Cesena

Cesena

VS Scheduled Tuesday 27 Oct 202619:00

Italy 26/27 Serie B · Matchday 9

Empoli

Head-to-head overview

4 meetings

CesenaWins: 0
Draws25.0% of meetings: 1
EmpoliWins: 3

Goals per match: 4.00
Over 2.5 goals: 50.0%
Both teams scored: 75.0%

Date	Season	Match
2026-02-28	25/26	Empoli1–1Cesena
2026-01-10	25/26	Cesena0–1Empoli
2018-04-17	17/18	Cesena2–3Empoli
2017-11-18	17/18	Empoli5–3Cesena

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-18	26/27	Juve Stabia1–1Cesena
2026-09-13	26/27	Cesena2–2Cremonese
2026-09-12	26/27	Cesena2–2Cremonese
2026-09-06	26/27	Cesena1–1Mantova
2026-08-29	26/27	Virtus Entella1–2Cesena
2026-08-23	26/27	Cesena1–1Sampdoria
2026-05-08	25/26	Cesena3–4Padova
2026-05-01	25/26	Carrarese0–0Cesena

Empoli

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-20	26/27	Modena2–1Empoli
2026-09-11	26/27	Empoli0–1Arezzo
2026-09-05	26/27	Carrarese0–1Empoli
2026-08-30	26/27	Mantova3–1Empoli
2026-08-22	26/27	Empoli1–0Cremonese
2026-05-08	25/26	Monza2–2Empoli
2026-05-01	25/26	Empoli1–0Avellino
2026-04-25	25/26	Venezia2–0Empoli

Cesena Empoli

Wins

12%

38%

Over 2.5 goals

50%

38%

Both teams scored

88%

38%

Clean sheets

12%

38%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Cesena

Home · Serie B

Home			Away		1st goal
7	Cesena	1–1	Mantova	1	31′ Away
7	Cesena		Palermo	2
7	Cesena		Sudtirol	3
7	Cesena		Modena	4
7	Cesena		Ascoli	5
7	Cesena		Padova	6
7 · Cesena
7	Cesena		Avellino	8
7	Cesena		Verona	9
7	Cesena		Benevento	10
7	Cesena		Pisa	11
7	Cesena	2–2	Cremonese	12	22′ Home
7	Cesena	2–2	Cremonese	12	—
7	Cesena		Empoli	13
7	Cesena		Vicenza	14
7	Cesena		Catanzaro	15
7	Cesena		Juve Stabia	16
7	Cesena		Arezzo	17
7	Cesena		Virtus Entella	18
7	Cesena	1–1	Sampdoria	19	17′ Home
7	Cesena		Carrarese	20

Empoli

Away · Serie B

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Mantova	3–1	Empoli	13	51′ Away
2	Palermo		Empoli	13
3	Sudtirol		Empoli	13
4	Modena	2–1	Empoli	13	27′ Away
5	Ascoli		Empoli	13
6	Padova		Empoli	13
7	Cesena		Empoli	13
8	Avellino		Empoli	13
9	Verona		Empoli	13
10	Benevento		Empoli	13
11	Pisa		Empoli	13
12	Cremonese		Empoli	13
13 · Empoli
14	Vicenza		Empoli	13
15	Catanzaro		Empoli	13
16	Juve Stabia		Empoli	13
17	Arezzo		Empoli	13
18	Virtus Entella		Empoli	13
19	Sampdoria		Empoli	13
20	Carrarese	0–1	Empoli	13	74′ Away

Cesena Home Empoli Away

Wins

0%

33%

Over 1.5

100%

67%

Over 2.5

50%

67%

Over 3.5

50%

33%

Both teams scored

100%

67%

Clean sheets

0%

33%

Scores first

N/A

100%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Serie B · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Cesena

6 matches

Goals & results	Home4 matches	Away2 matches	Overall6 matches
Points / match	1.00	2.00	1.33
Draws	100.0%	50.0%	83.3%
Goals scored / match	1.50	1.50	1.50
Goals conceded / match	1.50	1.00	1.33
Total goals / match	3.00	2.50	2.83
Failed to score	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Under 2.5 goals	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 3/4 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Empoli

5 matches

Goals & results	Home2 matches	Away3 matches	Overall5 matches
Points / match	1.50	1.00	1.20
Draws	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Goals scored / match	0.50	1.00	0.80
Goals conceded / match	0.50	1.67	1.20
Total goals / match	1.00	2.67	2.00
Failed to score	50.0%	0.0%	20.0%
Under 2.5 goals	100.0%	33.3%	60.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 3	33%
Scores first → wins	1 of 3	33%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

Scoring order known: 3/3 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	0
16–30	1	0
31–45	0	0
46–60	1	1
61–75	1	3
76–90	0	1

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Cesena	Draw	Empoli	How it works
Strength (Elo)	39.0%	31.8%	29.2%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	23.7%	23.3%	52.0%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.12–1.79 Model expected goals

54.4% Probability of over 2.5 goals

55.3% Both teams to score

1-1 Most likely score, at 10.9%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-110.9%

0-19.8%

1-29.8%

0-28.7%

1-06.1%

2-16.1%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Cesena	Empoli	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1470	1466	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	10	-2	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1519	1504	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.
Shot share	45.8%	50.1%	Share of all shots in a match. Above 50% means the team takes more shots than its opponents.
Shots on target share	47.6%	46.2%	The same measure, counting only shots on target
Finishing and saving index (PDO)	866	996	Shooting conversion plus save percentage, on a scale centred on 1000. Extreme values can reflect short-term variation.
Conversion	24.3%	30.6%	Shots on target converted into goals
Save percentage	62.3%	69.0%	Opponents' shots on target that are saved

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Cesena	0.58	0.47	0.79	0.89
Empoli	0.50	0.65	0.45	1.00

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Cesena	8%	12%	30%	20%	30%
Empoli	2%	28%	25%	18%	28%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

0.83 Cesena at home, 12 matches

0.55 Empoli away, 11 matches

39d Days of rest for Cesena

37d Days of rest for Empoli

— Manager of Cesena

— Manager of Empoli

0 Matches for Cesena in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Empoli in the last 14 days

6 Points for Cesena behind the leaders, and 2 above the relegation zone

8 Points for Empoli behind the leaders, and 0 above the relegation zone

2.52 League goals per match

32.6% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Cesena, the right bar represents Empoli.

On the ball

20 matches

13.29

shots

13.56

4.12

shots on target

4.0

31.0%

accuracy

29.5%

4.11

corners

5.3

13.63

fouls

16.6

1.83

yellow cards

2.3

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Cesena	DDDDWDLDDL	1.00	1.20–1.40	4D
Empoli	LLWLWDWLDL	1.10	0.80–1.20	2L

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Cesena	5	7	7	1	4
Empoli	5	11	4	0	3

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Cesena

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Empoli

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.