Palermo FC vs AC Cesena, Serie B 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Palermo FC vs AC Cesena — Serie B at Stadio Renzo Barbera.
- Palermo FC 5 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
- AC Cesena 5 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Giuseppe Collu (Italy)
- Assistant 1 Francesco Luciani (Italy)
- Assistant 2 Paolo Bitonti (Italy)
3 games this season
🟨 5.7/game
⚽ 9.7 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palermo FC | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | FC Sudtirol | 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr | AC Cesena | H | 2–0 | W |
| 10 Apr | Frosinone Calcio | A | 1–1 | D |
| 05 Apr | Calcio Avellino SSD | H | 2–0 | W |
| 21 Mar | Padova Calcio | A | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Mar | SS Juve Stabia | H | 2–2 | D |
| 14 Mar | AC Monza | A | 0–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr | Palermo FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 11 Apr | SS Juve Stabia | A | 0–2 | L |
| 06 Apr | FC Sudtirol | H | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Mar | US Catanzaro | H | 3–1 | W |
| 17 Mar | Mantova 1911 SSD | A | 0–3 | L |
| 14 Mar | Frosinone Calcio | H | 2–2 | D |
Season Stats
| Palermo FC | AC Cesena | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #9 |
| 13 | Points | 7 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 4 / 1 / 0 | W / D / L | 1 / 4 / 0 |
| 10 | Scored | 7 |
| 5 | Conceded | 6 |
| +5 | GD | +1 |
| 2.60 | PPG | 1.40 |
| 80% | Win % | 20% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Palermo FC this season
Palermo FC this season
0%
Clean Sheets
AC Cesena this season
AC Cesena this season
Palermo FC are 1st (13 pts). AC Cesena are 9th (7 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Palermo FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/2
76+
3/–
■ 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)
Palermo FC
| Dennis Johnsen | 3 G | 4 A |
| Dominic Vavassori | 2 G | |
| Tommaso Augello | 1 G | 1 A |
| Filippo Ranocchia | 1 G |
AC Cesena
| Cristian Shpendi | 6 G |
| Antonio Fiori | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: AC Cesena gets underway.
- 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 9' Joel Pohjanpalo does the damage! The net is bulging and Palermo FC surge ahead!
- 14' The travelling AC Cesena supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 19' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Palermo FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 29' Palermo FC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 34' Palermo FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against AC Cesena's 4-2-3-1 shape.
- 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cristian Shpendi made 81 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 41' That looks like a foul for a card for Alberto Cerri.
- 46' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 56' Antonio Palumbo, a Italy , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 66' Jeremy Le Douaron has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
- 71' Joel Pohjanpalo makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Palermo FC are in front.
- 72' It is a substitution in AC Cesena team. Tommaso Corazza is replaced by Gianluca Frabotta on 72 minute.
- 74' Samuel Giovane is ready to make an impact after coming on for Antonio Palumbo at the 74 minute mark.
- 77' Fresh legs for AC Cesena! Giacomo Vrioni comes on to replace Marco Olivieri.
- 80' Aljosa Vasic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jacopo Segre at the 80 minute mark.
- 85' Giacomo Vrioni is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Palermo FC so far.
- 88' A change in the Palermo FC ranks — Joel Pohjanpalo exits the field as Giacomo Corona enters on 88.
- 90' AC Cesena make a change. Tommaso Berti trudges off to be replaced by Tommaso Arrigoni on 90 minutes.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Palermo FC and AC Cesena (для сухой ничьи).
Lineups
Palermo FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 10
-
8
Jacopo Segre ↓ Aljosa Vasic 80'
- 20
- 1
- 13
- 3
- 5
- 32
- 21
- 18
- 27
Bench
- 28
- 19
-
96
Giangiacomo Magnani ↑ 80'
- 66
- 72
-
11
Emmanuel Gyasi ↑ 74'
-
17
Samuel Giovane ↑ 74'
-
31
Giacomo Corona ↑ 88'
-
14
Aljosa Vasic ↑ 80'
- 77
Coach
Filippo Inzaghi
AC Cesena Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4
- 33
-
7
Alberto Cerri ↓ Riccardo Ciervo 72'
- 25
-
32
Marco Olivieri ↓ Giacomo Vrioni 77'
- 27
- 19
- 9
- 14
- 15
- 26
Bench
-
8
Gaetano Castrovilli ↑ 72'
-
22
Giacomo Vrioni ↑ 77'
-
6
Tommaso Arrigoni ↑ 90'
- 24
-
99
Gianluca Frabotta ↑ 72'
-
11
Riccardo Ciervo ↑ 72'
- 16
- 1
- 70
- 17
- 23
- 18
Coach
Ashley Cole
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Joel Pohjanpalo | 2 |
| Dario Saric | 1 |
| Niccolo Pierozzi | 1 |
| Giacomo Calo | 1 |
Head to Head
Palermo FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.92
Palermo FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74
AC Cesena xG
I would bet for:
Palermo FC to win 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Palermo FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 3.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
Palermo FC or Draw
85%
Draw or AC Cesena
38%
Palermo FC or AC Cesena
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Palermo FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.8%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
8.8%
3 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
6%
0 – 1
4.3%
4 – 0
3.8%
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
2.9%
Asian Handicap — Palermo FC
| Handicap | Palermo FC covers | Push | AC Cesena covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -2 | 19% | 20% | 61% |
| -1.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| -1 | 39% | 25% | 36% |
| -0.5 | 64% | — | 36% |
| +0.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +1 | 88% | 9% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Palermo FC keeps clean sheet
48%
✗
AC Cesena keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.