Thursday , 1 October 2026

AC Cesena vs US Catanzaro, Serie B 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2024-25
AC Cesena
2 – 0
Full Time
US Catanzaro
Wed 28 Aug 2024 · 18:30 UTC Dino Manuzzi 11,870 HT 45' · FT 45'
Augustus Kargbo 18' 1–0
Emanuele Adamo 47' 2–0
Augustus Kargbo 45' Y
Y 45' Matias Antonini
Giacomo Calo 50' Y
Massimiliano Mangraviti 59' Y
Marco Curto 69' Y
Y 78' Pietro Iemmello
Y 83' Demba Seck

Overview

Match Preview

AC Cesena vs US Catanzaro — Serie B at Dino Manuzzi.

Match Details

  • Referee Giuseppe Collu (Italy)
  • Assistant 1 Vito Mastrodonato
  • Assistant 2 Francesco Cortese (Italy)
3 games this season 🟨 5.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game

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
AC Cesena 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals US Catanzaro
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-28 AC Cesena 2–0 US Catanzaro

Recent Form

AC Cesena
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug US Catanzaro H 2–0 W
24 Aug US Sassuolo Calcio A 1–2 L
18 Aug Carrarese Calcio H 2–1 W
US Catanzaro
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug AC Cesena A 0–2 L
25 Aug SS Juve Stabia H 0–0 D
18 Aug US Sassuolo Calcio H 1–1 D
10 May UC Sampdoria H 1–3 L
05 May Ternana Calcio A 0–1 L
01 May Venezia FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

AC Cesena US Catanzaro
#9 Position #19
7 Points 3
5 Played 5
1 / 4 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 4
7 Scored 5
6 Conceded 9
+1 GD -4
1.40 PPG 0.60
20% Win % 20%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AC Cesena this season
25% Clean Sheets
US Catanzaro this season

AC Cesena are 9th (7 pts). US Catanzaro are 19th (3 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
US Catanzaro
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Cesena
Cristian Shpendi 6 G
Antonio Fiori 1 G
US Catanzaro
Pietro Iemmello 2 G
Marco D'Alessandro 1 G
Bruno Verrengia 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Dino Manuzzi. Ninety minutes of football awaits between AC Cesena and US Catanzaro.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Fabio Caserta will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniele Donnarumma, as he is very good at scoring at Dino Manuzzi with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' US Catanzaro started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 18' Assisted by Tommaso Berti with the perfectly-timed delivery and Augustus Kargbo makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 23' Matteo Pisseri, a Italy goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 28' Demba Seck is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for US Catanzaro so far.
  • 33' AC Cesena are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 43' It looks surprising AC Cesena does not make any changes. Marco Curto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Augustus Kargbo. He receives a card.
  • 47' Emanuele Adamo does the damage! The net is bulging and AC Cesena surge ahead!
  • 50' Controversy at the stadium! Giacomo Calo argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 55' A tactical swap from US Catanzaro — Giovanni Volpe on, Riccardo Pagano off on 55 minutes.
  • 59' It’s a booking for AC Cesena player. Massimiliano Mangraviti gets a card.
  • 60' US Catanzaro ring the changes. Andrea Ceresoli has done his job and it is now time for Demba Seck to step up.
  • 65' Mirko Pigliacelli is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AC Cesena tonight.
  • 67' Matteo Francesconi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Giacomo Calo on 67 minute.
  • 69' The referee has no hesitation. Marco Curto is booked for AC Cesena — card on 69.
  • 74' US Catanzaro make a change. Filippo Pittarello trudges off to be replaced by Tommaso Biasci on 74 minutes.
  • 78' Pietro Iemmello catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 78.
  • 83' Demba Seck has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 83.
  • 88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' Another change for AC Cesena made on 90 minute. Emanuele Adamo leaves to be changed by Joseph Ceesay.
  • Full Time. AC Cesena beats US Catanzaro

Lineups

AC Cesena Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michele Mignani

US Catanzaro Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabio Caserta

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.08 AC Cesena xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.5 US Catanzaro xG
I would bet for: AC Cesena to win 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Cesena69% Draw20% US Catanzaro11%
Actual: AC Cesena win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

AC Cesena or Draw
89%
Draw or US Catanzaro
31%
AC Cesena or US Catanzaro
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Cesena51% Draw42% US Catanzaro7%
Actual: AC Cesena win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.3%
3 – 0
10.8%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8%
4 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
3.1%
4 – 1
3%
5 – 0
2.4%
2 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — AC Cesena

Handicap AC Cesena covers Push US Catanzaro covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 23% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 25% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AC Cesena keeps clean sheet
61% ✓
US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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