Monza vs Cesena: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Monza played against Cesena in Serie B (Italy). The game was played on November 23, 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Recent form

Monza has 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 3.00 points per game. Cesena has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 2.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Monza scores 1.42 goals per game and allows 0.58. Cesena scores 1.58 and allows 1.08. Games in this league average 2.54 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 42% of Monza's games and 75% of Cesena's. The Over 2.5 rates are 33% and 67%, compared with league averages of 57% for BTTS and 48% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Monza has the higher season xG average, 1.55 to 1.33 per game. Monza takes 14.3 shots per game, while Cesena takes 11.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Monza leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.75 goals per game after halftime. Cesena leads at halftime in 50% and scores 0.75 after halftime.

When the teams score

Monza's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (6 goals). For Cesena, it is minutes 31-45+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie B games average 2.54 goals. Both teams score in 57% of games, and 48% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

52Possession (%)48
MonzaCesena
14Shots15
MonzaCesena
1Shots on target4
MonzaCesena
1.37xG1.58
MonzaCesena
6Corners7
MonzaCesena
56Dangerous attacks49
MonzaCesena
3Fouls9
MonzaCesena
1Cards0
MonzaCesena

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.42Goals scored / game1.58
MonzaCesena
0.58Goals allowed / game1.08
MonzaCesena
55%Average possession48%
MonzaCesena
4.17Shots on target / game3.42
MonzaCesena

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.33Shots per game11.67
MonzaCesena
4.17Shots on target3.42
MonzaCesena
9.9%Shot conversion13.6%
MonzaCesena
55%Possession48%
MonzaCesena
1.55xG for1.33
MonzaCesena
1.1xG against1.28
MonzaCesena

Shooting quality

Monza: DominantCesena: Efficient finishing
MonzaCesena
Accuracy (shots on target)29%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.46

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Monza is 25% better for: last-5 form.

3 pts / game - Monza · 2.4 pts / game - Cesena

Monza
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
67% W17% D17% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-2-2
2.17 pts / game · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-0-1
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WLWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.86Opponent xG: 0.89BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Cesena
WWWLW
Season result split
58% W17% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-2-3
1.92 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-0-2
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WLWWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.14Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Cesena is 11% better for: goals scored per game.

1.42 goals / game - Monza · 1.58 goals / game - Cesena

Monza is 86% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.58 goals / game - Monza · 1.08 goals / game - Cesena

Monza scoring profile: very strong

Monza scores in 92% of games (11 of 12 meczów), while Cesena keeps a clean sheet in 17% (2 of 12 meczów).

Cesena scoring profile: strong

Cesena scores in 92% of games (11 of 12 meczów), while Monza keeps a clean sheet in 50% (6 of 12 meczów).

17Goals scored (season)19
MonzaCesena
7Goals conceded (season)13
MonzaCesena
2Average goals per game2.67
MonzaCesena
10Goals scored (last 5)8
MonzaCesena
1Goals conceded (last 5)3
MonzaCesena

How often they score at least...

92%1 goal92%
MonzaCesena
33%2 goals50%
MonzaCesena
17%3 goals17%
MonzaCesena
0%4 goals0%
MonzaCesena

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal83%
MonzaCesena
8%2 goals17%
MonzaCesena
0%3 goals8%
MonzaCesena
0%4 goals0%
MonzaCesena

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time25%
MonzaCesena
0%BTTS in both halves0%
MonzaCesena
25%Scored in both halves33%
MonzaCesena

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS58%
MonzaCesena
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
MonzaCesena
20%BTTS - last 540%
MonzaCesena

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

58%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
MonzaCesena
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
MonzaCesena
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
MonzaCesena

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
MonzaCesena
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
MonzaCesena
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
MonzaCesena

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Cesena is 22% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.58 pts / game - Monza · 1.92 pts / game - Cesena

Monza - half-time state
33% leading58% draw8% trailing
Cesena - half-time state
50% leading42% draw8% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.58Points per game (1st half)1.92
MonzaCesena
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.83
MonzaCesena
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
MonzaCesena
1Average goals (1st half)1.17
MonzaCesena
67%Clean sheet before half-time75%
MonzaCesena
50%No goal before half-time33%
MonzaCesena

After half-time (2nd half)

1.92Points per game (2nd half)1.25
MonzaCesena
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
MonzaCesena
0.25Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
MonzaCesena
1Average goals (2nd half)1.5
MonzaCesena
75%Clean sheet after half-time42%
MonzaCesena
33%No goal after half-time42%
MonzaCesena

Monza - second-half results

50% W42% D8% L
19
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.58
PPG before half-time
Lead holding203%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 67%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Cesena - second-half results

25% W50% D25% L
23
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.92
PPG before half-time
Lead holding116%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 58%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Monza - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.602.20
Goals scored / game1.20.8
Goals allowed / game0.20.0
Average goals per game1.40.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%100%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+5+4
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6
Cesena - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.601.20
Goals scored / game1.20.4
Goals allowed / game0.20.4
Average goals per game1.40.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+50
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Monza
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
2
1
16-30
4
1
31-45
6
1
46-60
1
0
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Cesena
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
1
2
16-30
8
1
31-45
5
4
46-60
2
1
61-75
2
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.33
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
85%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Monza

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.52
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
53%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.83
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

Cesena

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.45
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
145%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.48
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
11% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
11%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

MonzaLigaCesena
Average goals per game 2.002.54 2.67
Both teams scored 42%57% 75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%48% 67%
Clean sheets 50%26% 17%
Goal before half-time 58%69% 67%
Goal after half-time 75%74% 75%

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

2.54
Average goals per game
57%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / game
1.09
Away goals / game
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. CesenaSubstitutionOn: Marco OlivieriOff: Jalen Aleix Miller Blesa
  2. MonzaSubstitutionOn: Patrick CiurriaOff: Andrea Colpani
  3. MonzaYellow cardLeonardo Colombo
  4. MonzaSubstitutionOn: Lorenzo LucchesiOff: Armando Izzo
  5. MonzaSubstitutionOn: Filippo Delli CarriOff: Dany Mota Carvalho

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Giuseppe MuceraMatches officiated: 12
3.08Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 233%Home wins50%Draws17%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Monza vs Cesena?

The Serie B match finished Monza 1:0 Cesena. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Monza vs Cesena?

Monza score 1.42 goals per game on average and Cesena 1.58. The Serie B average is 2.54 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 42% of Monza's matches and 75% of Cesena's.

What form are Monza and Cesena in?

Over the last 5 games Monza have a 5-0-0 record (3.00 points per game) and Cesena 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.