Italy - Serie BData current as of 22 July 2026

Cesena vs Pescara: match statistics

Cesena crest
Cesena
2 : 0half-time 1:0
Pescara crest
Pescara
165%(1.67)
X25%(3.60)
210%(4.20)

Cesena is the clear favorite for this encounter, sitting in 6th place in the table and presenting solid home form with 40% of matches won at home. The hosts have a positive goal difference at their own stadium (+3) and favorable xG statistics (1.56 for vs 1.24 against), indicating offensive efficiency and defensive stability. Pescara is in last place (20th), with a disastrous away record – zero wins, 60% losses, and a goal difference of -14 in away matches. The visitors concede an average of 2.5 goals per away match and have not kept a single clean sheet, which, given Cesena's average of 1.4 goals scored at home, gives the hosts a clear advantage. Pescara's poor form in the last five matches (0.4 points per match) further confirms that Cesena should comfortably win this meeting.

Cesena vs Pescara: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Cesena play Pescara in Serie B (Italy). The match date is 6 February 2026 at 20:30. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Cesena: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Pescara: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cesena scores 1.18 and concedes 1.47 goals per match. Pescara scores 1.34 and concedes 1.74. League average: 2.55 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cesena 61%, Pescara 66%. Over 2.5: Cesena 53%, Pescara 63%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Pescara has higher xG: 1.56 vs 1.45. Cesena: 13.1 shots per match, Pescara: 14.6.

Match halves

Cesena: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.61. Pescara: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.71.

Goals by minute

Cesena: 31-45+ (12 goals). Pescara: 31-45+ (12 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.55 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Cesena is the clear favorite for this encounter, sitting in 6th place in the table and presenting solid home form with 40% of matches won at home. The hosts have a positive goal difference at their own stadium (+3) and favorable xG statistics (1.56 for vs 1.24 against), indicating offensive efficiency and defensive stability. Pescara is in last place (20th), with a disastrous away record – zero wins, 60% losses, and a goal difference of -14 in away matches. The visitors concede an average of 2.5 goals per away match and have not kept a single clean sheet, which, given Cesena's average of 1.4 goals scored at home, gives the hosts a clear advantage. Pescara's poor form in the last five matches (0.4 points per match) further confirms that Cesena should comfortably win this meeting.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

36Possession (%)64
CesenaPescara
15Shots20
CesenaPescara
5Shots on target4
CesenaPescara
1.53xG1.98
CesenaPescara
5Corners6
CesenaPescara
32Dangerous attacks62
CesenaPescara
15Fouls11
CesenaPescara
5Cards1
CesenaPescara

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.18Goals scored / match1.34
CesenaPescara
1.47Goals conceded / match1.74
CesenaPescara
50%Average possession51%
CesenaPescara
4.11Shots on target / match5
CesenaPescara

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.13Shots per match14.58
CesenaPescara
4.11Shots on target5
CesenaPescara
9%Shot conversion9.2%
CesenaPescara
50%Possession51%
CesenaPescara
1.45xG for1.56
CesenaPescara
1.47xG against1.56
CesenaPescara

Shooting quality

Cesena: BalancedPescara: Attacking
CesenaPescara
Accuracy (shots on target)31%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.27

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Pescara is 50% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - Cesena · 0.6 pts / match - Pescara

Cesena
LLDDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
32% W26% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-10-16
1.21 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-6-7
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
DWDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Pescara
LDDLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
18% W37% R45% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-14-17
0.92 pts / match · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-7-10
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Pescara is 14% better for: goals scored per match.

1.18 goals / match - Cesena · 1.34 goals / match - Pescara

Cesena is 18% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.47 goals / match - Cesena · 1.74 goals / match - Pescara

Cesena scoring profile: very strong

Cesena scores in 71% of matches (27 of 38 matches), while Pescara keeps a clean sheet in 13% (5 of 38 matches).

Pescara scoring profile: very strong

Pescara scores in 76% of matches (29 of 38 matches), while Cesena keeps a clean sheet in 18% (7 of 38 matches).

45Goals scored (season)51
CesenaPescara
56Goals conceded (season)66
CesenaPescara
2.66Average goals in match3.08
CesenaPescara
3Goals scored (last 5)5
CesenaPescara
8Goals conceded (last 5)7
CesenaPescara

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal76%
CesenaPescara
34%2 goals39%
CesenaPescara
13%3 goals13%
CesenaPescara
0%4 goals5%
CesenaPescara

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal87%
CesenaPescara
39%2 goals58%
CesenaPescara
21%3 goals18%
CesenaPescara
5%4 goals8%
CesenaPescara

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

26%BTTS at half-time26%
CesenaPescara
3%BTTS in both halves13%
CesenaPescara
21%Scored in both halves26%
CesenaPescara

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
CesenaPescara
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
CesenaPescara
20%BTTS - last 580%
CesenaPescara

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
CesenaPescara
34%Min. 2 goals before half-time37%
CesenaPescara
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
CesenaPescara

2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time92%
CesenaPescara
45%Min. 2 goals after half-time61%
CesenaPescara
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time26%
CesenaPescara

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Pescara is 11% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.16 pts / match - Cesena · 1.29 pts / match - Pescara

Cesena - half-time state
24% leading45% draw32% trailing
Pescara - half-time state
29% leading42% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.16Points per match (1st half)1.29
CesenaPescara
0.58Goals scored (1st half)0.63
CesenaPescara
0.68Goals conceded (1st half)0.58
CesenaPescara
1.26Average goals (1st half)1.21
CesenaPescara
50%Clean sheet before half-time50%
CesenaPescara
53%No goal before half-time47%
CesenaPescara

After half-time (2nd half)

1.03Points per match (2nd half)0.97
CesenaPescara
0.61Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
CesenaPescara
0.79Goals conceded (2nd half)1.16
CesenaPescara
1.39Average goals (2nd half)1.87
CesenaPescara
42%Clean sheet after half-time21%
CesenaPescara
55%No goal after half-time50%
CesenaPescara

Cesena - second-half results

21% W39% R39% P
44
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.16
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Pescara - second-half results

24% W26% R50% P
49
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding62%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 18%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Cesena - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.40
Goals scored / match0.60.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.40.8
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%100%
Goal difference-1-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Pescara - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.40
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match0.81.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%0%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Cesena
ScoredConceded
5
6
0-15
5
12
16-30
12
8
31-45
10
10
46-60
5
9
61-75
8
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (12 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Pescara
ScoredConceded
8
5
0-15
4
11
16-30
12
6
31-45
9
14
46-60
7
11
61-75
11
19
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (19). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.87
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+39%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
54%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Cesena

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
0.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
80%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
137%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.81
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Pescara

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
0.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
125%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.32
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie B).

Teams vs league

CesenaLigaPescara
Average goals in match 2.662.55 3.08
Both teams scored 61%53% 66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%48% 63%
Clean sheets 18%27% 13%
Goal before half-time 71%70% 76%
Goal after half-time 74%78% 92%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.55
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.07
Away goals / match
+38%
Home attack advantage
+28%
Home defence advantage
+21%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Cesena 1 - 0 - 0 Pescara. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Pescara
1 : 3
Cesena

FAQ

What was the result of Cesena vs Pescara?

The Serie B match finished Cesena 2:0 Pescara. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Cesena vs Pescara?

Cesena score 1.18 goals per game on average and Pescara 1.34. The Serie B average is 2.55 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 61% of Cesena's matches and 66% of Pescara's.

What form are Cesena and Pescara in?

Over the last 5 games Cesena have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Pescara 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Cesena vs Pescara?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Cesena vs Pescara: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.