Thursday , 2 July 2026

US Catanzaro vs AC Cesena, Serie B 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2024-25
US Catanzaro
4 – 2
Full Time
AC Cesena
Sat 1 Feb 2025 · 14:00 UTC Nicola Ceravolo 8,514 HT 45' · FT 45'
Federico Bonini 3' 1–0
Simone Pieraccini og 10' 2–0
2–1 30' Stefano Scognamillo og
Pietro Iemmello 38' 3–1
Tommaso Cassandro 66' 4–1
4–2 70' Mirko Antonucci
Y 40' Antonino La Gumina
Nicolo Brighenti 54' Y
Y 62' Daniele Donnarumma
Mirko Pigliacelli 83' Y
Y 83' Mirko Antonucci

Overview

Match Preview

US Catanzaro vs AC Cesena — Serie B at Nicola Ceravolo.

Match Details

  • Referee Simone Galipo (Italy)
  • Assistant 1 Damiano Margani
  • Assistant 2 Mario Vigile (Italy)
17 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2
2
US Catanzaro 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals AC Cesena
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-01 US Catanzaro 4–2 AC Cesena 2024-08-28 AC Cesena 2–0 US Catanzaro

Recent Form

US Catanzaro
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Feb AC Cesena H 4–2 W
26 Jan Brescia Calcio A 3–2 W
19 Jan AC Pisa 1909 H 0–0 D
12 Jan FC Sudtirol A 1–1 D
29 Dec US Salernitana 1919 H 1–0 W
26 Dec Cosenza Calcio A 1–1 D
AC Cesena
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Feb US Catanzaro A 2–4 L
25 Jan SSC Bari H 1–1 D
17 Jan UC Sampdoria A 2–1 W
12 Jan AS Cittadella H 0–0 D
29 Dec Carrarese Calcio A 0–2 L
26 Dec US Cremonese H 0–1 L

Season Stats

US Catanzaro AC Cesena
#5 Position #11
59 Points 46
38 Played 38
15 / 14 / 9 W / D / L 12 / 10 / 16
62 Scored 45
51 Conceded 56
+11 GD -11
1.55 PPG 1.21
39% Win % 32%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
US Catanzaro this season
19% Clean Sheets
AC Cesena this season

US Catanzaro are 5th (59 pts). AC Cesena are 11th (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

US Catanzaro
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
4/5
■ 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' KICK OFF: US Catanzaro gets underway.
  • 3' Against the run of play, Federico Bonini has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 8' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. US Catanzaro needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Simone Pieraccini is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michele Mignani will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both US Catanzaro and AC Cesena are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. US Catanzaro is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Stefano Scognamillo doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 35' US Catanzaro are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 38' What a moment for Pietro Iemmello! That strike on 38 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a card for Antonino La Gumina.
  • 45' US Catanzaro is showing some good football. However, US Catanzaro are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 54' The referee has no hesitation. Nicolo Brighenti is booked for US Catanzaro — card on 54.
  • 54' The whistle greets Simone Pieraccini as he departs to be replaced by Matteo Francesconi.
  • 59' Fresh legs for US Catanzaro! Mamadou Coulibaly comes on to replace Simone Pontisso.
  • 62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Daniele Donnarumma.
  • 66' What a moment for Tommaso Cassandro! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 69' A change in the AC Cesena ranks — Simone Bastoni exits the field as Elayis Tavsan enters on 69.
  • 70' Mirko Antonucci doubles the advantage! 4-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 76' AC Cesena ring the changes. Leonardo Mendicino has done his job and it is now time for Dario Saric to step up.
  • 81' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nicolo Brighenti suffering a number of foals already.
  • 82' The US Catanzaro manager makes a substitution. Pietro Iemmello departs to be replaced by Tommaso Biasci.
  • 83' Mirko Pigliacelli was booked on 83.
  • 88' A quiet spell here at Nicola Ceravolo. AC Cesena seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 89' Matias Antonini is ready to make an impact after coming on for Federico Bonini at the 89 minute mark.
  • With this win, US Catanzaro is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

US Catanzaro Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabio Caserta

AC Cesena Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michele Mignani

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.21 US Catanzaro xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 AC Cesena xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Catanzaro56% Draw22% AC Cesena22%
Actual: US Catanzaro win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

US Catanzaro or Draw
78%
Draw or AC Cesena
44%
US Catanzaro or AC Cesena
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
US Catanzaro41% Draw39% AC Cesena20%
Actual: US Catanzaro win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 2
5.7%
1 – 0
5.6%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.1%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — US Catanzaro

Handicap US Catanzaro covers Push AC Cesena covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 21% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
AC Cesena keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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