Sunday , 16 August 2026

AS Cittadella vs AC Cesena, Serie B 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2024-25
AS Cittadella
0 – 2
Full Time
AC Cesena
Sun 10 Nov 2024 · 14:00 UTC Stadio P.C. Tombolato 4,082 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 60' Simone Bastoni
0–2 67' Cristian Shpendi pen
Y 33' Andrea Ciofi
Alessandro Salvi 65' Y
Alessandro Salvi 88' YR

Overview

Match Preview

AS Cittadella vs AC Cesena — Serie B at Stadio P.C. Tombolato.

Match Details

  • Referee Federico Dionisi
  • Assistant 1 Daniele Bindoni
  • Assistant 2 Gaetano Massara (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

1
1
AS Cittadella 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals AC Cesena
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-10 AS Cittadella 0–2 AC Cesena

Recent Form

AS Cittadella
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov AC Cesena H 0–2 L
03 Nov Palermo FC A 1–0 W
30 Oct UC Sampdoria H 0–0 D
26 Oct Carrarese Calcio A 0–3 L
19 Oct Cosenza Calcio H 0–0 D
05 Oct US Sassuolo Calcio A 1–6 L
AC Cesena
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov AS Cittadella A 2–0 W
03 Nov FC Südtirol H 1–0 W
29 Oct US Salernitana 1919 A 1–1 D
26 Oct Brescia Calcio H 2–0 W
20 Oct UC Sampdoria H 3–5 L
05 Oct AC Pisa 1909 A 1–3 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stadio P.C. Tombolato. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' AS Cittadella is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' AC Cesena come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' named a 3-5-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. AS Cittadella in their 3-5-2 trying to find a way past AC Cesena's compact 3-4-3.
  • 30' Simone Pieraccini has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 76 appearances.
  • 33' A moment of madness from Andrea Ciofi on 33 minutes earns him a card. AC Cesena will be frustrated.
  • 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AS Cittadella needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 43' AS Cittadella currently sit 19 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 48' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 53' AS Cittadella are deployed in a 3-5-2 today, looking to exploit space against AC Cesena's 3-4-3 shape.
  • 58' Over 58 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' What composure from Simone Bastoni! The Italy international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 65' That is a card for AS Cittadella. Alessandro Salvi will be fuming at that decision.
  • 67' Cristian Shpendi adds to his 2 season tally! AC Cesena lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 68' The whistle greets Simone Rabbi as he departs to be replaced by Mario Ravasio.
  • 69' The whistle greets Andrea Ciofi as he departs to be replaced by Simone Pieraccini.
  • 74' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 79' AC Cesena are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 80' Another change for AC Cesena made on 80 minute. Simone Bastoni leaves to be changed by Joseph Ceesay.
  • 84' Simone Tronchin makes way for Davide Voltan at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Cittadella.
  • 86' Fresh legs for AC Cesena! Matteo Francesconi comes on to replace Tommaso Berti.
  • 87' Another substitution for AS Cittadella to replace Edoardo Masciangelo by Alessio Rizza on 87 minute.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a card for Alessandro Salvi.
  • With this win, AC Cesena is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

AS Cittadella Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alessandro Dal Canto

AC Cesena Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michele Mignani

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.8 AS Cittadella xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 AC Cesena xG
I would bet for: AC Cesena or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Cittadella25% Draw31% AC Cesena44%
Actual: AC Cesena win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

AS Cittadella or Draw
56%
Draw or AC Cesena
75%
AS Cittadella or AC Cesena
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Cittadella16% Draw53% AC Cesena31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.7%
0 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
8.5%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
4.9%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
3.6%
2 – 2
3.4%
2 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — AS Cittadella

Handicap AS Cittadella covers Push AC Cesena covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 15% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 24% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 14% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

AS Cittadella keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
AC Cesena keeps clean sheet
45% ✗

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