US Sassuolo Calcio vs AC Cesena, Serie B 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
US Sassuolo Calcio vs AC Cesena — Serie B at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore.
- US Sassuolo Calcio 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- AC Cesena 38 games · 46 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Luca Massimi
- Assistant 1 Ciro Carbone
- Assistant 2 Mattia Pascarella (Italy)
18 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 history19% Clean Sheets
AC Cesena this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
AC Cesena0-152/416-30–/131-451/–46-60–/161-75–/276+–/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for US Sassuolo Calcio to score. At the same time, AC Cesena does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. US Sassuolo Calcio is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' AC Cesena player sees a card in front of him.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering US Sassuolo Calcio that had 380 games and scored 436 goals.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' It’s high time Michele Mignani made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Filippo Romagna, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 34' What a strike from Janis Antiste! The score is 1-0.
- 36' US Sassuolo Calcio receives a card for a hard tackle on 36.
- 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 46' Matteo Lovato has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yeferson Paz on 46 minute.
- 51' Justin Kumi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 53' What an equalizer from Marco Curto!
- 58' 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.
- 59' It is a substitution in US Sassuolo Calcio team. Nedim Bajrami is replaced by Flavio Russo on 59 minute.
- 64' Tommaso Berti has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 35 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 65' Goal! Flavio Russo scores his 2 goal in 380 matches.
- 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Cesena needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 72' Time for substitution for AC Cesena. Joseph Ceesay is replaced by Emanuele Adamo.
- 73' It is a substitution in AC Cesena team. Giacomo Calo is replaced by Mirko Antonucci on 73 minute.
- 74' Janis Antiste is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
- 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' Matteo Piacentini is replacing Marco Curto for the AC Cesena side.
- 80' It’s gonna be a card for Tommaso Berti.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Luca Lipani. He replaces Justin Kumi on 84 minute.
- 85' The AC Cesena manager makes a substitution. Daniele Donnarumma departs to be replaced by Raffaele Celia.
- 90' US Sassuolo Calcio receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- Another three points for US Sassuolo Calcio.
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Lineups
US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups
4-3-2-1Starting XI
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- 12
- 3
- 26
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72
Nedim Bajrami ↓ Flavio Russo 59'
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28
Janis Antiste ↓ Filippo Missori 78'
- 29
- 11
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17
Yeferson Paz ↓ Matteo Lovato 46'
- 9
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55
Justin Kumi ↓ Luca Lipani 84'
Bench
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14
Pedro Obiang ↑ 78'
- 1
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20
Matteo Lovato ↑ 46'
- 24
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2
Filippo Missori ↑ 78'
- 15
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35
Luca Lipani ↑ 84'
- 44
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91
Flavio Russo ↑ 59'
- 92
- 21
- 18
Coach Fabio GrossoAC Cesena Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
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35
Giacomo Calo ↓ Mirko Antonucci 73'
- 30
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3
Marco Curto ↓ Matteo Piacentini 79'
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11
Joseph Ceesay ↓ Emanuele Adamo 72'
- 24
- 10
- 9
- 14
- 7
- 15
Bench
- 33
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23
Mirko Antonucci ↑ 73'
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13
Raffaele Celia ↑ 85'
- 19
- 93
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26
Matteo Piacentini ↑ 79'
- 71
- 73
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17
Emanuele Adamo ↑ 72'
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70
Matteo Francesconi ↑ 85'
- 92
Coach Michele Mignani -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Armand Lauriente 2 Janis Antiste 1 Flavio Russo 1 Marco Curto 1 Head to Head
US Sassuolo Calcio Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.56 US Sassuolo Calcio xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.06 AC Cesena xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: US Sassuolo Calcio winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.62Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line 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
✗ WrongActual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13%1 – 0 10.4%0 – 0 9.3%2 – 1 Actual2 – 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.