Cesena vs Mantova

3 - 2

🕒 Sat, 13 Dec 2025 18:30 Europe/London 📍 Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi 🧑‍⚖️ Antonio Rapuano 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

Cesena 10 · Mantova 11

Referee Stats

Antonio Rapuano

8 matches · 3.88 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.88
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	25%
Draws	38%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Cesena outshot their opponent (20-15).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Team Overview

Cesena (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-6-7

Goals For / Against

28 / 29

Avg: 1.47 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Mantova (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-4-11

Goals For / Against

17 / 28

Avg: 0.89 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 0.84

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

1.26

PPG

0.84

1.47

0.89

1.53

1.47

58%

O2.5

53%

68%

BTTS

37%

42%

Score 1st

37%

League-position context

Cesena rank10th

Mantova rank11th

Cesena points46

Mantova points46

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.

Mantova: #11 · 46 pts · GD -12

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

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

Cesena last 5 home

L D D W D

Points6/15

Weighted index31

Goals9-8

Record1-3-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Mantova last 5 away

L W W L D

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals8-9

Record2-1-2

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Mantova trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Cesena score at home84%

Cesena clean sheet at home21%

Mantova score away53%

Mantova clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Cesena score first42%

Cesena win after scoring first50%

Mantova score first37%

Mantova win after scoring first57%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cesena 55% · Mantova 0%

Avg first goal minute: Cesena 32.5' · Mantova 34.3'

Vs league average

Cesena score at home1.47 vs 1.49

Cesena concede at home1.53 vs 1.07

Mantova score away0.89 vs 1.07

Mantova concede away1.47 vs 1.49

Cesena score 1% below league average, while Mantova score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Cesena are 42% above league average at home, and Mantova are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Cesena goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

76-90+ 9

31-45 6

0-15 4

16-30 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 10

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

61-75 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

Mantova goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

61-75 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

46-60 7

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

493

496

Passes Accurate

437

436

Passes %

89%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ VAR

T. Maggioni

Penalty confirmed

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

F. Ruocco

Penalty

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

F. Artioli

Normal Goal

32' ↑↓

↑↓

32' ⇄ D. Mensah

1st substitution · For: N. Bonfanti

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

C. Shpendi

Normal Goal

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

A. Castellini

Own Goal

56'

56' F. Artioli

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ M. Castagnetti

1st substitution · For: E. Adamo

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ F. Paoletti

2nd substitution · For: D. Wieser

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ C. Bani

3rd substitution · For: S. Mullen

73'

73' G. Zaro

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

G. Frabotta

Normal Goal

80'

80' G. Frabotta

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ G. Zaro

2nd substitution · For: P. Amoran

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ T. Berti

3rd substitution · For: S. Bastoni

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ F. Artioli

4th substitution · For: C. Falletti

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ T. Marras

5th substitution · For: M. Caprini

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ J. Blesa

4th substitution · For: Siren Diao

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ R. Ciervo

5th substitution · For: Matteo Guidi

Cesena vs Mantova 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cesena beat Mantova 3-2 on Saturday, 13 December 2025 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Antonio Rapuano. It was played at Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi.

First half: VAR intervened at 16' for Mantova (Penalty confirmed). Mantova took the lead at 17' when F. Ruocco scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Mantova extended the lead at 25' when F. Artioli scored, making the score 0-2. Mantova made their 1st substitution at 32', with D. Mensah replacing N. Bonfanti. Cesena reduced the deficit at 42' when C. Shpendi scored, making the score 1-2.

Second half: Cesena leveled the score at 54' when A. Castellini scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-2. F. Artioli received a yellow card for Mantova at 56'. Cesena made their 1st substitution at 63', with M. Castagnetti replacing E. Adamo. Mantova made their 2nd substitution at 70', with F. Paoletti replacing D. Wieser. Mantova made their 3rd substitution at 70', with C. Bani replacing S. Mullen. G. Zaro received a yellow card for Cesena at 73'. Cesena took the lead at 78' when G. Frabotta scored, making the score 3-2. G. Frabotta received a yellow card for Cesena at 80'. Cesena made their 2nd substitution at 81', with G. Zaro replacing P. Amoran. Cesena made their 3rd substitution at 81', with T. Berti replacing S. Bastoni. Mantova made their 4th substitution at 83', with F. Artioli replacing C. Falletti. Mantova made their 5th substitution at 83', with T. Marras replacing M. Caprini. Cesena made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with J. Blesa replacing Siren Diao. Cesena made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with R. Ciervo replacing Matteo Guidi.

Cesena used 5 substitutions while Mantova used 5 substitutions. Cesena got 2 yellow cards, while Mantova got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

Cesena outshot their opponent (20-15).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	5
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (80.0%)
BTTS	3 (60.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	3 (100.0%)

Cesena vs Mantova Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

06 Sep 2026 Cesena vs Mantova 1 - 1

2025-2026 Season

17 Mar 2026 Mantova vs Cesena 3 - 0 13 Dec 2025 Cesena vs Mantova 3 - 2

2024-2025 Season

01 May 2025 Mantova vs Cesena 3 - 0 29 Sep 2024 Cesena vs Mantova 4 - 2