Monza vs Cesena: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Monza: 5-0-0, 3.00 points/match. Cesena: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Monza scores 1.42 and concedes 0.58 goals per match. Cesena scores 1.58 and concedes 1.08. League average: 2.54 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Monza 42%, Cesena 75%. Over 2.5: Monza 33%, Cesena 67%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Monza has higher xG: 1.55 vs 1.33. Monza: 14.3 shots per match, Cesena: 11.7.

Match halves

Monza: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.75. Cesena: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.75.

Goals by minute

Monza: 46-60 (6 goals). Cesena: 31-45+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.54 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

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

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.

1.42Goals scored / match1.58
MonzaCesena
0.58Goals conceded / match1.08
MonzaCesena
55%Average possession48%
MonzaCesena
4.17Shots on target / match3.42
MonzaCesena

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.33Shots per match11.67
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

3 pts / match - Monza · 2.4 pts / match - 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 / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-0-1
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WLWWW
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-0-2
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WLWWL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Monza is 86% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Monza scoring profile: very strong

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

Cesena scoring profile: strong

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

17Goals scored (season)19
MonzaCesena
7Goals conceded (season)13
MonzaCesena
2Average goals in match2.67
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 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

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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

1.58 pts / match - Monza · 1.92 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 33% of matches and wins 67%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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 half-time in 50% of matches and wins 58%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Monza - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.602.20
Goals scored / match1.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.0
Average goals in match1.40.8
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.601.20
Goals scored / match1.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match1.40.8
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

* 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.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.33
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.52
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
53%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
145%
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.
+0.48
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 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

MonzaLigaCesena
Average goals in match 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 match
57%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / match
1.09
Away goals / match
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence 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.