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Cesena v Sampdoria

Serie B
Cesena
1:1
Full time
Sampdoria

Cesena v Sampdoria in Serie B The match ended 1–1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics including xG, and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Cesena v Sampdoria

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Cesena at 40.9% - the match finished 1:1, so the prediction was wrong.
Model 1 · Cesena X 2 · Sampdoria Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 38.8% 30.6% 30.6% Home win · Cesena ✘ Missed
Pro AI (XGBoost) 40.9% 26.0% 33.1% Home win · Cesena ✘ Missed
Data Providers 45.0% 45.0% 10.0% Home win · Cesena ✘ Missed
Final score 1:1 Draw
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 2.51 on a Cesena win, 3.16 on the draw and 2.80 on a Sampdoria win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Cesena win 2.51 2.66 Pinnacle 39.8% 40.9%
Draw 3.16 3.30 10Bet 31.6% 26%
Sampdoria win 2.80 2.95 Unibet 35.7% 33.1%
Over 2.5 goals 2.01 2.10 Pinnacle 49.8% 53%
Under 2.5 goals 1.78 1.85 Betano 56.2% 47%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.74 1.80 Bet365 57.5% 56.2%
Both teams to score - No 1.99 2.15 Betfair 50.3% 43.8%
Updated: 23.08.2026 14:45 · Average odds across 14 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Cesena v Sampdoria

  1. 17′C. Shpendi · Goal (assist: M. Guidi)
  2. 38′M. Cicconi · Yellow card
  3. 43′A. David · Yellow card
  4. 50′A. David · Yellow card
  5. 50′A. David · Red card
  6. 51′A. Fiori · Substitution (off: G. Frabotta)
  7. 57′C. Shpendi · Yellow card
  8. 58′A. Bellemo · Substitution (off: T. Begic)
  9. 68′C. Shpendi · Substitution (off: V. Magni)
  10. 70′F. Depaoli · Substitution (off: Y. Verschaeren)
  11. 76′X. Druiventak · Substitution (off: A. Debenedetti)
  12. 76′R. Pagano · Substitution (off: M. Francesconi)
  13. 76′M. Guidi · Substitution (off: L. Schirone)
  14. 83′L. Henderson · Goal (assist: S. Gartenmann)

Match statistics: Cesena v Sampdoria

Statistic Cesena Sampdoria
Possession 36% 64%
Shots on target 2 8
Total shots 6 20
Shots off target 3 8
Blocked shots 1 4
Corners 0 11
Fouls 18 7
Offsides 1 2
Yellow cards 3 1
Red cards 1 0
Saves 7 1
Passes 290 491
Pass accuracy 78% 86%

Line-ups: Cesena v Sampdoria

Cesena 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Alessandro Siano 7.2
  2. 3 Antonio David 5.6
  3. 4 Jacopo Gelli 7.0
  4. 6 Mihajlo Ilić 7.3
  5. 9 Cristian Shpendi 6.6
  6. 10 Riccardo Pagano 7.0
  7. 14 Xavello Druiventak 6.9
  8. 15 Andrea Ciofi 6.2
  9. 18 Matteo Guidi 6.9
  10. 25 Dimitri Bisoli 6.9
  11. 80 Antonio Fiori 6.7
Substitutes (11)
  1. 2 Mark Natta
  2. 5 Luca Schirone 6.5
  3. 7 Gianluca Frabotta 6.6
  4. 8 Matteo Francesconi 6.6
  5. 16 Luca D'Andrea
  6. 20 Matteo Casadei
  7. 23 Vittorio Magni 6.3
  8. 39 Niccolo Fontana
  9. 43 Filippo Bertaccini
  10. 90 Tommaso Mazzi
  11. 91 Alessandro Debenedetti 6.3

Sampdoria 4-3-3

Starting XI

  1. 1 Peter Vindahl 7.3
  2. 2 Mattia Viti 6.9
  3. 3 Stefan Gartenmann 7.5
  4. 6 Liam Henderson 6.3
  5. 7 Manuel Cicconi 6.2
  6. 14 Alessandro Bellemo 6.6
  7. 20 Danel Sinani 6.3
  8. 23 Fabio Depaoli 6.5
  9. 29 Alessandro Di Pardo 6.6
  10. 94 Salvatore Esposito 7.2
  11. 99 Gennaro Tutino 6.6
Substitutes (10)
  1. 4 Alessandro Pio Riccio
  2. 11 Tjaš Begić 6.3
  3. 12 Andrey Krastev
  4. 16 Yari Verschaeren 6.2
  5. 17 Lorenzo Paratici
  6. 21 Giuseppe Forte
  7. 25 Alex Ferrari
  8. 31 Simone Ghidotti
  9. 35 Leo Rodella
  10. 37 Stefan Amarandei

Form and head-to-head: Cesena v Sampdoria

Cesena

DDWL

Sampdoria

LLLL

Serie B standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Mantova 4 3 1 0 +5 10 WDWW
2 Palermo 4 3 1 0 +4 10 DWWW
3 Südtirol 4 2 2 0 +3 8 DWDW
4 Avellino 4 2 1 1 +3 7 DWWL
5 Padova 4 2 1 1 0 7 WLDW
6 Modena 4 2 1 1 +3 7 DLWW
7 Ascoli 4 2 1 1 +1 7 LWDW
8 Cesena 4 1 3 0 +1 6 DDWD
9 Pisa 4 2 0 2 0 6 LWWL
10 Empoli 4 2 0 2 -1 6 LWLW
11 Arezzo 4 2 0 2 -4 6 WLLW
12 Vicenza Virtus 4 1 2 1 -2 5 DDLW
13 Benevento 4 1 1 2 0 4 WLDL
14 Virtus Entella 4 1 1 2 +1 4 WDLL
15 Cremonese 4 1 1 2 -2 4 DWLL
16 Hellas Verona 4 1 1 2 +2 4 LWDL
17 Catanzaro 4 1 0 3 -3 3 WLLL
18 Juve Stabia 4 1 1 2 -3 2 DLWL
19 Carrarese 4 0 1 3 -3 1 LLDL
20 Sampdoria 4 0 1 3 -5 1 LLLD

Managers: Cesena v Sampdoria

CesenaManagerA. Diamanti
B. Corradi
SampdoriaManagerB. Corradi

Match information: Cesena v Sampdoria

Kick-off
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Competition
Serie B
Round
Regular Season – 1
City
Cesena
Surface
artificial turf
Capacity
20,194