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Palermo vs Cesena

Palermo
2 - 0
Cesena
🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:15 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Renzo Barbera 🧑‍⚖️ Giuseppe Collu 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 35
Regular Season Table
Palermo 4 · Cesena 10
Referee Stats
Giuseppe Collu
7 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.14
Penalties avg 0.14
Over 4.5 cards 57%
Home wins 43%
Draws 57%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (17-14).
  • Cesena controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

Palermo (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 15-4-1

Goals For / Against

40 / 12
Avg: 2.00 / 0.60

Points

49
Avg: 2.45

Clean Sheets

13

Failed to Score

3
Cesena (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-4-9

Goals For / Against

17 / 27
Avg: 0.89 / 1.42

Points

22
Avg: 1.16

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.45
PPG
1.16
2.00
GF
0.89
0.60
GA
1.42
53%
O2.5
47%
32%
BTTS
53%
68%
Score 1st
42%

League-position context

Palermo rank4th
Cesena rank10th
Palermo points72
Cesena points46
Palermo: #4 · 72 pts · GD +28
9 pts off the top 2. 26 pts above the play-off edge. 32 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.
26-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Palermo last 5 home

W W W D W
Points13/15
Weighted index91
Goals11-5
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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.

Palermo trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS32%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

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

Palermo score at home84%
Palermo clean sheet at home63%
Cesena score away58%
Cesena clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Palermo score first68%
Palermo win after scoring first92%
Cesena score first42%
Cesena win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Palermo 80% · Cesena 22%
Avg first goal minute: Palermo 21.5' · Cesena 33.9'

Vs league average

Palermo score at home2.00 vs 1.49
Palermo concede at home0.60 vs 1.07
Cesena score away0.89 vs 1.07
Cesena concede away1.42 vs 1.49
Palermo score 35% above league average, while Cesena score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Palermo are 44% below league average at home, and Cesena are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 0.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Palermo goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
46-60 8
0-15 7
31-45 7
16-30 5
61-75 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
0-15 3
46-60 3
31-45 2
16-30 1
76-90+ 1

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
3
3
Total Shots
17
14
Shots off Goal
11
6
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots Inside Box
14
6
Shots Outside Box
3
8
Ball Possession
39%
61%
Corner Kicks
6
6
Fouls
14
5
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
1
Total Passes
368
611
Passes Accurate
318
548
Passes %
86%
90%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
9' ⚽
⚽
9' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
J. Pohjanpalo
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Le Douaron
41'
41' A. Cerri
71' ⚽
⚽
71' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
J. Pohjanpalo
Normal Goal · Assist: Rui Modesto
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ A. Cerri
1st substitution · For: R. Ciervo
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ M. Castagnetti
2nd substitution · For: G. Castrovilli
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ T. Corazza
3rd substitution · For: G. Frabotta
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ J. Le Douaron
1st substitution · For: E. Gyasi
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ A. Palumbo
2nd substitution · For: S. Giovane
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ M. Olivieri
4th substitution · For: G. Vrioni
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ Rui Modesto
3rd substitution · For: G. Magnani
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ J. Segre
4th substitution · For: A. Vasic
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ J. Pohjanpalo
5th substitution · For: Giacomo Corona
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ T. Berti
5th substitution · For: T. Arrigoni

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

Palermo beat Cesena 2-0 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Giuseppe Collu. It was played at Stadio Renzo Barbera.

First half: Palermo took an early lead at 9' when J. Pohjanpalo scored, with the assist credited to J. Le Douaron, making the score 1-0. A. Cerri received a yellow card for Cesena at 41'.

Second half: Palermo extended the lead at 71' when J. Pohjanpalo scored, with the assist credited to Rui Modesto, making the score 2-0. Cesena made their 1st substitution at 72', with A. Cerri replacing R. Ciervo. Cesena made their 2nd substitution at 72', with M. Castagnetti replacing G. Castrovilli. Cesena made their 3rd substitution at 72', with T. Corazza replacing G. Frabotta. Palermo made their 1st substitution at 74', with J. Le Douaron replacing E. Gyasi. Palermo made their 2nd substitution at 74', with A. Palumbo replacing S. Giovane. Cesena made their 4th substitution at 77', with M. Olivieri replacing G. Vrioni. Palermo made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Rui Modesto replacing G. Magnani. Palermo made their 4th substitution at 80', with J. Segre replacing A. Vasic. Palermo made their 5th substitution at 88', with J. Pohjanpalo replacing Giacomo Corona. Cesena made their 5th substitution at 90', with T. Berti replacing T. Arrigoni.

Palermo used 5 substitutions while Cesena used 5 substitutions. Cesena got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (17-14).
  • Cesena controlled possession (61%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws4
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Palermo vs Cesena Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
18 Apr 2026 Palermo vs Cesena 2 - 0 27 Sep 2025 Cesena vs Palermo 1 - 1
2024-2025 Season
04 May 2025 Cesena vs Palermo 2 - 1 21 Sep 2024 Palermo vs Cesena 0 - 0
2017-2018 Season
12 May 2018 Palermo vs Cesena 0 - 0 21 Dec 2017 Cesena vs Palermo 1 - 1