Updated 5 November 2026.
Cesena welcome Catanzaro to the Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi on Saturday 7 November, with kick-off at 14:00 UK. Cesena are 12th in Serie B and Catanzaro are 20th and last. What links them is goals at both ends: 80% of each side's games have seen both teams score, the joint-highest rate in the division. Cesena also have the lowest clean-sheet rate in the league, with none in ten.
Cesena have played ten and drawn six of them, with two wins and two defeats for 12 points. The Serie B table has them 12th, and their latest result was a 1-1 draw away at Südtirol. Before that came a 2-1 home win over Empoli and a 3-0 defeat at Modena, with a 1-1 home draw with Avellino and a 2-0 defeat at Benevento earlier in October. They score 1.1 goals a game, the 10th most in the league, and concede 1.4, the 7th most. Their shots on target average of 3.4 is the 5th fewest in the division, and they pick up the 2nd most cards.
Catanzaro have 6 points from ten, with one win, three draws and six defeats. They concede 2.2 goals a game, the most in Serie B, and the 6-1 home loss to Ascoli on 24 October is 6 of the 22 goals they have let in. They have drawn their last two, 1-1 at Benevento and 1-1 at home to Calcio Padova, and before the Ascoli game they drew 2-2 at Hellas Verona and lost 3-1 at home to Mantova. They score 1.1 a game like Cesena, they average the 7th most corners at 5.2 a game, and 60% of their matches have gone over 2.5 goals.
Cesena possible starting lineup:
Siano; Ciofi, Mangraviti, Ilić, Frabotta; Bohinen, Pagano, Guidi; Druiventak, Shpendi, Fiori
Catanzaro possible starting lineup:
Pigliacelli; Frosinini, Antonini, Imperiale, Candela; Petriccione, Alesi, Dorval; Tchaouna, Koffi, Iemmello
Cristian Shpendi has had a shot in all ten league games, averaging 2.3 a match. He has also had a shot on target in four straight games and has committed a foul in all ten.
Pietro Iemmello has also had a shot in all ten of Catanzaro's league games, averaging 2.7 a match.
At centre-back, Mihajlo Ilić has fouled in eight straight games for Cesena. On the Catanzaro side, Antonio Candela has made a tackle in six in a row, averaging 1.8, and has also committed a foul in his last four.
Cesena left-back Gianluca Frabotta has fouled in four straight games, and Catanzaro centre-back Matias Antonini has done the same at 2 a game. Catanzaro forward Franck Tchaouna has made a tackle in four straight games, averaging 2.5.
Cesena are the bookmakers' favourites at 2.05 with Ladbrokes. The draw is 3.50 and Catanzaro are 3.20, both with Midnite. Both teams to score is 1.62 with Midnite and over 2.5 goals is 1.73 with Ladbrokes. Both sides score 1.1 a game, and Catanzaro's matches have gone over 2.5 goals 60% of the time against 40% for Cesena's.
| Market | Best price |
|---|---|
| Cesena win | 2.05 (Ladbrokes) |
| Draw | 3.50 (Midnite) |
| Catanzaro win | 3.20 (Midnite) |
| Both teams to score | 1.62 (Midnite) |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.73 (Ladbrokes) |
Cesena have drawn six of their ten games and Catanzaro have drawn their last two, so a stalemate is in play.
Cesena host Catanzaro in the 2026/27 Serie B on Saturday 7 November 2026, with kick-off at 14:00 UK time at the Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi. Cesena are 12th on 12 points and Catanzaro 20th on 6.
Cesena are the 2.05 favourites with Ladbrokes for the Serie B game on Saturday 7 November 2026. Catanzaro are 3.20 and the draw is 3.50 with Midnite in this 2026/27 fixture.
Both teams to score is 1.62 with Midnite for Cesena vs Catanzaro in the 2026/27 Serie B, and 80% of each side's ten games this season have seen both teams find the net, the joint-highest rate in the league.
Cesena are 12th in Serie B with 12 points from 10 games in 2026/27, while Catanzaro are 20th and last with 6 points from 10, so the two sides meet on Saturday 7 November 2026 at opposite ends of the table.
Cristian Shpendi of Cesena and Pietro Iemmello of Catanzaro have each had a shot in 10 straight Serie B games in 2026/27, averaging 2.3 and 2.7 shots a match, and both start for their sides on Saturday 7 November.
Predicted lineups for Cesena vs Catanzaro in the 2026/27 Serie B on Saturday 7 November 2026: Cesena may start Siano; Ciofi, Mangraviti, Ilić, Frabotta; Bohinen, Pagano, Guidi; Druiventak, Shpendi, Fiori. Catanzaro may start Pigliacelli; Frosinini, Antonini, Imperiale, Candela; Petriccione, Alesi, Dorval; Tchaouna, Koffi, Iemmello.