Italy - Serie BData current as of 23 July 2026

Cesena vs Catanzaro: match statistics

Cesena crest
Cesena
3 : 1half-time 0:1
Catanzaro crest
Catanzaro
125%(2.34)
X30%(3.45)
245%(2.79)

Catanzaro is in significantly better form than Cesena, averaging 2.2 points per game in their last five matches compared to just 0.6 points for the hosts. The visitors are in 5th place in the table with a 14-10-6 record, while Cesena in 8th place has a negative home record of 11-7-13 and a negative goal difference (-2) in home matches. Catanzaro have not lost any of their last five matches (3 wins, 2 draws), while Cesena have not secured a single victory in the same period. The visitors' higher shot conversion rate (13% vs 10%), better average ball possession (54% vs 48%), and advantage in xG (1.35 vs 1.6 in Cesena's home matches, but 1.54 xGA for the visitors) further support a Catanzaro win. Considering all statistics, the visitors have a clear advantage, although Cesena's poor home form could lead to a closely contested match.

Cesena vs Catanzaro: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Cesena play Catanzaro in Serie B (Italy). The match date is 21 March 2026 at 15:00. Final score: 3:1.

Current form

Cesena: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Catanzaro: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cesena scores 1.18 and concedes 1.47 goals per match. Catanzaro scores 1.63 and concedes 1.28. League average: 2.55 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cesena 61%, Catanzaro 60%. Over 2.5: Cesena 53%, Catanzaro 53%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Cesena has higher xG: 1.45 vs 1.41. Cesena: 13.1 shots per match, Catanzaro: 13.0.

Match halves

Cesena: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.61. Catanzaro: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 0.88.

Goals by minute

Cesena: 31-45+ (12 goals). Catanzaro: 76-90+ (15 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: 0-0-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Catanzaro is in significantly better form than Cesena, averaging 2.2 points per game in their last five matches compared to just 0.6 points for the hosts. The visitors are in 5th place in the table with a 14-10-6 record, while Cesena in 8th place has a negative home record of 11-7-13 and a negative goal difference (-2) in home matches. Catanzaro have not lost any of their last five matches (3 wins, 2 draws), while Cesena have not secured a single victory in the same period. The visitors' higher shot conversion rate (13% vs 10%), better average ball possession (54% vs 48%), and advantage in xG (1.35 vs 1.6 in Cesena's home matches, but 1.54 xGA for the visitors) further support a Catanzaro win. Considering all statistics, the visitors have a clear advantage, although Cesena's poor home form could lead to a closely contested match.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
3 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

50Possession (%)50
CesenaCatanzaro
18Shots16
CesenaCatanzaro
6Shots on target3
CesenaCatanzaro
1.86xG1.54
CesenaCatanzaro
7Corners5
CesenaCatanzaro
42Dangerous attacks45
CesenaCatanzaro
15Fouls12
CesenaCatanzaro
4Cards3
CesenaCatanzaro

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 / match1.63
CesenaCatanzaro
1.47Goals conceded / match1.28
CesenaCatanzaro
50%Average possession54%
CesenaCatanzaro
4.11Shots on target / match4.63
CesenaCatanzaro

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.13Shots per match13.02
CesenaCatanzaro
4.11Shots on target4.63
CesenaCatanzaro
9%Shot conversion12.5%
CesenaCatanzaro
50%Possession54%
CesenaCatanzaro
1.45xG for1.41
CesenaCatanzaro
1.47xG against1.42
CesenaCatanzaro

Shooting quality

Cesena: BalancedCatanzaro: Balanced
CesenaCatanzaro
Accuracy (shots on target)31%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.35

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

Catanzaro is 350% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - Cesena · 1.8 pts / match - Catanzaro

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%
Catanzaro
WWLLW
Season result split
42% W33% R26% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-14-11
1.58 pts / match · goal difference +15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-6-8
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DDLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.28BTTS: 0%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.

Catanzaro is 38% better for: goals scored per match.

1.18 goals / match - Cesena · 1.63 goals / match - Catanzaro

Catanzaro is 15% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.47 goals / match - Cesena · 1.28 goals / match - Catanzaro

Cesena scoring profile: strong

Cesena scores in 71% of matches (27 of 38 matches), while Catanzaro keeps a clean sheet in 28% (12 of 43 matches).

Catanzaro scoring profile: very strong

Catanzaro scores in 81% of matches (35 of 43 matches), while Cesena keeps a clean sheet in 18% (7 of 38 matches).

45Goals scored (season)70
CesenaCatanzaro
56Goals conceded (season)55
CesenaCatanzaro
2.66Average goals in match2.91
CesenaCatanzaro
3Goals scored (last 5)8
CesenaCatanzaro
8Goals conceded (last 5)4
CesenaCatanzaro

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal81%
CesenaCatanzaro
34%2 goals56%
CesenaCatanzaro
13%3 goals23%
CesenaCatanzaro
0%4 goals2%
CesenaCatanzaro

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal72%
CesenaCatanzaro
39%2 goals42%
CesenaCatanzaro
21%3 goals14%
CesenaCatanzaro
5%4 goals0%
CesenaCatanzaro

* 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.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

26%BTTS at half-time26%
CesenaCatanzaro
3%BTTS in both halves12%
CesenaCatanzaro
21%Scored in both halves35%
CesenaCatanzaro

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS49%
CesenaCatanzaro
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
CesenaCatanzaro
20%BTTS - last 50%
CesenaCatanzaro

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-time77%
CesenaCatanzaro
34%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
CesenaCatanzaro
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time19%
CesenaCatanzaro

2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
CesenaCatanzaro
45%Min. 2 goals after half-time51%
CesenaCatanzaro
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time23%
CesenaCatanzaro

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.

Catanzaro is 32% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.16 pts / match - Cesena · 1.53 pts / match - Catanzaro

Cesena - half-time state
24% leading45% draw32% trailing
Catanzaro - half-time state
40% leading35% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.16Points per match (1st half)1.53
CesenaCatanzaro
0.58Goals scored (1st half)0.74
CesenaCatanzaro
0.68Goals conceded (1st half)0.58
CesenaCatanzaro
1.26Average goals (1st half)1.33
CesenaCatanzaro
50%Clean sheet before half-time56%
CesenaCatanzaro
53%No goal before half-time42%
CesenaCatanzaro

After half-time (2nd half)

1.03Points per match (2nd half)1.56
CesenaCatanzaro
0.61Goals scored (2nd half)0.88
CesenaCatanzaro
0.79Goals conceded (2nd half)0.7
CesenaCatanzaro
1.39Average goals (2nd half)1.58
CesenaCatanzaro
42%Clean sheet after half-time49%
CesenaCatanzaro
55%No goal after half-time42%
CesenaCatanzaro

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.

Catanzaro - second-half results

42% W30% R28% P
66
Half-time points
32
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
67
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.53
PPG before half-time
Lead holding105%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 42%. 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.

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
Catanzaro - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.40
Goals scored / match1.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+40
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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.

Catanzaro
ScoredConceded
11
10
0-15
9
6
16-30
12
9
31-45
13
6
46-60
10
7
61-75
15
17
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (17). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.78
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
109%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-28%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 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%

Catanzaro

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.36
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.8 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.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
152%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
86%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.22
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* 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

CesenaLigaCatanzaro
Average goals in match 2.662.55 2.91
Both teams scored 61%53% 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%48% 53%
Clean sheets 18%27% 28%
Goal before half-time 71%70% 77%
Goal after half-time 74%78% 81%

^ 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 0 - 0 - 1 Catanzaro. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Cesena vs Catanzaro?

The Serie B match finished Cesena 3:1 Catanzaro. 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 Catanzaro?

Cesena score 1.18 goals per game on average and Catanzaro 1.63. 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 60% of Catanzaro's.

What form are Cesena and Catanzaro in?

Over the last 5 games Cesena have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Catanzaro 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Cesena vs Catanzaro — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.