Wednesday , 30 September 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)

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

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
#13 Position #9
6 Points 7
5 Played 5
2 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 0
4 Scored 7
6 Conceded 6
-2 GD +1
1.20 PPG 1.40
40% Win % 20%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Empoli FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
AC Cesena this season

Empoli FC are 13th (6 pts). AC Cesena are 9th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Empoli FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/3
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AC Cesena
0-15
–/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Empoli FC
Stiven Shpendi 1 G
Bogdan Popov 1 G
Edoardo Saporiti 1 G
AC Cesena
Cristian Shpendi 6 G
Antonio Fiori 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Empoli FC and AC Cesena.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

AC Cesena Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.08 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 AC Cesena xG
I would bet for: Empoli FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Empoli FC39% Draw31% AC Cesena30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
70%
Draw or AC Cesena
61%
Empoli FC or AC Cesena
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Empoli FC24% Draw53% AC Cesena23%
Actual: AC Cesena win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
14.4%
1 – 0
11.7%
0 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
2.4%
3 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push AC Cesena covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 20% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
AC Cesena keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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