Italy - Serie BData current as of September 12, 2026

Reggiana vs Cesena: match statistics

Reggiana crest
Reggiana
1 : 2half-time 1:1
Cesena crest
Cesena
130%(3.47)
X25%(3.08)
245%(2.18)

Cesena demonstrates clearly better disposition this season, sitting in 6th place with a record of 9 victories, while Reggiana is placed 13th with just 5 wins. The form of both teams in the last five matches is poor; however, Cesena earned 5 points (1.0 PPG) compared to Reggiana's mere 3 points (0.6 PPG). On the road, Cesena shows an impressive 50% win rate, contrasting with Reggiana's only 33% home win rate. xG statistics also favor the visitors – Cesena has close values of xG For (1.33) and xG Against (1.38) away, while Reggiana at home has a slightly worse record (1.4 xG For vs 1.3 xG Against). Considering the class advantage, better points record, and Cesena's away efficiency, the visitors are the favorite for this meeting, though the weak form of both teams makes a draw a realistic scenario as well.

Reggiana vs Cesena: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Reggiana played against Cesena in Serie B (Italy). The game was played on January 17, 2026. Final score: 1:2.

Recent form

Reggiana has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Cesena has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Reggiana scores 1.21 goals per game and allows 1.47. Cesena scores 1.32 and allows 1.11. Games in this league average 2.48 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 68% of Reggiana's games and 63% of Cesena's. The Over 2.5 rates are 63% and 47%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 46% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Cesena has the higher season xG average, 1.41 to 1.18 per game. Reggiana takes 10.5 shots per game, while Cesena takes 12.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Reggiana leads at halftime in 11% of its games and scores 0.63 goals per game after halftime. Cesena leads at halftime in 37% and scores 0.63 after halftime.

When the teams score

Reggiana's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (5 goals). For Cesena, it is minutes 31-45+ (11 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie B games average 2.48 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 46% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Cesena demonstrates clearly better disposition this season, sitting in 6th place with a record of 9 victories, while Reggiana is placed 13th with just 5 wins. The form of both teams in the last five matches is poor; however, Cesena earned 5 points (1.0 PPG) compared to Reggiana's mere 3 points (0.6 PPG). On the road, Cesena shows an impressive 50% win rate, contrasting with Reggiana's only 33% home win rate. xG statistics also favor the visitors – Cesena has close values of xG For (1.33) and xG Against (1.38) away, while Reggiana at home has a slightly worse record (1.4 xG For vs 1.3 xG Against). Considering the class advantage, better points record, and Cesena's away efficiency, the visitors are the favorite for this meeting, though the weak form of both teams makes a draw a realistic scenario as well.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

44Possession (%)56
ReggianaCesena
18Shots9
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5Shots on target5
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1.8xG1.25
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4Corners5
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44Dangerous attacks45
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12Fouls14
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2Cards3
ReggianaCesena

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.

1.21Goals scored / game1.32
ReggianaCesena
1.47Goals allowed / game1.11
ReggianaCesena
44%Average possession49%
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3.79Shots on target / game3.74
ReggianaCesena

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.53Shots per game12.53
ReggianaCesena
3.79Shots on target3.74
ReggianaCesena
11.5%Shot conversion10.5%
ReggianaCesena
44%Possession49%
ReggianaCesena
1.18xG for1.41
ReggianaCesena
1.68xG against1.33
ReggianaCesena

Shooting quality

Reggiana: BalancedCesena: Balanced
ReggianaCesena
Accuracy (shots on target)36%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.35

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.

Cesena is 67% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - Reggiana · 1 pts / game - Cesena

Reggiana
WLLLL
Season result split
26% W26% D47% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-9
1.05 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-3
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
WDLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.15Opponent xG: 1.77BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Cesena
DWDLL
Season result split
47% W21% D32% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-4-6
1.63 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-1-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
WLLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.60Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

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 9% better for: goals scored per game.

1.21 goals / game - Reggiana · 1.32 goals / game - Cesena

Cesena is 32% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.47 goals / game - Reggiana · 1.11 goals / game - Cesena

Reggiana scoring profile: very strong

Reggiana scores in 79% of games (15 of 19 meczów), while Cesena keeps a clean sheet in 16% (3 of 19 meczów).

Cesena scoring profile: very strong

Cesena scores in 79% of games (15 of 19 meczów), while Reggiana keeps a clean sheet in 26% (5 of 19 meczów).

23Goals scored (season)25
ReggianaCesena
28Goals conceded (season)21
ReggianaCesena
2.68Average goals per game2.42
ReggianaCesena
5Goals scored (last 5)5
ReggianaCesena
9Goals conceded (last 5)7
ReggianaCesena

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal79%
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26%2 goals37%
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16%3 goals16%
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0%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal84%
ReggianaCesena
47%2 goals21%
ReggianaCesena
21%3 goals5%
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5%4 goals0%
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* 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

47%BTTS at half-time26%
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11%BTTS in both halves0%
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21%Scored in both halves26%
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BTTS and goal count

63%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
ReggianaCesena
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
ReggianaCesena
80%BTTS - last 560%
ReggianaCesena

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

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
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53%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
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16%Min. 3 goals before half-time16%
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2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
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37%Min. 2 goals after half-time42%
ReggianaCesena
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
ReggianaCesena

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 72% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.89 pts / game - Reggiana · 1.53 pts / game - Cesena

Reggiana - half-time state
11% leading58% draw32% trailing
Cesena - half-time state
37% leading42% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.89Points per game (1st half)1.53
ReggianaCesena
0.58Goals scored (1st half)0.68
ReggianaCesena
0.89Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
ReggianaCesena
1.47Average goals (1st half)1.16
ReggianaCesena
32%Clean sheet before half-time63%
ReggianaCesena
47%No goal before half-time42%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.16Points per game (2nd half)1.16
ReggianaCesena
0.63Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
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0.58Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
ReggianaCesena
1.21Average goals (2nd half)1.26
ReggianaCesena
53%Clean sheet after half-time47%
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53%No goal after half-time53%
ReggianaCesena

Reggiana - second-half results

21% W53% D26% L
17
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.89
PPG before half-time
Lead holding236%

Leads at halftime in 11% of games and wins 26%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Cesena - second-half results

21% W53% D26% L
29
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.53
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at halftime in 37% of games and wins 47%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Reggiana - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.600.80
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game1.00.8
Average goals per game1.61.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 3
Cesena - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.00
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.21.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Reggiana
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
4
7
16-30
4
6
31-45
5
4
46-60
5
4
61-75
2
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Cesena
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
1
6
16-30
11
2
31-45
6
6
46-60
3
1
61-75
3
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). 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

2.56
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
66%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+18%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
62%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Reggiana

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.50
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
140%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.45
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
9% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
9%

Cesena

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
126%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
78%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.63
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, 4% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

* 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

ReggianaLigaCesena
Average goals per game 2.682.48 2.42
Both teams scored 68%56% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 63%46% 47%
Clean sheets 26%26% 16%
Goal before half-time 74%70% 68%
Goal after half-time 68%77% 68%

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

2.48
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / game
1.05
Away goals / game
+36%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
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. CesenaYellow cardAndrea Ciofi
  2. ReggianaYellow cardCharlys Matheus Lima Pontes
  3. CesenaYellow cardGiovanni Zaro
  4. CesenaSubstitutionOn: Matteo FrancesconiOff: Dimitri Bisoli
  5. ReggianaSubstitutionOn: Mathis LambourdeOff: Natan Girma
  6. CesenaSubstitutionOn: Marco OlivieriOff: Cristian Shpendi
  7. ReggianaYellow cardPaolo Rozzio
  8. CesenaYellow cardVittorio Magni

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.

Simone GalipòMatches officiated: 17
5.71Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 235%Home wins35%Draws28%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Reggiana's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Cesena. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Cesena
1 : 2
Reggiana

FAQ

What was the result of Reggiana vs Cesena?

The Serie B match finished Reggiana 1:2 Cesena. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Reggiana vs Cesena?

Reggiana score 1.21 goals per game on average and Cesena 1.32. The Serie B average is 2.48 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 68% of Reggiana's matches and 63% of Cesena's.

What form are Reggiana and Cesena in?

Over the last 5 games Reggiana have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Cesena 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Reggiana 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.