Thursday , 2 July 2026

Empoli FC vs AC Cesena, Serie B 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2025-26
Empoli FC
1 – 1
Full Time
AC Cesena
Sat 28 Feb 2026 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Empoli FC vs AC Cesena — Serie B .

Match Details

  • Referee Ivano Pezzuto (Italy)
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game

Standings

# 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

1
1
Empoli FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals AC Cesena
Last 5 meetings
2026-02-28 Empoli FC 1–1 AC Cesena 2026-01-10 AC Cesena 0–1 Empoli FC

Recent Form

Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Feb AC Cesena H 1–1 D
20 Feb Frosinone Calcio A 2–2 D
15 Feb AC Reggiana H 1–1 D
11 Feb SS Juve Stabia H 1–2 L
07 Feb Palermo FC A 2–3 L
31 Jan Modena FC 2018 H 0–0 D
AC Cesena
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Feb Empoli FC A 1–1 D
21 Feb Spezia Calcio H 2–3 L
14 Feb Venezia FC H 0–4 L
10 Feb ACD Virtus Entella A 1–3 L
06 Feb Delfino Pescara 1936 H 2–0 W
31 Jan Calcio Avellino SSD A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Empoli FC AC Cesena
#15 Position #11
41 Points 46
38 Played 38
9 / 14 / 15 W / D / L 12 / 10 / 16
47 Scored 45
54 Conceded 56
-7 GD -11
1.08 PPG 1.21
24% Win % 32%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Empoli FC this season
19% Clean Sheets
AC Cesena this season

Empoli FC are 15th (41 pts). AC Cesena are 11th (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Empoli FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AC Cesena
0-15
2/4
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/2
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. AC Cesena kicks off things out of here…
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

AC Cesena Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.48 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 AC Cesena xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Empoli FC47% Draw28% AC Cesena25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
74%
Draw or AC Cesena
53%
Empoli FC or AC Cesena
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Empoli FC32% Draw48% AC Cesena20%
Actual: AC Cesena win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push AC Cesena covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
AC Cesena keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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