Thursday , 2 July 2026

AC Cesena vs UC Sampdoria, Serie B 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2024-25
AC Cesena
3 – 5
Full Time
UC Sampdoria
Sun 20 Oct 2024 · 15:15 UTC Dino Manuzzi 12,923 HT 45' · FT 45'
Giuseppe Prestia 13' 1–0
1–1 14' Giuseppe Prestia og
1–2 22' Melle Meulensteen
Emanuele Adamo 27' 2–2
2–3 55' Melle Meulensteen
2–4 61' Gennaro Tutino
Augustus Kargbo 64' 3–4
3–5 88' Ebenezer Akinsanmiro
Andrea Ciofi 45' Y
Y 53' Nikolas Ioannou
Y 78' Lorenzo Venuti
Augustus Kargbo 90' Y
Augustus Kargbo 90' R
Sydney van Hooijdonk 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Piccinini
  • Assistant 1 Andrea Zingarelli
  • Assistant 2 Federico Votta (Italy)
11 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game

Standings

# 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

2
1
1
AC Cesena 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals UC Sampdoria
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-20 AC Cesena 3–5 UC Sampdoria

Recent Form

AC Cesena
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct UC Sampdoria H 3–5 L
05 Oct AC Pisa 1909 A 1–3 L
29 Sep Mantova 1911 SSD H 4–2 W
21 Sep Palermo FC A 0–0 D
13 Sep Modena FC 2018 H 2–2 D
01 Sep Spezia Calcio A 1–2 L
UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct AC Cesena A 5–3 W
04 Oct SS Juve Stabia H 1–2 L
29 Sep Modena FC 2018 A 3–1 W
21 Sep FC Sudtirol H 1–0 W
15 Sep Cosenza Calcio A 1–2 L
31 Aug SSC Bari H 0–0 D

Season Stats

AC Cesena UC Sampdoria
#11 Position #13
46 Points 44
38 Played 38
12 / 10 / 16 W / D / L 11 / 11 / 16
45 Scored 35
56 Conceded 48
-11 GD -13
1.21 PPG 1.16
32% Win % 29%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
AC Cesena this season
24% Clean Sheets
UC Sampdoria this season

AC Cesena are 11th (46 pts). UC Sampdoria are 13th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' AC Cesena have kicked off against UC Sampdoria. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Andrea Ciofi, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' The 29-year-old Simone Bastoni has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 13' Goal! Giuseppe Prestia scores his 5 goal in 76 matches.
  • 14' The deadlock is broken! Giuseppe Prestia gets on the scoresheet on 14 minutes.
  • 19' The home supporters are growing impatient. AC Cesena must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 22' The Netherlands Melle Meulensteen breaks the deadlock on 22 minutes. 2-1!
  • 27' Emanuele Adamo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 32' AC Cesena are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined UC Sampdoria backline.
  • 37' AC Cesena are deployed in a 5-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against UC Sampdoria's 3-5-2 shape.
  • 42' Stipe Vulikic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 456 appearances.
  • 45' Andrea Ciofi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 53' UC Sampdoria player sees a card in front of him.
  • 55' The Netherlands Melle Meulensteen breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 3-2!
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. UC Sampdoria is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 61' Gennaro Tutino makes no mistake. The score reads 3-3 and UC Sampdoria are in front.
  • 61' Augustus Kargbo is replacing Matteo Francesconi for the AC Cesena side.
  • 64' Augustus Kargbo makes no mistake. The score reads 4-3 and AC Cesena are in front.
  • 67' Fresh legs for AC Cesena! Raffaele Celia comes on to replace Massimiliano Mangraviti.
  • 72' The energy levels are beginning to show. Andrea Sottil might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 73' It is a substitution in UC Sampdoria team. Pajtim Kasami is replaced by Alessandro Bellemo on 73 minute.
  • 78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lorenzo Venuti on 78.
  • 82' A change in the AC Cesena ranks — Daniele Donnarumma exits the field as Elayis Tavsan enters on 82.
  • 83' UC Sampdoria make a change. Massimo Coda trudges off to be replaced by Antonino La Gumina on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Ebenezer Akinsanmiro doubles the advantage! 4-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Augustus Kargbo argues furiously but the card stands.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — AC Cesena 3-5 UC Sampdoria.

Lineups

AC Cesena Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michele Mignani

UC Sampdoria Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andrea Sottil

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.1 AC Cesena xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.58 UC Sampdoria xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Cesena33% Draw23% UC Sampdoria44%
Actual: UC Sampdoria win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 49%
51%

Double Chance

AC Cesena or Draw
55%
Draw or UC Sampdoria
67%
AC Cesena or UC Sampdoria
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Cesena27% Draw34% UC Sampdoria39%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–5 not predicted
3 – 5
Actual
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 2
6.4%
1 – 1
5.7%
2 – 3
5.6%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 1
5.3%
3 – 2
4.6%
3 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 4
3.6%
1 – 4
3.5%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — AC Cesena

Handicap AC Cesena covers Push UC Sampdoria covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 9% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 14% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 18% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 14% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

AC Cesena keeps clean sheet
8% ✓
UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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