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

Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi, Cesena

Palermo, led by manager Alessio Dionisi, visit Michele Mignani and his Cesena side at the Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi on Sunday afternoon in the Serie B. All the odds are delivered directly from the bookmaker, while predictions are calculated from statistics over a 20-game period. We focus especially on Serie B match data, including head-to-head records. Click the tabs below to explore it all.

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Cesena's next match is v Catanzaro at 16:15 on Saturday 17th May
Palermo's next match is v Juve Stabia at 18:30 on Saturday 17th May
The last Italian Serie B meeting between Cesena and Palermo was on Sunday 4th May 2025
Italian Serie B
May 4th 2025
Cesena 2
1 Palermo
 
G. Calò 37'45' N. Pierozzi
D. Šarić 46'
 
CES
PAL
Shots On
5
6
Shots Off
6
8
Corners
6
4
Possession
39%
61%
Fouls
23
16
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
CesenaPalermo
 
J. Klinsmann
M. Piacentini (A. Ciofi 61')
J. Ceesay (D. Donnarumma 86')
R. Celia
G. Prestia
M. Mangraviti (S. Pieraccini 86')
G. Calòfootball icon
D. Šarićfootball icon
S. Bastoni (L. Mendicino 78')
T. Berti (M. Antonucci 78')
C. Shpendi
E. Audero Mulyadi
G. Magnani
D. Nikolaou
(F. Di Francesco 57') K. Hansen
football iconN. Pierozzi
(F. Di Mariano 82') S. Diakite
C. Gomes
(R. Insigne 75') F. Ranocchia
(J. Segre 57') V. Verre
(M. Brunori Sandri 57') J. Le Douaron
J. Pohjanpalo

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We can expect some goalmouth action in this one, but don't count on an all-time classic. Under 3.5 goals is our prediction, meaning no more than 3 goals will be scored in total during the standard 90 minutes. Get best odds on under 3.5 just below, followed by recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Cesena are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 36% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cesena
35%
7/4
25%
-
Draw
27%
2/1
6%
-
Palermo
38%
13/8
19%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1-
Palermo 1-0
11%
9/1
5%
-
Cesena 1-0
10%
9/1
43%
-
Draw 0-0
9%
9/1
18%
-
Palermo 2-1
8%
9/1
17%
-
Cesena 2-1
8%
10/1
16%
-
Palermo 2-0
7%
12/1
24%
-
Cesena 2-0
6%
14/1
50%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
11/1
20%
-
Palermo 3-1
3%
20/1
28%
-
Cesena 3-1
3%
20/1
11%
-
Palermo 3-0
3%
25/1
24%
-
Cesena 3-0
2%
28/1
38%
-
Palermo 3-2
2%
28/1
29%
-
Cesena 3-2
2%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
19/20
7%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
17/20
9%
-
Home 1st Goal
47%
11/10
21%
-
Away 1st Goal
48%
5/6
24%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
9/1
18%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
4/6
13%
-
BTTS - No
50%
11/10
10%
-
BTTS - Home Win
15%
4/1
5%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/1
11%
-
BTTS - Away Win
16%
4/1
29%
-
Home/draw
62%
4/9
8%
-
Away/draw
65%
2/5
16%
-
Home/away
73%
4/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
1/4
6%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
11/4
15%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
9/4
13%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
1/3
6%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
11/2
19%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/9
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
12/1
32%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/25
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/20
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
10/1
29%
-
Home DNB
54%
5/6
17%
-
Away DNB
57%
5/6
19%
-
Cesena win to nil
20%
4/1
33%
-
Palermo win to nil
22%
4/1
9%
-
Cesena / Cesena
19%
10/3
20%
-
Cesena / Palermo
3%
25/1
24%
-
Cesena / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Cesena
14%
11/2
18%
-
Draw / Palermo
13%
5/1
14%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2
10%
-
Palermo / Cesena
3%
25/1-
Palermo / Palermo
19%
3/1
27%
-
Palermo / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
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Win / draw / win Serie B table

Cesena have played 35 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Cesena have conceded 23 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cesena have played 18 games at home, winning 7, drawing 7 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 25 goals, conceded 20 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Palermo lay in 6th place on 48 points in the Serie B league table having played 35 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 25 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 8 and losing 9 games. They have scored 30 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Palermo have conceded 25 goals and have failed to score in 6 matches.

Away league performance

Palermo have played 18 away games, winning 6, drawing 5 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cesena
Palermo
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sassuolo3825764082 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
5-3F
l
 
2-1A
2
Pisa3823782876 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-0A
3
Spezia38171562666 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2F
4
Cremonese38161391861 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
2-3F
w
 
0-1F
5
Juve Stabia38141311155 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
6
Catanzaro3811207653 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
4-2A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-3F
7
Cesena Home38141113-153 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
8
Palermo Away38141014952 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
9
Bari 190838101810148 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
10
Sudtirol38121016-746 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-3F
11
Modena38101513-245 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2F
12
Carrarese38111215-1045 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
13
Mantova38101414-944 
w
 
4-2F
l
 
3-0A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
14
Reggiana38111116-1044 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
15
Brescia3891613-643 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
16
Frosinone3891613-1343 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
17
Salernitana3811918-1042 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
18
Sampdoria3881713-1141 
l
 
3-5F
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
19
Cittadella3810919-2639 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
20
Cosenza3871318-2430 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Cesena 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cesena0 - 2Sassuolo
Cesena1 - 1Frosinone
Cesena1 - 2Juve Stabia
Cesena0 - 0Spezia
Cesena2 - 0Salernitana
Cesena1 - 1Pisa
Cesena1 - 1Bari 1908
Cesena0 - 0Cittadella
Cesena0 - 1Cremonese
Cesena2 - 1Cosenza
Cesena1 - 1Reggiana
Cesena1 - 0Sudtirol
Cesena2 - 0Brescia
Cesena3 - 5Sampdoria
Cesena4 - 2Mantova
Cesena2 - 2Modena
Cesena2 - 0Catanzaro
Cesena2 - 1Carrarese
Cesena1 - 0Cremonese
Cesena2 - 1Parma
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACesena0 - 3Mantova
HCesena0 - 2Sassuolo
HCesena1 - 1Frosinone
ACesena1 - 1Sudtirol
HCesena1 - 2Juve Stabia
HCesena0 - 0Spezia
ACesena1 - 1Brescia
HCesena2 - 0Salernitana
ACesena2 - 1Cremonese
HCesena1 - 1Pisa
ACesena1 - 0Reggiana
ACesena2 - 4Catanzaro
HCesena1 - 1Bari 1908
ACesena2 - 1Sampdoria
HCesena0 - 0Cittadella
ACesena0 - 2Carrarese
HCesena0 - 1Cremonese
ACesena0 - 1Juve Stabia
HCesena2 - 1Cosenza
ACesena0 - 1Bari 1908
Palermo 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Catanzaro1 - 3Palermo
Bari 19082 - 1Palermo
Salernitana1 - 2Palermo
Sampdoria1 - 1Palermo
Cosenza0 - 3Palermo
Spezia2 - 2Palermo
Reggiana2 - 1Palermo
Cittadella2 - 1Palermo
Sassuolo2 - 1Palermo
Carrarese1 - 0Palermo
Frosinone1 - 1Palermo
Mantova0 - 0Palermo
Modena2 - 2Palermo
Sudtirol1 - 3Palermo
Juve Stabia1 - 3Palermo
Cremonese0 - 1Palermo
Pisa2 - 0Palermo
Brescia1 - 0Palermo
Venezia2 - 1Palermo
Sudtirol0 - 1Palermo
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPalermo1 - 2Sudtirol
APalermo3 - 1Catanzaro
APalermo1 - 2Bari 1908
HPalermo5 - 3Sassuolo
APalermo2 - 1Salernitana
HPalermo2 - 3Cremonese
APalermo1 - 1Sampdoria
HPalermo1 - 0Brescia
APalermo3 - 0Cosenza
HPalermo2 - 2Mantova
APalermo2 - 2Spezia
HPalermo1 - 2Pisa
APalermo1 - 2Reggiana
HPalermo1 - 0Juve Stabia
HPalermo2 - 0Modena
APalermo1 - 2Cittadella
HPalermo1 - 0Bari 1908
APalermo1 - 2Sassuolo
HPalermo1 - 2Catanzaro
APalermo0 - 1Carrarese
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Cesena have drawn with Palermo in 4 consecutive league meetings
5
Palermo have not lost to Cesena in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Cesena since 2015
Cesena
Palermo
Goals: Scored
1
1
Games: Scored
1 / 2
1 / 2
Clean sheets
1 / 2
1 / 2
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cesena
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Palermo since 2014
Palermo
Cesena
Goals: Scored
2
1
Games: Scored
1 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
2 / 3
D
2
PAL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Palermo
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Palermo2 - 1
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Cesena of late. It has been 7 Serie B matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Sunday afternoon against Palermo.

Cesena 7th Palermo 8th
Kickoff prediction
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1.2
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Cesena will score no more than 1 goal
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Palermo will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Cesena’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+13
Palermo have scored 13% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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PG (predicted goals)
0
0
Attack rating
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
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Defence rating
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better
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Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
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Cesena v Palermo Serie B lLine ups will show here when available.

Cesena Serie B squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3611410
M MangravitiC. ShpendiJ CeesayG Calò
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Klinsmann GLK27
3
-
M Piacentini DEF8
1
-
G Prestia DEF3542
3
-
M Mangraviti DEF36
5
-
J Ceesay MID284
4
1
T. Berti MID2922
1
-
D Saric MID153
1
-
R Celia MID271
4
-
S Bastoni  FWD3642
6
-
G Calò FWD3424
9
1
C. Shpendi FWD34111
3
-
Subs
M Pisseri GLK11
3
-
A. Siano GLK
-
S. Pieraccini DEF8
-
E. Pitti DEF
-
D Donnarumma DEF2813
3
1
A. Ciofi DEF332
8
-
G. Manenti DEF
-
L Mendicino MID17
4
-
A. Giovannini MID
-
M Antonucci FWD3542
5
-
V. Coveri FWD
-
G. Perini FWD
-
Palermo Serie B squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26989
C GomesJ PohjanpaloF RanocchiaM Brunori
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Audero GLK14
-
S Diakité DEF2911
8
-
G Magnani DEF13
4
-
D Nikolaou DEF271
5
-
N Pierozzi MID242
8
-
C Gomes MID3021
4
-
F Ranocchia MID3318
2
-
K Lund MID311
4
-
J Douaron FWD3361
2
-
V Verre FWD2824
5
-
J Pohjanpalo FWD1493
-
Subs
S Desplanches GLK19
1
-
S Sirigu GLK3
-
R Baniya DEF292
3
-
A Buttaro  DEF3
2
-
J Segre MID3432
6
-
A Vasic MID23
2
-
A Blin MID152
5
-
F Mariano FWD191
2
-
M Brunori FWD3192
9
-
R Insigne FWD2341
2
-
F Francesco FWD2616
4
-
T Henry FWD2221
4
-