Catanzaro vs Cesena

2 - 0

🕒 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Nicola Ceravolo 🧑‍⚖️ Valerio Crezzini 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Catanzaro 5 · Cesena 10

Referee Stats

Valerio Crezzini

9 matches · 3.89 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.89
Reds avg	0.22
Penalties avg	0.56
Over 4.5 cards	44%
Home wins	78%
Draws	0%
Away wins	22%

How the match was won

Catanzaro outshot their opponent (14-9).
Cesena controlled possession (57%).
Catanzaro had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Catanzaro (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-8-2

Goals For / Against

40 / 23

Avg: 1.90 / 1.10

Points

Avg: 1.95

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cesena (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-9

Goals For / Against

17 / 27

Avg: 0.89 / 1.42

Points

Avg: 1.16

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie B fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.95

PPG

1.16

1.90

0.89

1.10

1.42

47%

O2.5

47%

63%

BTTS

53%

63%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Catanzaro rank5th

Cesena rank10th

Catanzaro points59

Cesena points46

Catanzaro: #5 · 59 pts · GD +11

22 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cesena: #10 · 46 pts · GD -11

35 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Catanzaro last 5 home

L W D D W

Points8/15

Weighted index44

Goals12-10

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cesena last 5 away

D L L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals0-7

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Catanzaro trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 16%

Cesena trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Catanzaro score at home89%

Catanzaro clean sheet at home32%

Cesena score away58%

Cesena clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Catanzaro score first63%

Catanzaro win after scoring first58%

Cesena score first42%

Cesena win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Catanzaro 83% · Cesena 22%

Avg first goal minute: Catanzaro 29.1' · Cesena 33.9'

Vs league average

Catanzaro score at home1.90 vs 1.49

Catanzaro concede at home1.10 vs 1.07

Cesena score away0.89 vs 1.07

Cesena concede away1.42 vs 1.49

Catanzaro score 28% above league average, while Cesena score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Catanzaro are 2% above league average at home, and Cesena are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Catanzaro goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

0-15 5

31-45 5

61-75 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

0-15 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 2

Cesena goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

61-75 5

46-60 4

0-15 2

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

381

499

Passes Accurate

318

436

Passes %

83%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17'

17' J. Petriccione

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

P. Iemmello

Normal Goal

42'

42' G. Zaro

52'

52' D. Bisoli

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

F. Pittarello

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Iemmello

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ G. Zaro

1st substitution · For: P. Amoran

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ G. Frabotta

2nd substitution · For: V. Magni

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ Siren Diao

3rd substitution · For: J. Blesa

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ M. D'Alessandro

1st substitution · For: R. Frosinini

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ J. Petriccione

2nd substitution · For: Fabio Rispoli

73'

73' T. Cassandro

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ D. Bisoli

4th substitution · For: M. Olivieri

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ S. Pontisso

3rd substitution · For: D. Buglio

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Cissè

4th substitution · For: M. Liberali

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ T. Berti

5th substitution · For: T. Arrigoni

Catanzaro vs Cesena 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Catanzaro beat Cesena 2-0 on Saturday, 27 December 2025 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Valerio Crezzini. It was played at Stadio Nicola Ceravolo.

First half: J. Petriccione received a yellow card for Catanzaro at 17'. Catanzaro took the lead at 26' when P. Iemmello scored, making the score 1-0. G. Zaro received a yellow card for Cesena at 42'.

Second half: D. Bisoli received a yellow card for Cesena at 52'. Catanzaro extended the lead at 53' when F. Pittarello scored, with the assist credited to P. Iemmello, making the score 2-0. Cesena made their 1st substitution at 55', with G. Zaro replacing P. Amoran. Cesena made their 2nd substitution at 55', with G. Frabotta replacing V. Magni. Cesena made their 3rd substitution at 55', with Siren Diao replacing J. Blesa. Catanzaro made their 1st substitution at 62', with M. D'Alessandro replacing R. Frosinini. Catanzaro made their 2nd substitution at 63', with J. Petriccione replacing Fabio Rispoli. T. Cassandro received a yellow card for Catanzaro at 73'. Cesena made their 4th substitution at 73', with D. Bisoli replacing M. Olivieri. Catanzaro made their 3rd substitution at 77', with S. Pontisso replacing D. Buglio. Catanzaro made their 4th substitution at 77', with A. Cissè replacing M. Liberali. Cesena made their 5th substitution at 81', with T. Berti replacing T. Arrigoni.

Catanzaro used 4 substitutions while Cesena used 5 substitutions. Catanzaro got 2 yellow cards, while Cesena got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Catanzaro outshot their opponent (14-9).
Cesena controlled possession (57%).
Catanzaro had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	5
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (40.0%)
BTTS	2 (40.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (33.3%)
BTTS	1 (33.3%)

Catanzaro vs Cesena Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

21 Mar 2026 Cesena vs Catanzaro 3 - 1 27 Dec 2025 Catanzaro vs Cesena 2 - 0

2024-2025 Season

17 May 2025 Catanzaro vs Cesena 1 - 0 01 Feb 2025 Catanzaro vs Cesena 4 - 2 28 Aug 2024 Cesena vs Catanzaro 2 - 0