Sunday , 16 August 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)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Venezia FC 38 82
2 Frosinone Calcio 38 81
3 AC Monza 38 76
4 SSC Bari 38 40
5 AC Reggiana 38 37
6 Delfino Pescara 1936 38 35
7 Spezia Calcio 38 35
8 Palermo FC 0 0
9 US Catanzaro 0 0
10 Modena FC 2018 0 0
11 SS Juve Stabia 0 0
12 Calcio Avellino SSD 0 0
13 Padova Calcio 0 0
14 AC Cesena 0 0
15 Mantova 1911 SSD 0 0
16 Carrarese Calcio 0 0
17 UC Sampdoria 0 0
18 ACD Virtus Entella 0 0
19 Empoli FC 0 0
20 FC Südtirol 0 0
21 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 0 0
22 Benevento Calcio 0 0
23 Hellas Verona FC 0 0
24 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 0 0
25 AC Pisa 1909 0 0
26 SS Arezzo 0 0
27 US Cremonese 0 0

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
#14 Position #9
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AC Cesena are 14th (0 pts). US Catanzaro are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against AC Cesena and US Catanzaro has kicked off!
  • 5' Federico Bonini is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AC Cesena tonight.
  • 10' It looks surprising AC Cesena does not make any changes. Giacomo Calo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' US Catanzaro fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 18' Goal! Augustus Kargbo scores his 3 goal in 38 matches.
  • 23' Marco Pompetti has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 28' AC Cesena currently sit 11 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 38' AC Cesena are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 43' It’s high time Michele Mignani made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' AC Cesena player sees a card in front of him.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Emanuele Adamo gets on the scoresheet on 47 minutes.
  • 50' Giacomo Calo is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
  • 55' The US Catanzaro manager makes a substitution. Riccardo Pagano departs to be replaced by Giovanni Volpe.
  • 59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Massimiliano Mangraviti.
  • 60' Time for substitution for US Catanzaro. Andrea Ceresoli is replaced by Demba Seck.
  • 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 67' The whistle greets Giacomo Calo as he departs to be replaced by Matteo Francesconi.
  • 69' The referee has no hesitation. Marco Curto is booked for AC Cesena — card on 69.
  • 74' A change in the US Catanzaro ranks — Filippo Pittarello exits the field as Tommaso Biasci enters on 74.
  • 78' Pietro Iemmello is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Demba Seck.
  • 88' AC Cesena are deployed in a 3-5-2 today, looking to exploit space against US Catanzaro's 5-3-2 shape.
  • 90' The whistle greets Emanuele Adamo as he departs to be replaced by Joseph Ceesay.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

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
3 / 4
0.98 AC Cesena xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 US Catanzaro xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Cesena53% Draw34% US Catanzaro13%
Actual: AC Cesena win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 70%
30%
± 1.5 37%
63%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

AC Cesena or Draw
88%
Draw or US Catanzaro
47%
AC Cesena or US Catanzaro
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Cesena29% Draw65% US Catanzaro6%
Actual: AC Cesena win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
30.2%
1 – 0
26%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 1
1.6%
1 – 2
1.2%
4 – 0
1%
0 – 2
1%
2 – 2
0.7%

Asian Handicap — AC Cesena

Handicap AC Cesena covers Push US Catanzaro covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 14% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 31% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 8% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AC Cesena keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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