Wednesday , 7 October 2026

AC Cesena vs UC Sampdoria, Serie B 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2026-27
AC Cesena
1 – 1
Full Time
UC Sampdoria
Sun 23 Aug 2026 · 19:00 UTC Dino Manuzzi HT 45' · FT 45'
Cristian Shpendi 17' 1–0
1–1 83' Liam Henderson
Y 39' Manuel Cicconi
Antonio David 44' Y
Antonio David 50' YR
Cristian Shpendi 58' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AC Cesena vs UC Sampdoria — Serie B at Dino Manuzzi.

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Luca Sacchi (Italy)
  • Assistant 1 Gilberto Laghezza (Italy)
  • Assistant 2 Giovanni Boato (Italy)
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Palermo FC 5 13
2 FC Sudtirol 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

2
2
1
AC Cesena 5 games · Avg 3.2 goals UC Sampdoria
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-23 AC Cesena 1–1 UC Sampdoria 2026-04-25 AC Cesena 0–0 UC Sampdoria 2025-09-13 UC Sampdoria 1–2 AC Cesena 2025-01-17 UC Sampdoria 1–2 AC Cesena 2024-10-20 AC Cesena 3–5 UC Sampdoria

Recent Form

AC Cesena
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug UC Sampdoria H 1–1 D
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
UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug AC Cesena A 1–1 D
08 May AC Reggiana A 0–1 L
01 May FC Sudtirol H 1–0 W
25 Apr AC Cesena A 0–0 D
17 Apr AC Monza H 0–3 L
11 Apr Delfino Pescara 1936 A 2–1 W

Season Stats

AC Cesena UC Sampdoria
#9 Position #17
7 Points 4
5 Played 5
1 / 4 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 3
7 Scored 5
6 Conceded 9
+1 GD -4
1.40 PPG 0.80
20% Win % 20%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AC Cesena this season
0% Clean Sheets
UC Sampdoria this season

AC Cesena are 9th (7 pts). UC Sampdoria are 17th (4 pts).

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Cesena
Cristian Shpendi 6 G
Antonio Fiori 1 G
UC Sampdoria
Lorenzo Insigne 2 G
Liam Henderson 1 G
Gennaro Tutino 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Dino Manuzzi as AC Cesena face off against UC Sampdoria in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 17' Magnificent from Cristian Shpendi! That is 19 goals in 81 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 22' AC Cesena are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against UC Sampdoria's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 27' UC Sampdoria is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 32' Alessandro Bellemo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 461 appearances.
  • 37' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 39' UC Sampdoria receives a card for a hard tackle on 39.
  • 44' That is a card for AC Cesena. Antonio David will be fuming at that decision.
  • 49' Xavello Druiventak needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 50' Poor challenge from Antonio David. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 51' Fresh legs for AC Cesena! Gianluca Frabotta comes on to replace Antonio Fiori.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' Tjas Begic is replacing Alessandro Bellemo for the UC Sampdoria side.
  • 58' That looks like a foul for a card for Cristian Shpendi.
  • 63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Riccardo Pagano made 533 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 68' A tactical swap from AC Cesena — Vittorio Magni on, Cristian Shpendi off on 68 minutes.
  • 70' Time for substitution for UC Sampdoria. Fabio Depaoli is replaced by Yari Verschaeren.
  • 75' It is a cagey affair so far. AC Cesena in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past UC Sampdoria's compact 4-3-3.
  • 76' Time for substitution for AC Cesena. Xavello Druiventak is replaced by Alessandro De Benedetti.
  • 81' Mihajlo Ilic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for UC Sampdoria so far.
  • 83' What a strike from Liam Henderson! The score is 1-1.
  • 88' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

AC Cesena Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

UC Sampdoria Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Melle Meulensteen 2
Augustus Kargbo 1
Giuseppe Prestia 1
Emanuele Adamo 1
Alessandro Riccio 1
Mirko Antonucci 1
Daniele Donnarumma 1
Liam Henderson 1

Head to Head

2026-08-23 AC Cesena 1–1 UC Sampdoria 2026-04-25 AC Cesena 0–0 UC Sampdoria 2025-09-13 UC Sampdoria 1–2 AC Cesena 2025-01-17 UC Sampdoria 1–2 AC Cesena 2024-10-20 AC Cesena 3–5 UC Sampdoria

AC Cesena Form

2026-08-23 AC Cesena 1–1 UC Sampdoria D 2026-05-08 AC Cesena 3–4 Padova Calcio L 2026-05-01 Carrarese Calcio 0–0 AC Cesena D 2026-04-25 AC Cesena 0–0 UC Sampdoria D 2026-04-18 Palermo FC 2–0 AC Cesena L 2026-04-11 SS Juve Stabia 2–0 AC Cesena L

UC Sampdoria Form

2026-08-23 AC Cesena 1–1 UC Sampdoria D 2026-05-08 AC Reggiana 1–0 UC Sampdoria L 2026-05-01 UC Sampdoria 1–0 FC Sudtirol W 2026-04-25 AC Cesena 0–0 UC Sampdoria D 2026-04-17 UC Sampdoria 0–3 AC Monza L 2026-04-11 Delfino Pescara 1936 1–2 UC Sampdoria W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.77 AC Cesena xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 UC Sampdoria xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AC Cesena48% Draw26% UC Sampdoria26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

AC Cesena or Draw
74%
Draw or UC Sampdoria
52%
AC Cesena or UC Sampdoria
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Cesena37% Draw44% UC Sampdoria19%
Actual: AC Cesena win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.8%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AC Cesena

Handicap AC Cesena covers Push UC Sampdoria covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AC Cesena keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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