Wednesday , 30 September 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 5 13
2 FC Südtirol 5 11
3 Mantova 1911 SSD 5 11
4 Modena FC 2018 5 10
5 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 5 10
6 Padova Calcio 5 7
7 Benevento Calcio 5 7
8 Hellas Verona FC 5 7
9 AC Cesena 5 7
10 Calcio Avellino SSD 5 7
11 AC Pisa 1909 5 7
12 SS Arezzo 5 6
13 Empoli FC 5 6
14 ACD Virtus Entella 5 5
15 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 5 5
16 US Cremonese 5 5
17 UC Sampdoria 5 4
18 SS Juve Stabia 5 3
19 US Catanzaro 5 3
20 Carrarese Calcio 5 1

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
0% Clean Sheets
AC Cesena this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Cesena
Cristian Shpendi 6 G
Antonio Fiori 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. US Sassuolo Calcio is hosting AC Cesena for another epic battle.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. US Sassuolo Calcio in their 4-3-2-1 trying to find a way past AC Cesena's compact 3-5-2.
  • 10' The referee has no hesitation. Marco Curto is booked for AC Cesena — card on 10.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Cesena that had 81 games and scored 58 goals.
  • 20' Josh Doig needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. US Sassuolo Calcio must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' AC Cesena are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 34' Janis Antiste is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 36' It’s gonna be a card for Cas Odenthal.
  • 41' named a 4-3-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' A change in the US Sassuolo Calcio ranks — Yeferson Paz exits the field as Matteo Lovato enters on 46.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marco Curto makes it 1-1.
  • 58' 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.
  • 59' Flavio Russo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nedim Bajrami at the 59 minute mark.
  • 64' 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.
  • 65' The deadlock is broken! Flavio Russo gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Cristian Shpendi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 81 appearances.
  • 72' The AC Cesena manager makes a substitution. Joseph Ceesay departs to be replaced by Emanuele Adamo.
  • 73' The whistle greets Giacomo Calo as he departs to be replaced by Mirko Antonucci.
  • 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' Time for substitution for AC Cesena. Marco Curto is replaced by Matteo Piacentini.
  • 80' Tommaso Berti catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 80.
  • 84' Luca Lipani gets the nod from US Sassuolo Calcio. He replaces Justin Kumi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Time for substitution for AC Cesena. Daniele Donnarumma is replaced by Raffaele Celia.
  • 90' Daniel Boloca has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • 2-1 the final result. AC Cesena will be bitterly disappointed.

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.