Spezia vs Cesena

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🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 18:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Alberto Picco 🧑‍⚖️ Andrea Calzavara 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Spezia 20 · Cesena 10

Referee Stats

Andrea Calzavara

15 matches · 4.40 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.40
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.20
Over 4.5 cards	53%
Home wins	33%
Draws	27%
Away wins	40%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-12).
Spezia controlled possession (58%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Spezia (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-8

Goals For / Against

23 / 26

Avg: 1.21 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.11

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

1.11

PPG

1.16

1.21

0.89

1.37

1.42

37%

O2.5

47%

58%

BTTS

53%

47%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Spezia rank20th

Cesena rank10th

Spezia points35

Cesena points46

Spezia: #20 · 35 pts · GD -16

46 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

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.

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

Spezia last 5 home

D W L D W

Points8/15

Weighted index49

Goals13-8

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.

Spezia trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 26%

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

Spezia score at home68%

Spezia clean sheet at home16%

Cesena score away58%

Cesena clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Spezia score first47%

Spezia win after scoring first44%

Cesena score first42%

Cesena win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Spezia 33% · Cesena 22%

Avg first goal minute: Spezia 21.7' · Cesena 33.9'

Vs league average

Spezia score at home1.21 vs 1.49

Spezia concede at home1.37 vs 1.07

Cesena score away0.89 vs 1.07

Cesena concede away1.42 vs 1.49

Spezia score 19% below league average, while Cesena score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Spezia are 27% above league average at home, and Cesena are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Spezia goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

61-75 6

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

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

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

481

356

Passes Accurate

382

265

Passes %

79%

74%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

G. Lapadula

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Aurelio

17'

17' M. Francesconi

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

G. Frabotta

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Ciofi

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

G. Frabotta

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Castagnetti

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Kouda

1st substitution · For: L. Vignali

48'

48' M. Castagnetti

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ G. Aurelio

2nd substitution · For: P. Beruatto

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ F. Cassata

3rd substitution · For: P. Candelari

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ E. Soleri

4th substitution · For: V. Vlahović

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Francesconi

1st substitution · For: E. Adamo

77'

77' J. Klinsmann

79'

79' M. Mangraviti

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Á. Nagy

5th substitution · For: G. Di Serio

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ R. Ciervo

2nd substitution · For: M. Guidi

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ C. Shpendi

3rd substitution · For: Siren Diao

90+5'

90+5' S. Esposito

Spezia vs Cesena 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cesena beat Spezia 2-1 on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Andrea Calzavara. It was played at Stadio Alberto Picco.

First half: Spezia took an early lead at 4' when G. Lapadula scored, with the assist credited to G. Aurelio, making the score 1-0. M. Francesconi received a yellow card for Cesena at 17'. Cesena leveled the score at 38' when G. Frabotta scored, with the assist credited to A. Ciofi, making the score 1-1. Cesena took the lead at 45' when G. Frabotta scored, with the assist credited to M. Castagnetti, making the score 1-2.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Spezia made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Kouda replacing L. Vignali. M. Castagnetti received a yellow card for Cesena at 48'. Spezia made their 2nd substitution at 63', with G. Aurelio replacing P. Beruatto. Spezia made their 3rd substitution at 63', with F. Cassata replacing P. Candelari. Spezia made their 4th substitution at 71', with E. Soleri replacing V. Vlahović. Cesena made their 1st substitution at 73', with M. Francesconi replacing E. Adamo. J. Klinsmann received a yellow card for Cesena at 77'. M. Mangraviti received a yellow card for Cesena at 79'. Spezia made their 5th substitution at 83', with Á. Nagy replacing G. Di Serio. Cesena made their 2nd substitution at 83', with R. Ciervo replacing M. Guidi. Cesena made their 3rd substitution at 83', with C. Shpendi replacing Siren Diao. S. Esposito received a yellow card for Spezia at 90+5'.

Spezia used 5 substitutions while Cesena used 3 substitutions. Spezia got 1 yellow card, while Cesena got 4 yellow cards.