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

Sat 28th Feb, 14:00 BST, Carlo Castellani, Empoli

Alessio Dionisi's Empoli side enjoy home advantage in the Serie B on Saturday afternoon, as Michele Mignani's Cesena visit the Carlo Castellani. Recent form, head-to-head statistics, predictions and odds are all published below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. Here we've gone for , but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?


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Empoli
45%
--
Draw
27%
--
Cesena
28%
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Empoli 1-0
13%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Draw 0-0
10%
--
Cesena 1-0
10%
--
Empoli 2-0
9%
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Empoli 2-1
9%
--
Cesena 2-1
6%
--
Cesena 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Empoli 3-0
4%
--
Empoli 3-1
4%
--
Cesena 3-1
2%
--
Empoli 3-2
2%
--
Cesena 3-0
2%
--
Cesena 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
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BTTS - No
53%
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BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
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Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
55%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
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Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
47%
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Empoli win to nil
27%
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Cesena win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win Serie B table

Empoli have played 25 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 5 and won 3. Empoli have conceded 22 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Empoli have played 14 games at home, winning 3, drawing 8 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 19 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Cesena lay in 8th place on 37 points in the Serie B league table having played 25 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 2 and losing 6 games. They have scored 26 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Cesena have conceded 21 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Cesena have played 13 away games, winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Empoli
Cesena
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Venezia2516542853 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
l
 
0-4A
w
 
1-2F
2
Frosinone2515732452 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 20
Mar 14
l
 
3-1A
3
Monza2515641851 
d
 
1-1A
May 9
Mar 3
l
 
1-0A
4
Palermo2513932348 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
5
Catanzaro251186841 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
Mar 21
l
 
2-0A
6
Modena2511771440 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 7
7
Juve Stabia259115138 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
8
Cesena2511410-237 
Feb 28
w
 
0-1F
-
-
9
Sudtirol257126233 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2A
Apr 6
w
 
0-1F
10
Carrarese25799-430 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-1F
May 1
11
Empoli257810-429 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
Feb 28
12
Sampdoria257810-529 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
Apr 25
w
 
1-2F
13
Padova257810-629 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 11
May 9
d
 
1-1F
14
Avellino257711-1228 
May 1
w
 
0-3F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-1F
15
Reggiana256712-825 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1F
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-2A
16
V.Entella2551010-1125 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-1A
17
Mantova256514-1623 
Mar 14
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-2A
Mar 17
18
Spezia255713-1222 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 17
Feb 21
w
 
1-2A
19
Bari 1908254912-1821 
w
 
5-0F
Mar 4
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
20
Pescara253913-2018 
Mar 22
l
 
4-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Empoli 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
10
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Empoli1 - 1Reggiana
Empoli1 - 2Juve Stabia
Empoli0 - 0Modena
Empoli0 - 1Sudtirol
Empoli1 - 1Frosinone
Empoli1 - 3Palermo
Empoli5 - 0Bari 1908
Empoli1 - 0Catanzaro
Empoli1 - 1Sampdoria
Empoli1 - 1Venezia
Empoli1 - 1Monza
Empoli2 - 2Carrarese
Empoli1 - 1Spezia
Empoli3 - 1Padova
Empoli1 - 2Verona
Empoli2 - 1Parma
Empoli0 - 1Lazio
Empoli2 - 2Venezia
Empoli0 - 0Cagliari
Empoli0 - 1Roma
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HEmpoli1 - 1Reggiana
HEmpoli1 - 2Juve Stabia
AEmpoli2 - 3Palermo
HEmpoli0 - 0Modena
AEmpoli0 - 3Carrarese
HEmpoli0 - 1Sudtirol
AEmpoli1 - 0Cesena
HEmpoli1 - 1Frosinone
AEmpoli1 - 0Mantova
AEmpoli0 - 2Juve Stabia
HEmpoli1 - 3Palermo
HEmpoli5 - 0Bari 1908
AEmpoli3 - 0Avellino
HEmpoli1 - 0Catanzaro
AEmpoli0 - 1V.Entella
HEmpoli1 - 1Sampdoria
AEmpoli1 - 2Modena
HEmpoli1 - 1Venezia
AEmpoli2 - 1Sudtirol
HEmpoli1 - 1Monza
Cesena 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
V.Entella3 - 1Cesena
Avellino3 - 1Cesena
Reggiana1 - 2Cesena
Catanzaro2 - 0Cesena
Padova1 - 1Cesena
Monza1 - 0Cesena
Bari 19081 - 0Cesena
Sudtirol0 - 1Cesena
Spezia1 - 2Cesena
Frosinone3 - 1Cesena
Venezia1 - 2Cesena
Sampdoria1 - 2Cesena
Pescara1 - 3Cesena
Catanzaro1 - 0Cesena
Modena0 - 1Cesena
Cosenza0 - 1Cesena
Mantova3 - 0Cesena
Sudtirol1 - 1Cesena
Brescia1 - 1Cesena
Cremonese1 - 2Cesena
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCesena0 - 4Venezia
ACesena1 - 3V.Entella
HCesena2 - 0Pescara
ACesena1 - 3Avellino
HCesena1 - 2Bari 1908
ACesena2 - 1Reggiana
HCesena0 - 1Empoli
ACesena0 - 2Catanzaro
HCesena1 - 1Juve Stabia
HCesena3 - 2Mantova
ACesena1 - 1Padova
HCesena1 - 0Modena
ACesena0 - 1Monza
HCesena3 - 0Avellino
ACesena0 - 1Bari 1908
HCesena2 - 1Carrarese
ACesena1 - 0Sudtirol
ACesena2 - 1Spezia
HCesena1 - 2Reggiana
ACesena1 - 3Frosinone
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Empoli have beaten Cesena in 4 consecutive league meetings
5
Empoli have not lost to Cesena in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Empoli since 2015
Empoli
Cesena
Goals: Scored
7
3
Games: Scored
2 / 2
1 / 2
Clean sheets
1 / 2
0 / 2
EMP
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Empoli
Empoli5 - 3
Empoli2 - 0
League games at Cesena since 2014
Cesena
Empoli
Goals: Scored
4
6
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
EMP
2
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cesena
0 - 1Empoli
2 - 3Empoli
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics
Empoli 11th Cesena 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Empoli will score no more than 1 goal
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Cesena scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Empoli’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-12
Cesena have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie B - 2025/2026 season
Empoli
PG (predicted goals)
Cesena
1.4
1
Attack rating
EMP
CES
9%
better
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Games scored18
20
Failed to score6
5
Scored first11
13
Goals scored29
32
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
14
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
6%
better
EMP
CES
view stats
Games conceded18
21
Clean sheets6
4
Conceded first12
12
Goals conceded33
34
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against15%
16%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+6%

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

Empoli Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25766
A FulignatiS. ShpendiS Elia G Guarino
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Fulignati GLK25
3
-
N. Obaretin DEF231
3
1
G Guarino DEF233
5
1
S Elia  MID2316
5
1
S. Shpendi FWD237
3
-
M Lovato DEF211
2
-
R Ilie MID2114
3
-
B. Moruzzi DEF202
2
-
A Ghion MID201
1
-
G Yepes MID201
5
-
J Ceesay MID203
2
-
F Carboni DEF171
1
-
L. Ignacchiti MID172
1
-
D Innocenti MID162
3
-
B. Popov FWD165
2
1
M Nasti FWD153
2
-
P Pellegri  FWD1232
2
-
M Curto DEF111
2
-
T Ebuehi DEF111
-
E. Saporiti MID101
1
-
N Haas  MID7
-
L Belardinelli MID7
4
-
I. Konate FWD5
-
F Bianchi FWD2
-
L. Tosto DEF1
-
G Indragoli DEF1
-
Cesena Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25858
J KlinsmannC. ShpendiT. BertiM Mangraviti
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Klinsmann GLK251
2
-
A. Ciofi DEF252
1
-
T. Berti MID2525
4
-
G Zaro DEF241
5
-
R Ciervo FWD2452
3
-
C. Shpendi FWD2484
1
-
M Mangraviti DEF231
8
-
M. Francesconi MID221
5
-
M Castagnetti MID2112
5
-
J. Miller Blesa FWD2141
1
-
G Frabotta DEF2031
6
-
S Bastoni  MID1911
1
2
E Adamo MID161
5
-
D Bisoli MID1611
2
-
M Olivieri FWD151
1
-
S. Balde FWD151
-
V. Magni DEF11
2
-
R Celia DEF9
-
M Piacentini DEF6
2
-
M. Guidi DEF6
-
T Arrigoni MID5
-
P. Amoran DEF3
1
-