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Cesena vs SpeziaSerie B 2018

Cesena
Cesena
FT
00
HT: 00
Spezia
Spezia
3/15/2025Serie BSerie B · Round 30Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 12+ matches

Cesena44%
×Draw23%
Spezia33%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Cesena
1.83
Spezia
1.55

Cesena creates 18% more chances

Season form · 14 home / 12 away

creates per match

Cesena
1.76
Spezia
1.71

allows per match

Cesena
1.39
Spezia
1.90

finishing

Cesena-0.26scores less
Spezia-0.54scores less

Total goals

66%Over
  • Over66
  • Under34

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

66%Yes
  • Yes66
  • No34

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Cesena

Spezia
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
015%
024%
032%
041%
1
106%
1110%
128%
134%
142%
2
206%
219%
227%
234%
241%
3
303%
315%
324%
332%
341%
4
402%
412%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
85%15%2.5
66%34%3.5
44%56%4.5
25%75%

Double chance

Cesena or draw
67%
Cesena or Spezia
77%
Draw or Spezia
56%

Winning margin

Cesena wins by 2+
24%
Spezia wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Cesena 1+ goals
84%
Cesena 2+ goals
54%
Cesena 3+ goals
28%
Spezia 1+ goals
79%
Spezia 2+ goals
46%
Spezia 3+ goals
20%

Draw no bet

Cesena (draw refunded)
57%
Spezia (draw refunded)
43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
56%
Both score & under 3
10%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Cesena at homecreates 1.76, concedes 1.39 · 14 matches

Spezia awaycreates 1.71, concedes 1.90 · 12 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Cesena attack 1.76 + Spezia defence 1.90 → ÷2 → 1.83

Spezia attack 1.71 + Cesena defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.55

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 44%?"

Cesena scores more
44%
level
23%
Spezia scores more
33%

Cesena at 44% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 44% does not mean "Cesena will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Player of the match

1
M. PisseriCesenaCesena · G
8.0

Possession

46%Cesena

Shots

12Cesena

Pass accuracy

48%Cesena

Statistics

CesenaSpezia
Overview
46%Possession54%
12Total Shots18
8Corners7
12Fouls16
Shots
12Total Shots18
1On Target5
4Off Target9
7Blocked4
8Inside Box15
4Outside Box3
Passing
46%Possession54%
310Total Passes367
226Accurate Passes287
73%Pass Accuracy78%
Goalkeeping
5Saves1
Discipline
12Fouls16
2Yellow Cards2
1Offsides1

Serie B: Cesena 0–0 Spezia

Cesena and Spezia drew 0-0 in Serie B on March 15, 2025.

Spezia controlled possession (54%) and registered 18 shots to 12.

The match was played at Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi in Cesena.