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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Serie B

Cesena vs Empoli

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Saturday 1 May at 19:00, Italian time.

Cesena12th in Serie BvsEmpoli18th in Serie B
15Points9
3-6-2Won-drawn-lost2-3-6
1.4Points per match0.8
12Goals for12
14Goals against19
1Clean sheets2
WDWLDFormDDLLD
unbeaten in 3Current run2 draws in a row
2-4-0 · 10 ptsAt home (W-D-L)1-1-3 · 4 pts
1-2-2 · 5 ptsAway (W-D-L)1-2-3 · 5 pts
14.9 in 12Expected goals for (xG)11.4 in 11
14.3Expected goals against (xG)17.5
6.63Average player rating6.55
Cristian Shpendi (8)Top scorerEdoardo Saporiti (4)

This season's meetings

Empoli v Cesena, Saturday 1 May at 19:00The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Empoli v Cesena on Saturday 1 May
Empoli v CesenaArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Empoli 31%draw 26%Cesena 43%
Most likely score1-113% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsUnder47% over · 53% under
Both teams to scoreYes52% yes
Goals the model expects1.15 – 1.41Empoli – Cesena

Poisson model on 11 matches for Empoli and 11 for Cesena, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
3Cesena wins
4draws
7Empoli wins

14 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Cesena 17, Empoli 26 · 3.1 per match

  1. 27 Oct 2026Cesena2-1EmpoliSerie B
  2. 28 Feb 2026Empoli1-1CesenaSerie B
  3. 10 Jan 2026Cesena0-1EmpoliSerie B
  4. 17 Apr 2018Cesena2-3EmpoliSerie B
  5. 18 Nov 2017Empoli5-3CesenaSerie B
  6. 29 Nov 2016Empoli1-2CesenaCoppa Italia
  7. 8 Feb 2015Empoli2-0CesenaSerie A
  8. 20 Sept 2014Cesena2-2EmpoliSerie A
  9. 13 May 2014Cesena1-0EmpoliSerie B
  10. 14 Dec 2013Empoli0-0CesenaSerie B
  11. 28 Apr 2013Empoli1-0CesenaSerie B
  12. 9 Dec 2012Cesena1-3EmpoliSerie B

and 2 older ones.

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.