Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AC Cesena vs UC Sampdoria, Serie B 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2025-26
AC Cesena
0 – 0
Full Time
UC Sampdoria
Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 17:30 UTC Dino Manuzzi HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 30' Luigi Cherubini
Y 57' Dennis Hadzikadunic
Y 64' Oliver Abildgaard
Gianluca Frabotta 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Paride Tremolada (Italy)
3 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2
2
1
AC Cesena 5 games · Avg 3.2 goals UC Sampdoria
Last 5 meetings
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
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 Südtirol H 1–1 D
21 Mar US Catanzaro H 3–1 W
17 Mar Mantova 1911 SSD A 0–3 L
UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
06 Apr Empoli FC H 1–0 W
22 Mar Calcio Avellino SSD H 2–1 W
18 Mar Carrarese Calcio A 0–2 L

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' The game is set. UC Sampdoria kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. AC Cesena and UC Sampdoria are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' UC Sampdoria 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.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Cesena that had 81 games and scored 58 goals.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AC Cesena side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' Luigi Cherubini catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 30.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Liam Henderson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AC Cesena tonight.
  • 45' AC Cesena are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against UC Sampdoria's shape.
  • 50' Italy international Luigi Cherubini has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' Gianluca Frabotta is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tommaso Corazza at the 54 minute mark.
  • 55' AC Cesena make a change. Simone Bastoni trudges off to be replaced by Gaetano Castrovilli on 55 minutes.
  • 57' Dennis Hadzikadunic picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 64' Poor challenge from Oliver Abildgaard. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 65' A change in the UC Sampdoria ranks — Liam Henderson exits the field as Fabio Depaoli enters on 65.
  • 70' AC Cesena currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 75' The UC Sampdoria manager makes a substitution. Oliver Abildgaard departs to be replaced by Francesco Conti.
  • 79' Riccardo Ciervo gets the nod from AC Cesena. He replaces Alberto Cerri and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' A change in the UC Sampdoria ranks — Luigi Cherubini exits the field as Manuel Cicconi enters on 84.
  • 87' AC Cesena make a change. Marco Olivieri trudges off to be replaced by Giacomo Vrioni on 87 minutes.
  • 90' Gianluca Frabotta is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AC Cesena Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ashley Cole

UC Sampdoria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Attilio Lombardo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

2026-04-25 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 2026-04-06 AC Cesena 1–1 FC Südtirol D 2026-03-21 AC Cesena 3–1 US Catanzaro W 2026-03-17 Mantova 1911 SSD 3–0 AC Cesena L

UC Sampdoria Form

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 2026-04-06 UC Sampdoria 1–0 Empoli FC W 2026-03-22 UC Sampdoria 2–1 Calcio Avellino SSD W 2026-03-18 Carrarese Calcio 2–0 UC Sampdoria L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.74 AC Cesena xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 UC Sampdoria xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AC Cesena51% Draw26% UC Sampdoria23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

AC Cesena or Draw
77%
Draw or UC Sampdoria
49%
AC Cesena or UC Sampdoria
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Cesena38% Draw45% UC Sampdoria17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
5.5%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.5%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — AC Cesena

Handicap AC Cesena covers Push UC Sampdoria covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AC Cesena keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
18% ✗

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