AC Cesena vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie B 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
AC Cesena vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie B at Dino Manuzzi.
- AC Cesena 38 games · 46 pts (2025/26)
- US Sassuolo Calcio 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Paride Tremolada (Italy)
- Assistant 1 Mattia Scarpa
- Assistant 2 Ivan Catallo (Italy)
16 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr US Sassuolo Calcio H 0–2 L 13 Apr Frosinone Calcio H 1–1 D 05 Apr FC Sudtirol A 1–1 D 30 Mar SS Juve Stabia H 1–2 L 15 Mar Spezia Calcio H 0–0 D 08 Mar Brescia Calcio A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr AC Cesena A 2–0 W 12 Apr Modena FC 2018 A 3–1 W 06 Apr Palermo FC A 3–5 L 29 Mar AC Reggiana H 5–1 W 15 Mar AS Cittadella A 2–1 W 09 Mar SSC Bari H 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history19% Clean Sheets
AC Cesena this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
AC Cesena0-152/416-30–/131-451/–46-60–/161-75–/276+–/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: AC Cesena gets underway.
- 5' Andrea Ghion needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luca Moro made 236 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. US Sassuolo Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' Luca Mazzitelli has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 24' Goal! Armand Lauriente scores his 45 goal in 218 matches.
- 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Cesena that had 74 games and scored 48 goals.
- 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jonathan Klinsmann, as he is very good at scoring at Dino Manuzzi with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 43' It’s gonna be a card for Matteo Francesconi.
- 46' The whistle greets Giuseppe Prestia as he departs to be replaced by Emanuele Adamo.
- 51' The travelling US Sassuolo Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 56' AC Cesena started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
- 57' GOAL! Armand Lauriente scores on 57. Assisted by Tarik Muharemovic
- 62' The supporters are chanting for Flavio Russo. He replaces Joseph Ceesay on 62 minute.
- 67' It looks surprising US Sassuolo Calcio does not make any changes. Edoardo Pieragnolo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 71' Another change for US Sassuolo Calcio made on 71 minute. Edoardo Pieragnolo leaves to be changed by Josh Doig.
- 72' Nicholas Pierini has so much to prove this time. He replaces Armand Lauriente on 72 minute.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Simone Bastoni. He replaces Dario Saric on 77 minute.
- 82' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Andrea Ghion by Luca Lipani on 82 minute.
- 83' AC Cesena player sees a card in front of him.
- 88' AC Cesena 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.
- With this win, US Sassuolo Calcio is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
AC Cesena Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
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- 33
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Dario Saric ↓ Simone Bastoni 77'
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11
Joseph Ceesay ↓ Flavio Russo 62'
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- 27
- 13
- 9
- 19
- 26
- 70
Bench
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30
Simone Bastoni ↑ 77'
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23
Mirko Antonucci ↑ 62'
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20
Elayis Tavsan ↑ 46'
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91
Flavio Russo ↑ 62'
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- 7
- 93
- 71
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Emanuele Adamo ↑ 46'
- 79
Coach Michele MignaniUS Sassuolo Calcio Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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14
Pedro Obiang ↓ Luca Mazzitelli 71'
- 45
- 23
- 19
- 12
- 10
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Andrea Ghion ↓ Luca Lipani 82'
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24
Luca Moro ↓ Laurs Skjellerup 71'
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15
Edoardo Pieragnolo ↓ Josh Doig 71'
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- 40
Bench
- 99
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36
Luca Mazzitelli ↑ 71'
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77
Nicholas Pierini ↑ 72'
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Josh Doig ↑ 71'
- 26
- 20
- 7
- 17
- 9
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35
Luca Lipani ↑ 82'
- 31
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90
Laurs Skjellerup ↑ 71'
Coach Fabio Grosso -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Armand Lauriente 2 Janis Antiste 1 Flavio Russo 1 Marco Curto 1 Head to Head
AC Cesena Form
US Sassuolo Calcio Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.09 AC Cesena xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.55 US Sassuolo Calcio xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: US Sassuolo Calcio winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.64Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
AC Cesena or Draw 54%Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio 73%AC Cesena or US Sassuolo Calcio 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13%0 – 1 10.1%0 – 0 9.2%1 – 2 9%0 – 2 Actual1 – 0 6.8%2 – 1 6.3%2 – 2 4.9%1 – 3 4.7%0 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 4.1%2 – 3 2.6%Asian Handicap — AC Cesena
Handicap AC Cesena covers Push US Sassuolo Calcio covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 7% 90% -1.5 10% — 90% -1 10% 15% 75% -0.5 25% — 75% +0.5 54% — 46% +1 54% 22% 24% +1.5 76% — 24% +2 76% 14% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
AC Cesena keeps clean sheet 22% ✓US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet 34% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.