Mantova vs Cesena betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Sun 13.December
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Danilo Martelli (14844 seats)

Mantova have performed better than Cesena so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Insights:
  • Mantova has the most scored goals in the second half (18) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Cesena haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

18 - 15 - 10 with 60-47. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Cesena when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Cesena play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Mantova form and stats

14 points is a decent return from 7 Serie C: Girone B games here at Stadio Danilo Martelli for Mantova. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Mantova has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadio Danilo Martelli, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Happy days for Mantova in their previous game, a Serie C: Girone B match away at FeralpiSalo (placed 7th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Before that, Mantova had a home game versus Ravenna which ended with a victory 2-1.

F. Guccione was absolutely essential when Mantova beat FeralpiSalo 3-1, scoring three goals.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (15 in 7 games), Mantova's attacking play is working. Mantova have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cesena form and stats

Cesena have an excellent away record in the Serie C: Girone B so far with 4-2-1 from 7 games.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Cesena goalkeeper Michele Nardi is eager to challenge this, with his 182 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Cesena play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Legnago Salus (placed 14th). A draw for Cesena before that, at their own venue hosting Modena (0-0).

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager W. Viali when G. Capanni scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute. The end of the last match, against Legnago Salus, was very satisfying as G. Capanni scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Cesena in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Cesena, two draws and one defeat.

The visiting Cesena have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 7 games. As opposed to that, Cesena have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Last eight meetings between the teams: Mantova won three, Cesena won three and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CesenaS. Caturano
S. Caturano
3 goals

Mantova missing players

Cesena missing players

Mantova Cesena
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 2 Played P 1 7 14
7 4 1 Won W 1 4 6
3 2 0 Drew D 0 2 4
4 1 1 Lost L 0 1 4
24 15 6 Scored S 2 10 20
16 6 4 Conceded C 1 7 16
86% 71% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
79% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 86%
57% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 43% 43%
29% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 21%
14% 29% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
64% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 57% 43%
29% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 36%
21% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.3 11.1 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10 6.4 9.5
3.5 4.7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.6 4.3
49% 45% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 56% 33%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Cesena haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Mantova has the most scored goals in the second half (18) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Mantova have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sudtirol 14 8 5 1 25 8 6 3 3 0 10 3 8 5 2 1 15 5 17 29
2 Calcio Padova 14 9 2 3 29 14 7 5 1 1 16 6 7 4 1 2 13 8 15 29
3 Perugia 14 7 5 2 19 12 7 4 2 1 12 5 7 3 3 1 7 7 7 26
4 Mantova 14 7 3 4 24 16 7 4 2 1 15 6 7 3 1 3 9 10 8 24
5 Modena 14 7 3 4 16 8 7 4 1 2 10 5 7 3 2 2 6 3 8 24
6 Sambenedettese 14 6 6 2 17 12 7 3 3 1 9 6 7 3 3 1 8 6 5 24
7 FeralpiSalo 14 7 3 4 21 18 8 6 0 2 14 8 6 1 3 2 7 10 3 24
8 Cesena 14 6 4 4 20 16 7 2 2 3 10 9 7 4 2 1 10 7 4 22
9 Triestina 14 6 3 5 16 15 7 4 1 2 8 5 7 2 2 3 8 10 1 21
10 Virtus Verona 14 4 8 2 14 10 7 2 5 0 6 2 7 2 3 2 8 8 4 20
11 Carpi 14 5 5 4 17 14 7 3 4 0 10 3 7 2 1 4 7 11 3 20
12 Matelica Calcio 14 5 4 5 21 25 7 3 3 1 14 12 7 2 1 4 7 13 -4 19
13 Gubbio 14 3 6 5 13 15 7 1 4 2 5 7 7 2 2 3 8 8 -2 15
14 Legnago Salus 13 2 7 4 10 11 6 2 1 3 6 6 7 0 6 1 4 5 -1 13
15 Imolese 13 3 3 7 8 16 7 1 2 4 4 10 6 2 1 3 4 6 -8 12
16 Vis Pesaro 14 3 3 8 14 23 7 3 2 2 8 8 7 0 1 6 6 15 -9 12
17 Fermana 14 2 5 7 7 16 7 1 3 3 3 5 7 1 2 4 4 11 -9 11
18 Ravenna 14 3 1 10 12 28 7 3 1 3 8 10 7 0 0 7 4 18 -16 10
19 Fano 13 1 6 6 8 16 7 1 2 4 6 10 6 0 4 2 2 6 -8 9
20 Arezzo 13 1 4 8 11 29 6 0 1 5 4 18 7 1 3 3 7 11 -18 7

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.