National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Bologna or Cesena that keep their silverware dream alive.
Cesena play their home matches on artifical turf, while this game will be played on grass. The latest data for Cesena when playing on grass are 21 wins, 11 draws and 8 defeats from 40 matches. They have scored {52 goals} and conceded 30 times in these games.
This could be an entertaining match with lots of spark and energy as both sides are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!
Bologna form and stats
Bologna was eliminated in the round of 16 last season in the Coppa Italia.7-9-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Bologna so far this season.
A good away victory last time out for Bologna, who won 3-2 against Lecce. The victory against Lecce came after Ferguson's winning goal. The Bologna manager Motta was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 61st minute. Midfield player Barrow got a match rating of 7.41 in that game, the max score being 10. Barrow served one assist, hit three key passes and had 25 successful passes (of 30 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Napoli that ended 2-2.The Bologna fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 24 in 19 matches. From these home matches, Bologna have conceded only 14 goals.
Cesena form and stats
Cesena delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Virtus Entella in their previous match; a Coppa Italia fixture.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Lecco at their stadium, the result 2-1.Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: Bologna won three, Cesena triumphed in three and we saw four draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
![]() S. Corazza 18 goals | ![]() J. Bumbu 4 goals | ![]() L. Silvestri 4 goals |
Bologna missing players
Cesena missing players
| Bologna | Cesena | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Won | W | 9 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | ||
| 36 | 13 | Scored | S | 27 | 46 | ||
| 26 | 8 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 3.5 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 13.2 | 13.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 31% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 39% | ||
| 12.4 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 7.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 77 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 49 | 90 |
| 2 | Lazio | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 30 | 74 |
| 3 | Inter | 38 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 71 | 42 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 72 |
| 4 | Milan | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 64 | 43 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 70 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 48 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 64 |
| 6 | Roma | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 63 |
| 7 | Juventus | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 62 |
| 8 | Fiorentina | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 56 |
| 9 | Bologna | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 4 | 54 |
| 10 | Torino | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 41 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 53 |
| 11 | Monza | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 52 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -4 | 52 |
| 12 | Udinese | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 47 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -1 | 46 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 61 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 38 | -14 | 45 |
| 14 | Empoli | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -12 | 43 |
| 15 | Salernitana | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 36 | -14 | 42 |
| 16 | Lecce | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 22 | -13 | 36 |
| 17 | Spezia | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 62 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 32 | -31 | 31 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 59 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 27 | -28 | 31 |
| 19 | Cremonese | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 69 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 38 | -33 | 27 |
| 20 | Sampdoria | 38 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 71 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 43 | -47 | 19 |