Thursday , 2 July 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)
16 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

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
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
19% Clean Sheets
AC Cesena this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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: AC Cesena gets underway.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering US Sassuolo Calcio that had 384 games and scored 459 goals.
  • 10' Marco Curto was booked on 10.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' US Sassuolo Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' AC Cesena is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' 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.
  • 34' Goal! Janis Antiste scores his 20 goal in 420 matches.
  • 36' US Sassuolo Calcio receives a card for a hard tackle on 36.
  • 41' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 46' The whistle greets Yeferson Paz as he departs to be replaced by Matteo Lovato.
  • 51' 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.
  • 53' Goal! Marco Curto scores his 2 goal in 380 matches.
  • 58' It’s high time Fabio Grosso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 59' The US Sassuolo Calcio manager makes a substitution. Nedim Bajrami departs to be replaced by Flavio Russo.
  • 64' It looks surprising US Sassuolo Calcio does not make any changes. Yeferson Paz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' US Sassuolo Calcio is taking the lead after the goal scored by Flavio Russo on 65.
  • 70' 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 Giacomo Satalino suffering a number of foals already.
  • 72' Emanuele Adamo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joseph Ceesay on 72 minute.
  • 73' Mirko Antonucci is replacing Giacomo Calo for the AC Cesena side.
  • 74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Janis Antiste on 74.
  • 78' Another change for US Sassuolo Calcio made on 78 minute. Janis Antiste leaves to be changed by Filippo Missori.
  • 79' The AC Cesena manager makes a substitution. Marco Curto departs to be replaced by Matteo Piacentini.
  • 80' It’s a booking for AC Cesena player. Tommaso Berti gets a card.
  • 84' Luca Lipani has so much to prove this time. He replaces Justin Kumi on 84 minute.
  • 85' It is a substitution in AC Cesena team. Daniele Donnarumma is replaced by Raffaele Celia on 85 minute.
  • 90' Daniel Boloca is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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.