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

Sat 18th Apr, 16:15 BST, Renzo Barbera, Palermo

Michele Mignani guides his Cesena team to the Renzo Barbera in the Serie B on Saturday afternoon, with Filippo Inzaghi's Palermo the opponent. Serie B stats are the foundation of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head history included too. There's so much to explore, with infographics and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers available for the biggest betting markets using the tabs.

Best Tip: Palermo to win

As the Palermo players ready themselves for this clash, the bookmakers are predicting success for them. The odds and our pre-match statistics below also point that way, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) information we factor into our predictive algorithms. The Renzo Barbera has not been an easy place to go for Cesena in the past, and we expect more of the same come Saturday afternoon. A win / draw / win home win is the way to go.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Palermo are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 67% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.56.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Palermo 67%	14/25	-
Draw 20%	14/5	-
Cesena 13%	4/1	-
Palermo 1-0 13%	7/1	-
Palermo 2-0 13%	15/2	-
Draw 1-1 10%	13/2	-
Palermo 2-1 9%	15/2	-
Palermo 3-0 9%	11/1	-
Draw 0-0 7%	12/1	-
Palermo 3-1 6%	11/1	-
Cesena 1-0 5%	14/1	-
Palermo 4-0 4%	22/1	-
Cesena 2-1 3%	16/1	-
Draw 2-2 3%	14/1	-
Palermo 4-1 3%	22/1	-
Palermo 3-2 2%	22/1	-
Cesena 2-0 2%	28/1	-
Palermo 5-0 2%	40/1	-
Over 2.5 Goals 50%	7/10	-
Under 2.5 Goals 50%	11/10	-
Home 1st Goal 61%	1/2	-
Away 1st Goal 35%	13/8	-
No 1st Goal 4%	12/1	-
BTTS - Yes 44%	3/4	-
BTTS - No 56%	1/1	-
BTTS - Home Win 25%	9/4	-
BTTS - Draw 14%	4/1	-
BTTS - Away Win 5%	8/1	-
Home/draw 87%	1/6	-
Away/draw 33%	13/10	-
Home/away 80%	1/4	-
Over 1.5 Goals 75%	2/9	-
Under 1.5 Goals 25%	3/1	-
Over 3.5 Goals 28%	13/8	-
Under 3.5 Goals 72%	4/9	-
Over 4.5 Goals 13%	4/1	-
Under 4.5 Goals 87%	1/6	-
Over 5.5 Goals 6%	10/1	-
Under 5.5 Goals 94%	1/20	-
Over 0.5 Goals 93%	1/25	-
Under 0.5 Goals 7%	12/1	-
Home DNB 81%	1/4	-
Away DNB 27%	11/4	-
Palermo win to nil 42%	7/4	-
Cesena win to nil 7%	9/1	-
Palermo / Palermo 33%	6/4	-
Palermo / Cesena 2%	33/1	-
Palermo / Draw 6%	14/1	-
Draw / Palermo 19%	7/2	-
Draw / Cesena 8%	10/1	-
Draw / Draw 13%	11/2	-
Cesena / Palermo 4%	20/1	-
Cesena / Cesena 10%	15/2	-
Cesena / Draw 6%	14/1	-

Win / draw / win Serie B table

Palermo have played 33 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 29 games against teams below in the table, having won 18, drawn 8 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 14 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Palermo have outscored their opponents by 54 goals to 42 goals.

Home League Performance

Palermo have played 17 games at home winning 12, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 33 goals, kept 11 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

Cesena are in 8th position in the Serie B on 44 points having played 33 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 23 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 17 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Cesena have conceded 19 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Palermo Cesena
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Venezia	33	21	8	4	39	71	d 0-00-0	May 8	l 0-4A	w 1-2F
2	Frosinone	33	19	11	3	32	68	d 0-00-0	Apr 10	d 2-2A	l 3-1A
3	Monza	33	19	9	5	24	66	l 0-3A	l 3-0A	l 1-3A	l 1-0A
4	Palermo	33	18	10	5	27	64	-	-	d 1-1F	Apr 18
5	Catanzaro	32	14	11	7	11	53	May 1	l 1-0A	w 3-1A	l 2-0A
6	Modena	32	14	8	10	15	50	d 1-1F	d 0-00-0	w 1-0F	d 0-00-0
7	Juve Stabia	33	10	15	8	-2	45	d 2-2A	l 1-0A	d 1-1A	Apr 11
8	Cesena	33	12	8	13	-6	44	Apr 18	d 1-1A	-	-
9	Carrarese	33	10	12	11	1	42	w 5-0F	w 0-1F	w 2-1F	May 1
10	Sudtirol	33	8	15	10	-1	39	w 3-0F	w 0-2F	d 1-1A	w 0-1F
11	Avellino	33	10	9	14	-16	39	w 2-0F	d 2-2A	w 3-0F	l 3-1F
12	Mantova	33	10	7	16	-11	37	w 2-1F	d 1-1F	w 3-2A	l 3-0A
13	Sampdoria	33	9	10	14	-11	37	w 1-0F	d 3-3F	Apr 25	w 1-2F
14	Empoli	33	8	12	13	-5	36	w 3-2A	w 1-3F	l 0-1A	d 1-1F
15	Padova	33	8	10	15	-13	34	w 1-0F	w 0-1F	May 8	d 1-1F
16	V.Entella	33	8	10	15	-15	34	w 3-0F	d 1-1A	d 1-1F	l 3-1A
17	Bari 1908	33	8	10	15	-18	34	w 2-0F	w 0-3F	l 1-2A	l 1-0A
18	Pescara	33	7	11	15	-13	32	w 5-0F	l 2-1F	w 2-0F	w 1-3F
19	Spezia	33	7	9	17	-17	30	w 1-0F	w 1-2F	l 2-3F	w 1-2A
20	Reggiana	33	7	9	17	-21	30	w 2-1F	Apr 25	l 1-2F	w 1-2A

	Promotion
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	Relegation Play Off
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Win / draw / win form

Palermo have not lost in 11 consecutive home league games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

8 / 20

Clean sheets

12 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Draw

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Palermo	2 - 0	Avellino
Palermo	2 - 2	Juve Stabia
Palermo	2 - 1	Mantova
Palermo	3 - 0	Sudtirol
Palermo	3 - 0	V.Entella
Palermo	3 - 2	Empoli
Palermo	1 - 0	Spezia
Palermo	1 - 0	Padova
Palermo	1 - 0	Sampdoria
Palermo	5 - 0	Carrarese
Palermo	5 - 0	Pescara
Palermo	0 - 3	Monza
Palermo	1 - 1	Modena
Palermo	0 - 0	Venezia
Palermo	2 - 0	Bari 1908
Palermo	0 - 0	Frosinone
Palermo	2 - 1	Reggiana
Palermo	1 - 1	Carrarese
Palermo	2 - 0	Frosinone
Palermo	1 - 2	Sudtirol

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

9 / 20

Clean sheets

11 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Palermo	2 - 0	Avellino
A	Palermo	1 - 0	Padova
H	Palermo	2 - 2	Juve Stabia
A	Palermo	0 - 3	Monza
A	Palermo	1 - 0	Carrarese
H	Palermo	2 - 1	Mantova
A	Palermo	1 - 2	Pescara
H	Palermo	3 - 0	Sudtirol
H	Palermo	3 - 0	V.Entella
A	Palermo	3 - 3	Sampdoria
H	Palermo	3 - 2	Empoli
A	Palermo	3 - 0	Bari 1908
A	Palermo	0 - 0	Modena
H	Palermo	1 - 0	Spezia
A	Palermo	1 - 1	Mantova
H	Palermo	1 - 0	Padova
A	Palermo	2 - 2	Avellino
H	Palermo	1 - 0	Sampdoria
A	Palermo	3 - 1	Empoli
H	Palermo	5 - 0	Carrarese

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mantova	3 - 0	Cesena
Modena	0 - 0	Cesena
Empoli	1 - 1	Cesena
V.Entella	3 - 1	Cesena
Avellino	3 - 1	Cesena
Reggiana	1 - 2	Cesena
Catanzaro	2 - 0	Cesena
Padova	1 - 1	Cesena
Monza	1 - 0	Cesena
Bari 1908	1 - 0	Cesena
Sudtirol	0 - 1	Cesena
Spezia	1 - 2	Cesena
Frosinone	3 - 1	Cesena
Venezia	1 - 2	Cesena
Sampdoria	1 - 2	Cesena
Pescara	1 - 3	Cesena
Catanzaro	1 - 0	Cesena
Modena	0 - 1	Cesena
Cosenza	0 - 1	Cesena
Mantova	3 - 0	Cesena

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Cesena	1 - 1	Sudtirol
H	Cesena	3 - 1	Catanzaro
A	Cesena	0 - 3	Mantova
H	Cesena	2 - 2	Frosinone
A	Cesena	0 - 0	Modena
H	Cesena	1 - 3	Monza
A	Cesena	1 - 1	Empoli
H	Cesena	2 - 3	Spezia
H	Cesena	0 - 4	Venezia
A	Cesena	1 - 3	V.Entella
H	Cesena	2 - 0	Pescara
A	Cesena	1 - 3	Avellino
H	Cesena	1 - 2	Bari 1908
A	Cesena	2 - 1	Reggiana
H	Cesena	0 - 1	Empoli
A	Cesena	0 - 2	Catanzaro
H	Cesena	1 - 1	Juve Stabia
H	Cesena	3 - 2	Mantova
A	Cesena	1 - 1	Padova
H	Cesena	1 - 0	Modena

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Cesena have not lost to Palermo in 6 consecutive league meetings

Palermo

Cesena

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

1 / 3

Clean sheets

2 / 3

PAL

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Palermo
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Palermo	2 - 1

Cesena

Palermo

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

3 / 4

Clean sheets

1 / 4

CES

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cesena
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Cesena	2 - 1
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	0 - 0	Draw

Goal Statistics

	Palermo 4th	Cesena 8th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	2.0 goals	0.7 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 14% 1 27% 2 27% 3 18% 4+ 14% There is a 86% probability that Palermo will score 1 or more goals	0 49% 1 35% 2 12% 3 4+ There is a 84% probability of Cesena scoring 1 goal or less

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+9 Palermo’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	-22 Cesena have scored 22% fewer goals when away than predicted
	1.9 average goals scored	1.0 average goals scored
	0.7 conceded	1.4 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Serie B - 2025/2026 season

13%

better

PAL

CES

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Games scored	26		26
Failed to score	7		7
Scored first	21		15
Goals scored	54		42
Avg. goals scored	1.6		1.3
Avg. shots per game	10		9
Avg. shots per goal	6		7
Conversion rate for	16		14
Avg. XG for	0		0
KickOff rating		+13%

41%

better

PAL

CES

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Games conceded	17		28
Clean sheets	16		5
Conceded first	9		17
Goals conceded	27		48
Avg. goals conceded	0.8		1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	10		6
Conversion rate against	10%		16%
Avg. XG against	0		0
KickOff rating		+41%

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

Palermo Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
33	21	10	9
T Augello	J Pohjanpalo	A Palumbo	M Bani

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
T Augello DEF	33	1	3	3 -
J Segre MID	33	4	3	2 -
J Douaron FWD	33	5	5	3 -
J Pohjanpalo FWD	33	21	6	-
J Joronen GLK	32			2 -
P Ceccaroni DEF	32	3	2	4 1
N Pierozzi DEF	31	5	3	6 -
A Palumbo MID	31	2	10	6 -
P Peda DEF	29		1	4 -
M Bani DEF	28	3		9 -
F Ranocchia MID	28	5	1	6 1
C Gomes MID	25	1		2 -
A Blin MID	20			2 2
B Bereszynski DEF	18			5 -
A Vasic MID	18		2	2 -
E Gyasi MID	18			4 -
S Diakité DEF	14	1		3 1
S Giovane MID	13			-
M Brunori FWD	11	1	1	3 -
G Corona FWD	11			1 -
D Veroli DEF	9		1	1 -
F Bardi GLK	1			-
A Gomis GLK	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
21	32	10	19
J Pohjanpalo	J Pohjanpalo	A Palumbo	A Palumbo

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
J Pohjanpalo FWD	21	32	6	5
J Douaron FWD	5	13	5	6
N Pierozzi DEF	5	9	3	5
F Ranocchia MID	5	17	1	6
J Segre MID	4	14	3	1
P Ceccaroni DEF	3	15	2	3
M Bani DEF	3	11
A Palumbo MID	2	8	10	19
T Augello DEF	1	5	3	9
C Gomes MID	1	2
S Diakité DEF	1	4		1
M Brunori FWD	1	3	1	1
P Peda DEF		2	1	1
B Bereszynski DEF				1
A Vasic MID		2	2	4
E Gyasi MID		4		1
S Giovane MID		1
G Corona FWD		1		1
D Veroli DEF			1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1414	54	191
P Ceccaroni	F Ranocchia	M Bani

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
P Ceccaroni DEF	1414	41	137
T Augello DEF	1411	31	112
F Ranocchia MID	1387	54	139
M Bani DEF	1167	42	191
J Joronen GLK	963	2	14
A Palumbo MID	916	37	84
N Pierozzi DEF	676	49	172
J Segre MID	671	53	133
P Peda DEF	616	28	125
J Pohjanpalo FWD	496	9	98
A Blin MID	328	11	38
B Bereszynski DEF	321	19	45
J Douaron FWD	319	8	122
C Gomes MID	221	10	27
S Diakité DEF	221	13	57
E Gyasi MID	200	11	45
D Veroli DEF	132	3	15
A Vasic MID	128	8	45
M Brunori FWD	122	3	19
S Giovane MID	72	5	16
G Corona FWD	34	5	21
F Bardi GLK	15		1
A Gomis GLK	12

Cesena Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
33	10	7	9
J Klinsmann	C. Shpendi	T. Berti	M Mangraviti

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Klinsmann GLK	33		1	2 -
A. Ciofi DEF	33		2	3 -
T. Berti MID	33	4	7	4 -
R Ciervo FWD	32	5	3	3 -
C. Shpendi FWD	32	10	4	1 -
G Zaro DEF	31	1		6 -
M. Francesconi MID	29	1		6 -
M Castagnetti MID	27	1	3	5 -
G Frabotta DEF	25	4	2	7 -
M Mangraviti DEF	25	1		9 -
S Bastoni MID	23	1	1	1 2
D Bisoli MID	23	1	1	2 -
M Olivieri FWD	21	1	1	2 -
J. Miller Blesa FWD	21	4	1	1 -
E Adamo MID	16	1		5 -
S. Balde FWD	15		1	-
M Piacentini DEF	13	1		4 -
V. Magni DEF	12			2 -
R Celia DEF	9			-
P. Amoran DEF	7			2 -
M. Guidi DEF	6			3 -
T Arrigoni MID	5			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
10	38	7	10
C. Shpendi	C. Shpendi	T. Berti	R Ciervo

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
C. Shpendi FWD	10	38	4	4
R Ciervo FWD	5	15	3	10
T. Berti MID	4	11	7	6
G Frabotta DEF	4	8	2	6
J. Miller Blesa FWD	4	10	1	6
G Zaro DEF	1	5		1
M. Francesconi MID	1	2		2
M Castagnetti MID	1	3	3	6
M Mangraviti DEF	1	4
S Bastoni MID	1	3	1	2
D Bisoli MID	1	5	1	4
M Olivieri FWD	1	7	1	2
E Adamo MID	1	1		3
M Piacentini DEF	1	3
J Klinsmann GLK			1	1
A. Ciofi DEF		3	2	5
S. Balde FWD		3	1	2
R Celia DEF				1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1578	66	195
A. Ciofi	G Zaro	G Zaro

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
A. Ciofi DEF	1578	52	123
G Zaro DEF	1546	66	195
M Castagnetti MID	1390	44	93
T. Berti MID	1344	19	80
M Mangraviti DEF	1308	31	97
R Ciervo FWD	1040	23	63
J Klinsmann GLK	905		14
G Frabotta DEF	777	27	88
M. Francesconi MID	730	43	73
D Bisoli MID	626	27	76
S Bastoni MID	503	17	56
C. Shpendi FWD	493	13	112
J. Miller Blesa FWD	439	14	75
M Piacentini DEF	387	9	25
E Adamo MID	278	11	36
M Olivieri FWD	155	1	31
P. Amoran DEF	152	4	14
S. Balde FWD	109	4	18
V. Magni DEF	89	9	13
R Celia DEF	71	5	18
M. Guidi DEF	36	4	8
T Arrigoni MID	28