Italy - Serie BOrogel Stadium-Dino ManuzziData current as of 02 September 2026

Cesena vs Mantova: match statistics

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Cesena vs Mantova: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Cesena play Mantova in Serie B (Italy). The match date is 6 September 2026. Venue: Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi.

Current form

Cesena: 1-1-0, 2.00 points/match. Mantova: 2-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cesena scores 1.50 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Mantova scores 2.50 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.65 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cesena 100%, Mantova 100%. Over 2.5: Cesena 50%, Mantova 100%. League level: BTTS 70%, Over 2.5 60%.

xG, shots and style

Mantova has higher xG: 1.59 vs 0.80. Cesena: 7.0 shots per match, Mantova: 14.0.

Match halves

Cesena: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 0.00. Mantova: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 2.00.

Goals by minute

Cesena: 16-30 (2 goals). Mantova: 61-75 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.65 goals per match, BTTS 70%, Over 2.5 60%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.47)
(3.10)
(2.70)

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.

1.5Goals scored / match2.5
CesenaMantova
1Goals conceded / match1
CesenaMantova
38%Average possession49%
CesenaMantova
2.5Shots on target / match6.5
CesenaMantova

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

7Shots per match14
CesenaMantova
2.5Shots on target6.5
CesenaMantova
21.4%Shot conversion17.9%
CesenaMantova
38%Possession49%
CesenaMantova
0.8xG for1.59
CesenaMantova
2.13xG against0.93
CesenaMantova

Shooting quality

Cesena: Counter-attackingMantova: Attacking
CesenaMantova
Accuracy (shots on target)36%46%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.600.38

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.

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

2 pts / match - Cesena · 3 pts / match - Mantova

Cesena
DW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W50% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 at home
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.5Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.80Opponent xG: 2.13BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 50%
Mantova
WW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 away
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.5Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.59Opponent xG: 0.93BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

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.

Mantova is 67% better for: goals scored per match.

1.5 goals / match - Cesena · 2.5 goals / match - Mantova

Cesena scoring profile: very strong

Cesena scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Mantova keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

Mantova scoring profile: very strong

Mantova scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Cesena keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

3Goals scored (season)5
CesenaMantova
2Goals conceded (season)2
CesenaMantova
2.5Average goals in match3.5
CesenaMantova
3Goals scored (last 5)5
CesenaMantova
2Goals conceded (last 5)2
CesenaMantova

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
CesenaMantova
50%2 goals100%
CesenaMantova
0%3 goals50%
CesenaMantova
0%4 goals0%
CesenaMantova

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
CesenaMantova
0%2 goals0%
CesenaMantova
0%3 goals0%
CesenaMantova
0%4 goals0%
CesenaMantova

* 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

50%BTTS at half-time0%
CesenaMantova
0%BTTS in both halves0%
CesenaMantova
0%Scored in both halves50%
CesenaMantova

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
CesenaMantova
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
CesenaMantova
100%BTTS - last 5100%
CesenaMantova

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
CesenaMantova
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
CesenaMantova
50%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
CesenaMantova

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
CesenaMantova
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
CesenaMantova
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time50%
CesenaMantova

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.

Cesena is 50% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

3 pts / match - Cesena · 2 pts / match - Mantova

Cesena - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing
Mantova - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

3Points per match (1st half)2
CesenaMantova
1.5Goals scored (1st half)0.5
CesenaMantova
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0
CesenaMantova
2Average goals (1st half)0.5
CesenaMantova
50%Clean sheet before half-time100%
CesenaMantova
0%No goal before half-time50%
CesenaMantova

After half-time (2nd half)

0.5Points per match (2nd half)2
CesenaMantova
0Goals scored (2nd half)2
CesenaMantova
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)1
CesenaMantova
0.5Average goals (2nd half)3
CesenaMantova
50%Clean sheet after half-time0%
CesenaMantova
100%No goal after half-time0%
CesenaMantova

Cesena - second-half results

0% W50% R50% P
6
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding50%

Leads at half-time in 100% of matches and wins 50%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Mantova - second-half results

50% W50% R0% P
4
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 100%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 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 match3.000.50
Goals scored / match1.50.0
Goals conceded / match0.50.5
Average goals in match2.00.5
1 goal100%50%
2 goals50%0%
3 goals50%0%
Clean sheet50%50%
No goal0%100%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 50% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 50% - Half-time goals total: 3
Mantova - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.002.00
Goals scored / match0.52.0
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match0.53.0
1 goal50%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal50%0%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 50% leading - 50% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 50% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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
0
0
0-15
2
0
16-30
1
1
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (2 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
113%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
100%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+33%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
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.
-1.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.83
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.70
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+1.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
115%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-1.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Mantova

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.66
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.84
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.91
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
185%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.5
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* 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

CesenaLigaMantova
Average goals in match 2.502.65 3.50
Both teams scored 100%70% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%60% 100%
Clean sheets 0%15% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%75% 50%
Goal after half-time 50%80% 100%

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

2.65
Average goals per match
70%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
15%
Clean sheets
1.30
Home goals / match
1.35
Away goals / match
+-4%
Home attack advantage
+-4%
Home defence advantage
+-10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Cesena 1 - 0 - 1 Mantova. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

When do Cesena and Mantova play?

Cesena face Mantova on 6 September 2026 in Serie B at Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Cesena and Mantova?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Cesena won 1, Mantova won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Cesena vs Mantova?

Cesena score 1.50 goals per game on average and Mantova 2.50. The Serie B average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Cesena's matches and 100% of Mantova's.

What form are Cesena and Mantova in?

Over the last 5 games Cesena have a 1-1-0 record (2.00 points per game) and Mantova 2-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Cesena vs Mantova — 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.