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Cesena v Avellino

Cesena
1–1Full time
Avellino

Serie B · SUN 18 OCT · Dino Manuzzi

Full timeGraded 18 Oct 19:02
Cesena 1–1 Avellino CESENA WIN · WRONGUNDER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · RIGHT
We said Cesena win43%
The market said40%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.780
The market’s Brier score0.736

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay16 notes · 28 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Cesena win at 43%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Cesena was 43% before kick-off and our model makes it 43% now. 0–0 · 43–28–29
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Cesena v Avellino
  4. 14′🟨 YELLOW · 13' Brando Moruzzi · Avellino
  5. 29′Cesena have had 8 attempts to 1 and it is still 0–0. 0–0 · 39–34–27
  6. 38′15 shots for Cesena, 5 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 0–0 · 37–37–26
  7. 42′17 shots for Cesena, 5 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 0–0 · 35–39–26
  8. 44′THE CALL SWINGS · 44' Draw is now our likeliest result at 40% (was Cesena win 35%)
  9. 45′A red card for Cesena on 45′. The model does not price cards, so read the number with that in mind. 0–0 · 35–40–25
  10. 45′HALF-TIME Cesena 0–0 Avellino
  11. 45′🟥 RED CARD · 45+1' Alessandro Diamanti · Cesena
  12. 45′SECOND HALF Cesena 0–0 Avellino
  13. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Cesena · On: Matteo Guidi · Off: Riccardo Pagano
  14. 49′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 49' Cesena win: 43% at kick-off, 33% now
  15. 50′We published Cesena at 43%. Our model now makes it 76%. 1–0 · 76–19–5
  16. 50′⚽ GOAL · 50' Cesena 1–0 Avellino
  17. 50′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 50' Cesena win: 43% at kick-off, 76% now
  18. 50′THE CALL SWINGS · 50' Cesena win is now our likeliest result at 76% (was Draw 19%)
  19. 52′51′: Antonio Fiori on the scoresheet for Cesena, making it 1–0. 1–0 · 76–18–5
  20. 58′SUBSTITUTION · 57' Avellino · On: Giacomo Faticanti · Off: Luca Palmiero
  21. 58′SUBSTITUTION · 57' Avellino · On: L. Di Maggio · Off: Martin Palumbo
  22. 62′We published Cesena at 43%. Our model now makes it 80%. 1–0 · 80–17–3
  23. 65′SUBSTITUTION · 64' Cesena · On: Alessandro Debenedetti · Off: Antonio Fiori
  24. 66′SUBSTITUTION · 65' Cesena · On: Massimiliano Mangraviti · Off: Luca D'Andrea
  25. 67′We said Cesena at 43%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 24%. 1–1 · 24–57–18
  26. 67′Goals are coming at about the 2.6 we expected. 1–1 · 24–57–18
  27. 67′⚽ GOAL · 67' Cesena 1–1 Avellino
  28. 67′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 67' Cesena win: 43% at kick-off, 24% now
  29. 67′THE CALL SWINGS · 67' Draw is now our likeliest result at 57% (was Cesena win 24%)
  30. 68′Avellino level it on 67′ through Armando Izzo. 1–1. 1–1 · 24–58–18
  31. 69′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 69' Cesena win: 43% at kick-off, 23% now
  32. 74′We said Cesena at 43%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 19%. 1–1 · 19–66–15
  33. 74′SUBSTITUTION · 73' Avellino · On: Andrea Favilli · Off: Walid Cheddira
  34. 79′We said Cesena at 43%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 1–1 · 14–75–11
  35. 80′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 80' Cesena win: 43% at kick-off, 13% now
  36. 84′We said Cesena at 43%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 1–1 · 9–85–7
  37. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 77' Cesena · On: Matteo Piacentini · Off: Mihajlo Ilic
  38. 84′🟨 YELLOW · 83' Emil Bohinen · Cesena
  39. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Avellino · On: Dimitrios Sounas · Off: Michele Besaggio
  40. 85′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Avellino · On: Tommaso Biasci · Off: Raffaele Russo
  41. 85′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Cesena · On: Matteo Francesconi · Off: Emil Bohinen
  42. 92′We said Cesena at 43%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 3%. 1–1 · 3–94–2
  43. 92′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 90+2' Cesena win: 43% at kick-off, 3% now
  44. 96′Full time, 1–1. We called Cesena at 43% — wrong, and it goes on the record that way. 1–1 · 0–100–0
  45. FTFULL TIME Cesena 1–1 Avellino
  46. FTCesena 1–1 Avellino · Cesena win: wrong · Under 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: right

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Cesena are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Cesena 43%, draw 28%, Avellino 29%. Over 2.5 goals 48%, both teams to score 53%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Cesena win43%
Draw28%
Avellino win29%

Kick-offSUN 18 OCT · 16:15

RoundMatchday 7

VenueDino Manuzzi

RefereeDaniele Perenzoni

Line-ups

Cesena

4-2-3-1

Avellino

3-5-2

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Cesena

Avellino

8Days since last match9

Last match: 10 Oct · the Italian Serie B

Last match: 9 Oct · the Italian Serie B

1Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
8Avellino6+410
11Cesena6−17

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Cesena

4-2-3-1

1 A. Siano

15 A. Ciofi

6 M. Ilic

4 J. Gelli

7 G. Frabotta

25 D. Bisoli

32 E. Bohinen

16 L. D'Andrea

10 R. Pagano

80 A. Fiori

9 C. Shpendi

Coach · Alessandro Diamanti

Substitutes

13 · L. Ferretti

39 · N. Fontana

24 · M. Mangraviti

26 · M. Piacentini

2 · M. Natta

3 · A. David

23 · V. Magni

18 · M. Guidi

27 · M. Dalla Vecchia

8 · M. Francesconi

14 · X. Druiventak

91 · A. Debenedetti

Avellino

3-5-2

50 T. Martinelli

4 A. Izzo

23 M. Venturi

56 P. Enrici

2 F. Missori

20 M. Palumbo

6 L. Palmiero

39 M. Besaggio

27 B. Moruzzi

10 R. Russo

9 W. Cheddira

Coach · Alessandro Nesta

Substitutes

22 · J. Sassi

5 · A. Di Bitonto

44 · L. Simic

3 · M. Sala

24 · D. Sounas

30 · E. Adamo

16 · G. Faticanti

8 · L. Di Maggio

14 · T. Biasci

99 · A. Favilli

7 · L. Pandolfi

77 · S. Di Paolo

Our number · cesena winFirst published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
43% The market40%
Us43%
Market40%

We make Cesena a 43% chance to win. The market has them at 40%. We are 3 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.5–1.1.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Cesena v Avellino1.46 – 1.15
Form · Serie B this season · since 22 AugW1 D4 L1 · W3 D1 L2
Table places · points 7 v 1011 v 8
The market · Cesena win40% · ours 43%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
35%40%45% 12 OCT 04:0218 OCT 15:41
Our probability · Cesena win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 40% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Cesena win43%40%+3
Draw28%30%−2
Avellino win29%29%0
Over 2.5 goals48%49%−1
Both teams to score53%55%−2
Over 1.5 goals74%73%+1
Over 3.5 goals27%28%−1
Cesena or draw71%71%0
Cesena clean sheet32%––
Avellino clean sheet24%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 13.4%
0123450 8.8 7.3 4.9 1 9.6 13.4 7.0 2.7 2 7.8 8.9 5.1 3 3.8 4.3 2.5 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Cesena down, Avellino across0–5 goals a side shown (99.4% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

2 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting3.50
Over 2.52 of 2
Both scored1 of 2
Last meetingsAVE 3–1 CES · CES 3–0 AVE

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · Serie B this season · since 22 Aug

CESENA

DWDDDL1–1 · 2–1 · 1–1 · 2–2 · 1–1 · 0–2

AVELLINO

LWWDLW1–2 · 3–0 · 1–0 · 1–1 · 1–3 · 4–1

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Palermo7+919
2Mantova7+514
3Pisa7+513
4Modena7+413
5Sudtirol6+612
6Ascoli7+312
7Benevento7+311
8Avellino6+410
9Virtus Entella7+29
10Hellas Verona7+28
11Cesena6−17
12Carrarese7−17
13Empoli7−47
14Padova7−47
15Arezzo6−77
16Cremonese7−46
17Vicenza Virtus7−66
18Sampdoria6−74
19Catanzaro7−64
20Juve Stabia6−32

The competition's standings before kick-off.