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

Stadio Danilo Martelli, Mantova

Mantova and their boss Davide Possanzini will be looking to get one over on Michele Mignani and his Cesena side on Thursday afternoon, as the pair clash at the Stadio Danilo Martelli in the Serie B. Analysing both clubs' last 20 Serie B matches, as well as trends within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds.

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Cesena's next match is v Catanzaro at 16:15 on Saturday 17th May
The last Italian Serie B meeting between Mantova and Cesena was on Thursday 1st May 2025
Italian Serie B
May 1st 2025
Mantova 3
0 Cesena
 
A. Fiori 19'
D. Bragantini 80'
A. Debenedetti 90'
 
CES
Shots On
8
5
Shots Off
7
3
Corners
4
5
Possession
64%
36%
Fouls
12
19
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/1
 
MantovaCesena
 
M. Festa
S. Giordano (M. Solini 58')
S. De Maio
N. Radaelli (T. Maggioni 90')
S. Trimboli
S. Burrai
S. Cella
A. Fiorifootball icon
F. Galuppini (D. Bragantini 58')
D. Mensah (A. Debenedetti 58')
L. Mancuso (M. Aramu 79')
J. Klinsmann
(T. Berti 67') M. Mangraviti
G. Prestia
(R. Celia 70') D. Donnarumma
M. Piacentini
(E. Tavsan 67') S. Bastoni
M. Francesconi
(G. Calò 77') D. Šarić
E. Adamo
(A. La Gumina 71') C. Shpendi
M. Antonucci

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The stats suggest there isn't an obvious winner here, but good reason to think Mantova and Cesena will score 2 or more goals between them. That has been the case when they've gone head-to-head historically, and neither Davide Possanzini or Michele Mignani has subjected their supporters to too many 0-0s lately either. The bookies predict over 1.5 goals too, with best odds of 1.29 equating to roughly a 75% probability.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Mantova are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.45.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Mantova
39%
7/5
2%
-
Draw
26%
23/10-
Cesena
35%
19/10
5%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Mantova 1-0
9%
15/2
6%
-
Cesena 1-0
9%
17/2-
Mantova 2-1
8%
17/2
5%
-
Cesena 2-1
8%
10/1
10%
-
Draw 0-0
7%
10/1-
Mantova 2-0
7%
11/1-
Cesena 2-0
6%
14/1
15%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1-
Mantova 3-1
4%
18/1
10%
-
Cesena 3-1
3%
22/1
10%
-
Mantova 3-0
3%
22/1-
Mantova 3-2
3%
25/1
10%
-
Cesena 3-0
3%
28/1-
Cesena 3-2
2%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
19/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
17/20-
Home 1st Goal
49%
4/5
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
47%
6/5
5%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
54%
7/10-
BTTS - No
46%
21/20-
BTTS - Home Win
19%
15/4
5%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
17%
9/2-
Home/draw
65%
2/5-
Away/draw
61%
8/15-
Home/away
74%
1/3-
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
5/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
9/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1/3-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
11/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
14/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/33-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/1-
Home DNB
57%
8/11
4%
-
Away DNB
53%
1/1
5%
-
Mantova win to nil
20%
10/3-
Cesena win to nil
18%
4/1-
Mantova / Mantova
21%
3/1-
Mantova / Cesena
3%
28/1
12%
-
Mantova / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Mantova
14%
5/1-
Draw / Cesena
13%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Cesena / Mantova
3%
25/1-
Cesena / Cesena
19%
15/4
6%
-
Cesena / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win Serie B table

Mantova have played 34 matches so far this season and are in 14th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

23 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 9 and won 3. Mantova have conceded 39 goals, scored 26, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Mantova have played 16 games at home, winning 6, drawing 6 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 19 goals, conceded 18 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Cesena lay in 10th place on 44 points in the Serie B league table having played 34 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 3 games. They have scored 28 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Cesena have conceded 20 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Cesena have played 16 away games, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 8 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Mantova
Cesena
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sassuolo3825764082 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
2
Pisa3823782876 
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
3
Spezia38171562666 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
4
Cremonese38161391861 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-2F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
5
Juve Stabia38141311155 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
6
Catanzaro3811207653 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
4-2A
7
Cesena Away38141113-153 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
4-2A
-
-
8
Palermo38141014952 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
9
Bari 190838101810148 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
10
Sudtirol38121016-746 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
11
Modena38101513-245 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-1F
12
Carrarese38111215-1045 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
13
Mantova Home38101414-944 
-
-
w
 
4-2F
l
 
3-0A
14
Reggiana38111116-1044 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
15
Brescia3891613-643 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
16
Frosinone3891613-1343 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2A
17
Salernitana3811918-1042 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
18
Sampdoria3881713-1141 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
3-5F
w
 
1-2A
19
Cittadella3810919-2639 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
20
Cosenza3871318-2430 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
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Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Mantova 13TH
16 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
11 / 16
Conceded
10 / 16
Clean sheets
6 / 16
Failed to score
5 / 16
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mantova2 - 2Spezia
Mantova2 - 0Sudtirol
Mantova1 - 1Juve Stabia
Mantova0 - 1Bari 1908
Mantova0 - 3Sassuolo
Mantova2 - 2Sampdoria
Mantova0 - 2Reggiana
Mantova3 - 1Frosinone
Mantova2 - 3Pisa
Mantova0 - 0Modena
Mantova1 - 0Cremonese
Mantova0 - 0Palermo
Mantova1 - 1Brescia
Mantova1 - 0Cittadella
Mantova1 - 0Salernitana
Mantova3 - 2Cosenza
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMantova2 - 4Cremonese
HMantova2 - 2Spezia
AMantova2 - 1Brescia
HMantova2 - 0Sudtirol
AMantova1 - 3Pisa
HMantova1 - 1Juve Stabia
AMantova1 - 2Frosinone
HMantova0 - 1Bari 1908
AMantova2 - 2Palermo
HMantova0 - 3Sassuolo
AMantova1 - 3Modena
HMantova2 - 2Sampdoria
AMantova2 - 1Cittadella
AMantova2 - 2Cosenza
HMantova0 - 2Reggiana
AMantova1 - 1Spezia
HMantova3 - 1Frosinone
AMantova2 - 2Sudtirol
HMantova2 - 3Pisa
HMantova0 - 0Modena
Cesena 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sudtirol1 - 1Cesena
Brescia1 - 1Cesena
Cremonese1 - 2Cesena
Reggiana0 - 1Cesena
Catanzaro4 - 2Cesena
Sampdoria1 - 2Cesena
Carrarese2 - 0Cesena
Juve Stabia1 - 0Cesena
Bari 19081 - 0Cesena
Frosinone3 - 2Cesena
Cittadella0 - 2Cesena
Salernitana1 - 1Cesena
Pisa3 - 1Cesena
Palermo0 - 0Cesena
Spezia2 - 1Cesena
Sassuolo2 - 1Cesena
Palermo0 - 0Cesena
Pescara0 - 0Cesena
Brescia0 - 0Cesena
Salernitana1 - 1Cesena
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
ACesena2 - 3Frosinone
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Cesena of late. It has been 6 Serie B matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Thursday afternoon against Mantova.

Mantova 13th Cesena 7th
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1.4
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Mantova will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Cesena will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
16 home / away league games
-6
Mantova’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-5
Cesena’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Failed to score0
0
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0
Avg. goals scored0
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Avg. shots per game0
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0
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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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Mantova v Cesena Serie B lLine ups will show here when available.

Mantova Serie B squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3810714
M FestaL MancusoD MensahS Burrai
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Festa GLK38
2
-
N. Radaelli DEF2032
5
-
S Giordano DEF12
2
-
S Cella DEF221
5
1
S Maio DEF14
2
-
S Trimboli MID3521
8
1
S Burrai MID2713
14
-
F Galuppini MID3423
4
-
L Mancuso MID38101
3
-
A. Fiori MID3525
4
-
D Mensah FWD3527
4
-
Subs
L Sonzogni GLK
-
F. Botti GLK
-
M Solini DEF212
7
-
T Maggioni DEF2831
1
-
D Wieser MID292
3
-
G. Fedel MID9
-
F Artioli MID121
2
-
M Muroni MID6
2
-
F Paoletti MID3
1
M Aramu MID2523
4
-
A. Debenedetti FWD2941
-
D Bragantini FWD3563
3
-
Cesena Serie B squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3611411
M MangravitiC. ShpendiJ CeesayE Adamo
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Klinsmann GLK27
3
-
M Piacentini DEF8
1
-
G Prestia DEF3542
3
-
M Mangraviti DEF36
5
-
E Adamo MID332
11
-
M. Francesconi MID29
10
1
D Saric MID153
1
-
S Bastoni  MID3642
6
-
D Donnarumma MID2813
3
1
C. Shpendi FWD34111
3
-
M Antonucci FWD3542
5
-
Subs
M Pisseri GLK11
3
-
A. Siano GLK
-
J Ceesay DEF284
4
1
R Celia DEF271
4
-
G. Manenti DEF
-
E. Pitti DEF
-
L Mendicino MID17
4
-
T. Berti MID2922
1
-
G Calò MID3424
9
1
E Tavsan FWD2842
3
-
A Gumina FWD1121
2
-