Serie C: Girone B: Cesena believed to subdue Olbia

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Sun 30.January
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi (20194 seats)

3rd position in the Serie C: Girone B table for Cesena so far this season, a strong showing. The match-going fans hope for more entertainment as 8th-placed Olbia visit Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi.

Insights:
  • Cesena have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Olbia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It should be mentioned that Olbia play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Olbia on artifical turf are 0 victories, 3 draws and 0 defeats from three games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 4-4. You can compare this with overall results below.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Cesena form and stats

Cesena are steadily winning Serie C: Girone B games and points here at Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi. 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 11 games.

Cesena drew their last game, also a home match. Viterbese (placed 19th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Gubbio.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Lucchese are coming to town in three days.

The Cesena fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. Defensively Cesena have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Olbia form and stats

Olbia have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Serie C: Girone B, after 2-3-6 (11 played).

Olbia won their last game, 1-0 versus Lucchese played at home.

A 1-1 draw at Pistoiese's stadium before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Olbia are hosting Ancona in the Serie C: Girone B only three days away.

Olbia have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 13 goals have been scored. As for defending, Olbia rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The participants have met each other before in this season, with the match result Olbia - Cesena 0-1 logged in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

CesenaM. Bortolussi
M. Bortolussi
9 goals
OlbiaD. Ragatzu
D. Ragatzu
7 goals
OlbiaP. Udoh
P. Udoh
6 goals

Cesena missing players

Olbia missing players

Cesena Olbia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 11 3 Played P 4 11 21
11 6 2 Won W 0 2 8
7 4 1 Drew D 1 3 4
3 1 0 Lost L 3 6 9
27 14 3 Scored S 4 13 27
14 4 1 Conceded C 8 17 28
76% 64% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
52% 45% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 73% 67%
38% 36% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 45% 43%
24% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 27% 29%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 18% 24%
38% 27% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 55% 43%
62% 73% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 29%
24% 36% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 27% 33%
 
4.4 4.6 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 4.3 4.4
5.2 4.5 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 8 7.2 6.5
2 1.6 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.4 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 5
 
9.5 10.1 10 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 8.8 10
4.1 4.3 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.5 4
31% 30% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 33%
 
11.6 10.4 12.7 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 11.8 10.7
4.2 3 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.8 4.7 3.8
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Cesena have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Cesena have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Serie C: Girone B
  • Cesena have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Cesena have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Serie C: Girone B
  • Cesena have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Olbia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Olbia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reggiana 21 15 6 0 43 12 11 8 3 0 25 6 10 7 3 0 18 6 31 51
2 Modena 21 16 3 2 42 16 11 8 2 1 23 9 10 8 1 1 19 7 26 51
3 Cesena 21 11 7 3 27 14 11 6 4 1 14 4 10 5 3 2 13 10 13 40
4 Virtus Entella 21 10 6 5 36 22 10 6 3 1 19 7 11 4 3 4 17 15 14 36
5 Ancona 21 10 5 6 40 25 11 7 1 3 21 14 10 3 4 3 19 11 15 35
6 Pescara 21 9 8 4 32 25 11 5 4 2 18 13 10 4 4 2 14 12 7 35
7 Gubbio 21 7 8 6 30 24 10 6 3 1 20 7 11 1 5 5 10 17 6 29
8 Olbia 21 8 4 9 27 28 10 6 1 3 14 11 11 2 3 6 13 17 -1 28
9 Carrarese 21 6 9 6 22 27 10 5 4 1 16 8 11 1 5 5 6 19 -5 27
10 Vis Pesaro 21 6 9 6 20 26 11 4 4 3 9 11 10 2 5 3 11 15 -6 27
11 Lucchese 21 6 8 7 19 22 10 4 4 2 13 10 11 2 4 5 6 12 -3 26
12 Siena 21 6 6 9 24 24 11 4 3 4 15 13 10 2 3 5 9 11 0 24
13 Pontedera 21 7 3 11 25 38 11 5 2 4 17 18 10 2 1 7 8 20 -13 24
14 Teramo 21 5 7 9 20 37 10 2 3 5 8 18 11 3 4 4 12 19 -17 22
15 Fermana 21 5 6 10 18 28 10 4 4 2 12 10 11 1 2 8 6 18 -10 21
16 Montevarchi 21 6 3 12 23 37 10 4 2 4 15 15 11 2 1 8 8 22 -14 21
17 Imolese 21 5 7 9 29 30 10 2 3 5 15 13 11 3 4 4 14 17 -1 20
18 Pistoiese 21 3 7 11 16 33 10 2 4 4 9 14 11 1 3 7 7 19 -17 16
19 Viterbese 21 2 9 10 21 33 11 2 4 5 11 17 10 0 5 5 10 16 -12 15
20 Grosseto 21 2 9 10 12 25 11 0 7 4 5 9 10 2 2 6 7 16 -13 15

Read more about Serie C: Girone B

Serie C is the third highest level in the Italian football league. It is divided into three geographical divisions; North East, North West and South. These are often referred to as Girone (or group) A, B, C. Each group holds 20 teams who play 38 fixtures each to create a final league table.