südtirol A 1–1 D
23 Feb US Catanzaro H 0–1 L
15 Feb Modena FC 2018 A 1–1 D
09 Feb Palermo FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AC Cesena this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Cesena
Cristian Shpendi 6 G
Antonio Fiori 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Spezia Calcio gets underway.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Spezia Calcio fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' The 25-year-old Giuseppe Di Serio has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Petko Hristov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' AC Cesena are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Spezia Calcio backline.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' The travelling Spezia Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' It looks surprising Spezia Calcio does not make any changes. Luca Vignali has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AC Cesena and Spezia Calcio are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' AC Cesena seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 60' Nicolo Bertola is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Spezia Calcio tonight.
  • 63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Andrea Ciofi.
  • 68' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 69' AC Cesena receives a card for a hard tackle on 69.
  • 71' Rachid Kouda was booked on 71.
  • 74' The whistle greets Simone Bastoni as he departs to be replaced by Elayis Tavsan.
  • 75' Pietro Candelari has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rachid Kouda on 75 minute.
  • 80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Diego Falcinelli is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AC Cesena.
  • 81' Joseph Ceesay has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emanuele Adamo on 81 minute.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Giuseppe Di Serio. He replaces Gianluca Lapadula on 82 minute.
  • 83' Filippo Bandinelli makes way for Francesco Cassata at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Spezia Calcio.
  • 86' A change in the Spezia Calcio ranks — Adam Nagy exits the field as Diego Falcinelli enters on 86.
  • 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luca Vignali on 88.
  • 90' Dario Saric is replacing Tommaso Berti for the AC Cesena side.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

AC Cesena Lineups

3-5-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michele Mignani

Spezia Calcio Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luca D'Angelo

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.98 AC Cesena xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Spezia Calcio xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + AC Cesena or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AC Cesena39% Draw33% Spezia Calcio28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.84
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

AC Cesena or Draw
72%
Draw or Spezia Calcio
61%
AC Cesena or Spezia Calcio
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Cesena23% Draw57% Spezia Calcio20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
14.2%
0 – 1
12.2%
2 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 0
2.3%
3 – 1
2.2%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — AC Cesena

Handicap AC Cesena covers Push Spezia Calcio covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 22% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 19% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AC Cesena keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Spezia Calcio keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

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