Sunday , 15 November 2026

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

Serie B · 2024-25
US Sassuolo Calcio
2 – 1
Full Time
AC Cesena
Sat 24 Aug 2024 · 18:30 UTC Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore 5,017 HT 45' · FT 45'
Janis Antiste 34' 1–0
1–1 53' Marco Curto
Flavio Russo 65' 2–1
Y 10' Marco Curto
Cas Odenthal 36' Y
Janis Antiste 74' Y
Y 80' Tommaso Berti
Daniel Boloca 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

US Sassuolo Calcio vs AC Cesena — Serie B at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore.

Match Details

  • Referee Luca Massimi
  • Assistant 1 Ciro Carbone
  • Assistant 2 Mattia Pascarella (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

2
US Sassuolo Calcio 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals AC Cesena
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-24 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 AC Cesena

Recent Form

US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug AC Cesena H 2–1 W
18 Aug US Catanzaro A 1–1 D
26 May SS Lazio A 1–1 D
19 May Cagliari Calcio H 0–2 L
12 May Genoa CFC A 1–2 L
04 May FC Internazionale Milano H 1–0 W
AC Cesena
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug US Sassuolo Calcio A 1–2 L
18 Aug Carrarese Calcio H 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and US Sassuolo Calcio launch into their encounter with AC Cesena.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. US Sassuolo Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Controversy at the stadium! Marco Curto argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 15' Italy international Raffaele Celia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both US Sassuolo Calcio and AC Cesena are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' AC Cesena is showing some good football. However, AC Cesena are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' 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.
  • 34' Janis Antiste is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Cas Odenthal.
  • 41' It’s high time Michele Mignani made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' US Sassuolo Calcio ring the changes. Yeferson Paz has done his job and it is now time for Matteo Lovato to step up.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His US Sassuolo Calcio side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marco Curto makes it 1-1.
  • 58' US Sassuolo Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 58.
  • 59' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Nedim Bajrami by Flavio Russo on 59 minute.
  • 64' Over 64 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 65' A goal from the Italy international Flavio Russo! He fires home on 65 to make it 2-1!
  • 70' The 34-year-old Matteo Pisseri has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 72' A change in the AC Cesena ranks — Joseph Ceesay exits the field as Emanuele Adamo enters on 72.
  • 73' Another change for AC Cesena made on 73 minute. Giacomo Calo leaves to be changed by Mirko Antonucci.
  • 74' It’s gonna be a card for Janis Antiste.
  • 78' US Sassuolo Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Filippo Missori is hanging Janis Antiste on the field on 78 minute.
  • 79' Another substitution for AC Cesena to replace Marco Curto by Matteo Piacentini on 79 minute.
  • 80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tommaso Berti on 80.
  • 84' The US Sassuolo Calcio manager makes a substitution. Justin Kumi departs to be replaced by Luca Lipani.
  • 85' Fresh legs for AC Cesena! Raffaele Celia comes on to replace Daniele Donnarumma.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Daniel Boloca.
  • It finishes all square. US Sassuolo Calcio and AC Cesena share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabio Grosso

AC Cesena Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michele Mignani

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 US Sassuolo Calcio 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

✓ Correct
US Sassuolo Calcio49% Draw27% AC Cesena24%
Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw
76%
Draw or AC Cesena
51%
US Sassuolo Calcio or AC Cesena
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
US Sassuolo Calcio34% Draw47% AC Cesena19%
Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap US Sassuolo Calcio covers Push AC Cesena covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
AC Cesena keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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