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Cesena v Mantova : Serie B match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 13th Dec, 18:30 BST, Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi, Cesena

Saturday evening sees Michele Mignani’s Cesena and Davide Possanzini’s Mantova go up against one another in a Serie B battle at the Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi. Serie B statistics are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head performance included too. There's so much to explore, with graphics and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers available for every betting markets using the tabs.


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Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cesena
53%
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Draw
28%
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Mantova
19%
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Cesena 1-0
18%
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Draw 0-0
13%
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Cesena 2-0
12%
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Draw 1-1
12%
--
Mantova 1-0
9%
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Cesena 2-1
8%
--
Cesena 3-0
5%
--
Mantova 2-1
4%
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Cesena 3-1
4%
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Mantova 2-0
3%
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Draw 2-2
3%
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Cesena 4-0
2%
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Cesena 4-1
1%
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Cesena 3-2
1%
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Mantova 3-1
1%
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Over 2.5 Goals
33%
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Under 2.5 Goals
67%
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Home 1st Goal
55%
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Away 1st Goal
36%
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No 1st Goal
10%
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BTTS - Yes
36%
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BTTS - No
64%
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BTTS - Home Win
15%
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BTTS - Draw
15%
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BTTS - Away Win
6%
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Home/draw
81%
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Away/draw
47%
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Home/away
72%
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Over 1.5 Goals
60%
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Under 1.5 Goals
40%
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Over 3.5 Goals
15%
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Under 3.5 Goals
85%
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Over 4.5 Goals
6%
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Under 4.5 Goals
94%
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Over 5.5 Goals
2%
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Under 5.5 Goals
98%
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Over 0.5 Goals
87%
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Under 0.5 Goals
13%
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Home DNB
73%
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Away DNB
38%
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Cesena win to nil
38%
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Mantova win to nil
13%
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Win / draw / win Serie B table

Cesena have played 14 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Serie B league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 2 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Cesena have outscored their opponents by 20 goals to 13 goals.

Home League Performance

Cesena have played 6 games at home winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 9 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

Mantova are in 15th position in the Serie B on 14 points having played 14 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 8 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 2 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Mantova have conceded 18 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cesena
Mantova
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Monza149321130 
Mar 3
l
 
1-0A
May 1
l
 
1-0A
2
Frosinone148421328 
Mar 14
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-5A
May 9
3
Modena147521226 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 7
l
 
1-3A
Mar 21
4
Cesena14824626 
-
-
Mar 17
Dec 13
5
Venezia147431325 
Feb 14
w
 
1-2F
Jan 24
l
 
3-0A
6
Palermo146531123 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
Jan 11
Mar 3
7
Empoli14554420 
Jan 10
Feb 28
Dec 21
Mar 14
8
Catanzaro14473219 
Mar 21
Dec 27
l
 
1-3F
Feb 14
9
Avellino14545-819 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 31
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
10
Juve Stabia13463-118 
Dec 20
Apr 11
Mar 7
l
 
2-1A
11
Reggiana14455-117 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 17
Dec 8
Feb 10
12
Padova14455-317 
May 9
Dec 8
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
13
Carrarese14374-316 
w
 
2-1F
May 1
Feb 28
Dec 27
14
V.Entella14365-615 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 10
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
15
Mantova14428-914 
Dec 13
Mar 17
-
-
16
Sudtirol14275-413 
Apr 6
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
17
Bari 190813346-1113 
Jan 24
l
 
1-0A
Feb 7
l
 
1-0A
18
Spezia14257-711 
Feb 21
w
 
1-2A
w
 
4-1A
Apr 11
19
Sampdoria14248-810 
Apr 25
w
 
1-2F
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
20
Pescara14167-119 
Feb 7
w
 
1-3F
w
 
2-1F
Jan 31
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Cesena have won 3 consecutive home league games
Cesena 4TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
2
Lost
7
Mantova 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Goal Statistics
Cesena 4th Mantova 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
4+
There is a 61% probability that Cesena will score no more than 1 goal
0
51%
1
34%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 51% probability that Mantova will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-19
Cesena have scored 19% fewer goals at home than predicted
-4
Mantova’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie B - 2025/2026 season
Cesena
PG (predicted goals)
Mantova
1.4
0.7
Attack rating
37%
better
CES
view stats
Games scored12
9
Failed to score2
5
Scored first10
4
Goals scored20
13
Avg. goals scored1.4
0.9
Avg. shots per game8
11
Avg. shots per goal6
12
Conversion rate for17
8
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+37%
Defence rating
21%
better
CES
view stats
Games conceded11
11
Clean sheets3
3
Conceded first4
9
Goals conceded14
22
Avg. goals conceded1
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded8
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
15%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+21%

Cesena v Mantova Serie B lLine ups will show here when available.

Cesena Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14543
J KlinsmannC. ShpendiT. BertiT. Berti
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Klinsmann GLK141
1
-
A. Ciofi DEF141
-
G Zaro DEF141
1
-
T. Berti MID1414
3
-
J. Miller Blesa FWD144
1
-
C. Shpendi FWD1452
1
-
M Mangraviti DEF131
3
-
E Adamo MID13
3
-
M. Francesconi MID13
2
-
R Ciervo FWD1341
3
-
M Castagnetti MID1211
3
-
S Bastoni  MID121
1
S. Balde FWD121
-
G Frabotta DEF1121
2
-
M Olivieri FWD9
1
-
R Celia DEF6
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M. Guidi DEF6
-
D Bisoli MID61
1
-
M Piacentini DEF3
-
V. Magni DEF3
-
T Arrigoni MID3
-
Mantova Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14426
M FestaL MancusoS TrimboliN. Radaelli
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Festa GLK14
-
S Trimboli MID142
4
-
L Mancuso FWD134
1
-
S Cella DEF121
1
-
T Maggioni DEF12
-
N. Radaelli DEF121
5
1
A. Castellini DEF12
1
-
C Bani DEF11
5
-
D Wieser MID11
1
-
D Mensah FWD11
1
-
F Paoletti MID10
3
-
F Artioli MID101
1
-
N Bonfanti FWD10
-
M. Caprini FWD9
2
-
D Bragantini FWD91
1
-
V Mantovani DEF7
1
-
C Falletti MID71
-
Z Majer MID7
1
-
F Galuppini MID7
1
-
F. Ruocco MID74
1
-
T. Marras FWD72
-
A. Fiori FWD72
1
-
G. Fedel MID2
-
T. Pittino DEF1
-
S Mullen DEF1
-