The home team, Cesena, should be odds-on favourites in this match, but Pontedera have revealed both know-how and guts. Learn more about the game!
- Cesena have the most matches under the total-line (7) in Serie C: Girone B
- Pontedera have the most conceded goals (11) away in Serie C: Girone B
It's no vacation for neither Cesena nor Pontedera as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Pontedera have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 1-3-2 (win-draw-loss) from six matches.
Cesena form and stats
Cesena have collected 5 points from their Serie C: Girone B home games so far after 1-2-1.
Cesena drew their last game, 1-1 away at Vis Pesaro (placed 10th).
Ahead of that match, Cesena won a home game hosting Ancona (2-0).Cesena are traveling soon after this match as the Serie C: Girone B match at Teramo awaits in four days.
Cesena aren't scoring a lot here at Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. As for guarding their own goal, Cesena have only let in 2 goals at home.
Pontedera form and stats
Playing away, Pontedera have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Serie C: Girone B this season. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on I. Maraia, the Pontedera manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Serie C: Girone B home defeat versus Lucchese with 2-3 on the scoreboard.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Gubbio wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Pontedera as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Pontedera's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 11 goals in 4 travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Magnaghi 6 goals |   M. Bortolussi 3 goals |  S. Caturano 3 goals |
Cesena missing players
Pontedera missing players
| Cesena | Pontedera | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 78% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 22% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 22% |
| 4.2 | 5.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| 4.9 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6 | 4.9 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.7 | 10.5 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 11 | 9.7 |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 26% | 16% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 18% | 34% |
- All of Pontedera's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cesena have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cesena have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cesena have the most matches under the total-line (7) in Serie C: Girone B
- Cesena have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Pontedera have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Pontedera have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Pontedera have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pontedera have the most conceded goals (11) away in Serie C: Girone B
- Pontedera have the the worst goal difference (-8) away in Serie C: Girone B
- Pontedera have yet to win a game away.
- Pontedera haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Ancona | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | Cesena | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Siena | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | Pescara | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Modena | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Imolese | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 | Gubbio | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | Carrarese | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 | Vis Pesaro | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Virtus Entella | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Pontedera | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 11 |
| 13 | Teramo | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Lucchese | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Olbia | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Montevarchi | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 | Grosseto | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Fermana | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 5 |
| 19 | Pistoiese | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 5 |
| 20 | Viterbese | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 3 |