Saturday , 14 November 2026

SSC Bari vs AC Cesena, Serie B 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2024-25
SSC Bari
1 – 0
Full Time
AC Cesena
Sat 7 Dec 2024 · 14:00 UTC San Nicola 14,696 HT 45' · FT 45'
Mehdi Dorval 33' 1–0
Y 49' Simone Bastoni
Y 53' Emanuele Adamo
Valerio Mantovani 67' Y
Y 67' Augustus Kargbo
Y 72' Giacomo Calo
Ahmad Benali 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Bari vs AC Cesena — Serie B at San Nicola.

Match Details

  • Referee Alberto Santoro
  • Assistant 1 Marco Ricci (Italy)
  • Assistant 2 Andrea Niedda (Italy)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Palermo FC 11 27
2 Modena FC 2018 11 23
3 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 11 20
4 Mantova 1911 SSD 11 19
5 Benevento Calcio 11 16
6 Calcio Avellino SSD 11 16
7 Hellas Verona FC 11 16
8 AC Pisa 1909 11 16
9 US Cremonese 11 15
10 Padova Calcio 11 15
11 AC Cesena 11 15
12 FC Südtirol 11 15
13 SS Juve Stabia 11 12
14 SS Arezzo 11 11
15 UC Sampdoria 11 11
16 ACD Virtus Entella 11 10
17 Carrarese Calcio 11 10
18 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 11 9
19 Empoli FC 11 9
20 US Catanzaro 11 6

Head-to-Head

3
1
SSC Bari 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals AC Cesena
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-07 SSC Bari 1–0 AC Cesena

Recent Form

SSC Bari
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec AC Cesena H 1–0 W
30 Nov Brescia Calcio A 1–1 D
24 Nov AS Cittadella H 3–2 W
10 Nov US Salernitana 1919 A 2–0 W
02 Nov AC Reggiana H 2–2 D
29 Oct Carrarese Calcio H 0–0 D
AC Cesena
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec SSC Bari A 0–1 L
01 Dec Frosinone Calcio A 2–3 L
23 Nov AC Reggiana H 1–1 D
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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
AC Cesena this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Cesena
Cristian Shpendi 8 G 1 A
Antonio Fiori 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at San Nicola. Ninety minutes of football awaits between SSC Bari and AC Cesena.
  • 5' Emanuele Adamo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 86 appearances.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michele Mignani might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' AC Cesena started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Augustus Kargbo, a Sierra Leone , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 33' What composure from Mehdi Dorval! The Algeria international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 43' Italy international Tommaso Berti has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 48' It’s high time Michele Mignani made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 49' That is a card for AC Cesena. Simone Bastoni will be fuming at that decision.
  • 53' The referee shows AC Cesena player a card on 53.
  • 57' Joseph Ceesay has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniele Donnarumma on 57 minute.
  • 62' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 63' A tactical swap from SSC Bari — Nunzio Lella on, Cesar Falletti off on 63 minutes.
  • 65' Fresh legs for AC Cesena! Augustus Kargbo comes on to replace Mirko Antonucci.
  • 67' The referee calls foul for Valerio Mantovani. He receives a card.
  • 72' Giacomo Calo picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' SSC Bari manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andrea Favilli is hanging Andrij Novakovich on the field on 76 minute.
  • 77' AC Cesena manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Riccardo Chiarello is hanging Tommaso Berti on the field on 77 minute.
  • 82' Raffaele Celia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 84' The SSC Bari bench stirs into life. Mehdi Dorval is withdrawn and Alessandro Tripaldelli gets his opportunity.
  • 89' Valerio Mantovani has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

SSC Bari Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Moreno Longo

AC Cesena Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michele Mignani

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.32 SSC Bari xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 AC Cesena xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Bari49% Draw29% AC Cesena22%
Actual: SSC Bari win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

SSC Bari or Draw
78%
Draw or AC Cesena
51%
SSC Bari or AC Cesena
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Bari31% Draw52% AC Cesena17%
Actual: SSC Bari win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
13.6%
2 – 0
9.4%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — SSC Bari

Handicap SSC Bari covers Push AC Cesena covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 24% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

SSC Bari keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
AC Cesena keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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