Virtus Entella v Cesena result
Team pages: Virtus Entella · Cesena · Head-to-head
The model’s pre-match pick
Virtus Entella 1–2 Cesena — Cesena won this Serie B – Italy match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.
The result
Cesena won 2–1 at Stadio Comunale di Chiavari in Serie B – Italy on Saturday 29 August. It is Cesena’s first win over Virtus Entella since 8 April 2018, after three meetings without one (the 5 prior meetings TACTIX holds).
The goals
Cesena led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Cesena: A. Fiori (25’) and C. Shpendi (36’, assisted by Xavello Druiventak); Virtus Entella: A. Tiritiello (42’, assisted by L. Vignali).
How it turned
Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s three key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with A. Fiori’s goal on 25 minutes.
The numbers
Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Virtus Entella 0.67, Cesena 0.47, from 14 shots to 7 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).
Discipline
Daniele Perenzoni, Italy showed three yellow cards — against 3.7 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Virtus Entella: L. Parodi (85’); Cesena: C. Shpendi (45+1’) and Matteo Guidi (50’).
What it changes
Virtus Entella are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.
Who stood out
By TACTIX Impact for this match, A. Tiritiello (Virtus Entella) 7.7, L. Vignali (Virtus Entella) 5.8 and X. Druiventak (Cesena) 5.1 led the match.
Head-to-head
Virtus Entella are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Cesena.
What the model said
The model’s free pick, Virtus Entella or Cesena (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 78% of the time in the last 90 days (4028 of 5167).
Next up
Virtus Entella next travel to Carrarese on 21 November 2026.
Cesena next travel to Hellas Verona on 21 November 2026.
Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.
Next for Virtus Entella: Carrarese v Virtus Entella, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Cesena: Hellas Verona v Cesena, Saturday 21 November — the preview.
The Numbers
- Result: Virtus Entella 1–2 Cesena · Serie B – Italy
- Venue: Stadio Comunale di Chiavari · Chiavari
- Referee: Daniele Perenzoni, Italy
- Model coverage: 232 markets priced for this fixture
- Head-to-head (last 5): Virtus Entella 1 · draws 3 · Cesena 1 · 3.4 goals/game
- Recent form: Virtus Entella 2W 1D 2L · Cesena 0W 3D 2L
Virtus Entella 1–2 Cesena (Serie B – Italy): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 232 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 September 2026). See the live track record →
Key Stats
Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
| Per game | Virtus Entella for / against | Line | Cesena for / against |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals scored | 0.88 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5 | 2.25our book | 0.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Corners won | 4.29 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5 | 9.5standard | 4.5 for · 6.5 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Shots | 13.14 for · 9.71 against n 7 Last 5 | 19.5standard | 12.88 for · 15.5 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Shots on target | 3.86 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5 | 8.5standard | 3.75 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Fouls committed | 15.14 for · 15 against n 7 Last 5 | 21.5standard | 12.38 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Cards shown | 2.57 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5 | 3.5standard | 1.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5 |
Referee: Daniele Perenzoni, Italy — 3.67 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 25.17 fouls over 6 matches.
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Virtus Entella
Virtus Entella Goalkeeper
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Saves | Goals conceded | Penalties saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Del Frate | 1 | 9090 min | 11 /90 | 11 /90 | 00 /90 |
| Player | Mins | Saves 2+3+ |
|---|---|---|
| F. Del Frate n 8 | 90 | 2 |
Virtus Entella Defensive
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Tackles | Interceptions | Blocks | Duels won | Fouls committed | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Tiritiello | 1 | 9090 min | 11 /90 | 22 /90 | 00 /90 | 66 /90 | 22 /90 | 00 /90 |
| M. Alborghetti | 1 | 9090 min | 44 /90 | 33 /90 | 11 /90 | 1313 /90 | 44 /90 | 00 /90 |
| N. Previtali | 1 | 9090 min | 22 /90 | 11 /90 | 11 /90 | 55 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 |
| Z. Menyhárt | 1 | 9090 min | 44 /90 | 11 /90 | 00 /90 | 66 /90 | 22 /90 | 00 /90 |
| L. Parodi | 1 | 8787 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 22.1 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Fouls committed 1+2+ | Fouls won 1+2+ | Likely duel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Menyhárt n 8 | 88.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | — |
| M. Alborghetti n 8 | 73.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | A. Ciofi |
| A. Tiritiello n 8 | 89.3 | 1.6 | 1 | A. Ciofi |
| A. Franzoni n 8 | 89.4 | 0.5 | 1 | — |
| F. Del Frate n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0.4 | — |
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| Player | Mins | Tackles 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|
| Z. Menyhárt n 8 | 88.3 | 2.2 |
| M. Alborghetti n 8 | 73.6 | 1.7 |
| A. Franzoni n 8 | 89.4 | 1.5 |
| A. Tiritiello n 8 | 89.3 | 1.3 |
| Bernat Guiu n 8 | 66.9 | 1.7 |
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Virtus Entella Attacking
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | Shots on target | Key passes | Dribbles completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Forte | 1 | 7777 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 11.2 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 |
| A. Franzoni | 1 | 9090 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 55 /90 | 00 /90 | 11 /90 | 00 /90 |
| Bernat Guiu | 1 | 8888 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 22 /90 | 00 /90 | 22 /90 | 22 /90 |
| N. Squizzato | 1 | 6161 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 23 /90 | 00 /90 |
| Lucas Martello | 1 | 2929 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 26.2 /90 | 00 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Shots 1+2+ | Shots on target 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Franzoni n 8 | 89.4 | 2.3 | 1 |
| A. Tiritiello n 8 | 89.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Z. Menyhárt n 8 | 88.3 | 0.5 | 0 |
| M. Alborghetti n 8 | 73.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| F. Del Frate n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | Mins | Goals 1+2+ | Assists 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Franzoni n 8 | 89.4 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Z. Menyhárt n 8 | 88.3 | 0 | 0.1 |
| F. Del Frate n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Tiritiello n 8 | 89.3 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Alborghetti n 8 | 73.6 | 0 | 0 |
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Cesena
Cesena Goalkeeper
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Saves | Goals conceded | Penalties saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Siano | 2 | 90180 min | 136.5 /90 | 42 /90 | 00 /90 |
| Player | Mins | Saves 2+3+ |
|---|---|---|
| A. Siano n 5 | 90 | 4.2 |
Cesena Defensive
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Tackles | Interceptions | Blocks | Duels won | Fouls committed | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Ciofi | 2 | 90180 min | 00 /90 | 10.5 /90 | 10.5 /90 | 21 /90 | 21 /90 | 00 /90 |
| M. Ilić | 2 | 87174 min | 00 /90 | 21 /90 | 10.5 /90 | 73.6 /90 | 21 /90 | 00 /90 |
| A. David | 2 | 70140 min | 85.1 /90 | 63.9 /90 | 00 /90 | 95.8 /90 | 63.9 /90 | 31.9 /90 |
| J. Gelli | 1 | 9090 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 22 /90 | 55 /90 | 11 /90 | 00 /90 |
| M. Mangraviti | 1 | 9090 min | 11 /90 | 00 /90 | 22 /90 | 22 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Fouls committed 1+2+ | Fouls won 1+2+ | Likely duel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Ciofi n 8 | 89.6 | 1 | 0.3 | A. Tiritiello |
| D. Bisoli n 8 | 86.4 | 0.7 | 2.1 | — |
| A. Siano n 5 | 90 | 0 | 0.2 | — |
| C. Shpendi n 8 | 81.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | — |
| Matteo Guidi n 8 | 56 | 1.8 | 2.4 | — |
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| Player | Mins | Tackles 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|
| D. Bisoli n 8 | 86.4 | 1.6 |
| A. Ciofi n 8 | 89.6 | 0.6 |
| C. Shpendi n 8 | 81.5 | 0.7 |
| Matteo Guidi n 8 | 56 | 1.4 |
| M. Mangraviti n 8 | 82 | 1.5 |
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Cesena Attacking
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | Shots on target | Key passes | Dribbles completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Shpendi | 2 | 76151 min | 10.6 /90 | 00 /90 | 21.2 /90 | 10.6 /90 | 21.2 /90 | 00 /90 |
| D. Bisoli | 2 | 90180 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 10.5 /90 | 00 /90 | 31.5 /90 | 00 /90 |
| X. Druiventak | 2 | 83166 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 10.5 /90 | 10.5 /90 | 21.1 /90 | 42.2 /90 |
| Matteo Guidi | 2 | 72144 min | 00 /90 | 10.6 /90 | 31.9 /90 | 10.6 /90 | 10.6 /90 | 00 /90 |
| R. Pagano | 2 | 72144 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 10.6 /90 | 10.6 /90 | 21.3 /90 | 00 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Shots 1+2+ | Shots on target 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Ciofi n 8 | 89.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| D. Bisoli n 8 | 86.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| A. Siano n 5 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Shpendi n 8 | 81.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Matteo Guidi n 8 | 56 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
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| Player | Mins | Goals 1+2+ | Assists 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Siano n 5 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Ciofi n 8 | 89.6 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Bisoli n 8 | 86.4 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Shpendi n 8 | 81.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Matteo Guidi n 8 | 56 | 0 | 0.2 |
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Match Statistics & Details
| Virtus Entella | Cesena | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Possession | 41% |
| 0.67 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.47 |
| 14 | Shots | 7 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 6 | Shots inside the box | 5 |
| 6 | Corners | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 517 | Passes | 374 |
| 85% | Pass accuracy | 80% |
Virtus Entella Player Stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Del Frate | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| L. Parodi | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Y | 6.9 |
| A. Tiritiello | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.2 |
| F. Forte | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Bernat Guiu | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 |
| M. Alborghetti | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| A. Franzoni | 84 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Z. Menyhárt | 84 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 |
| L. Vignali | 69 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 |
| N. Squizzato | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| M. Tirelli | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| L. Cuppone sub | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Lucas Martello sub | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| L. Benedetti sub | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| I. Marconi sub | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Giacomo Corona sub | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Cesena Player Stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Siano | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| A. Ciofi | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| M. Ilić | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| M. Mangraviti | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| D. Bisoli | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| R. Pagano | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| J. Gelli | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| C. Shpendi | 86 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Y | 7.2 |
| X. Druiventak | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Xavello Druiventak | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Matteo Guidi | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | 6 |
| A. Fiori | 53 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Matteo Guidi | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | 5.9 |
| G. Frabotta sub | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| M. Francesconi sub | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.3 |
| A. Debenedetti sub | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| M. Dalla Vecchia sub | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.
Form, Head-to-Head & Standings
The numbers behind Virtus Entella v Cesena — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)
- 2026-02-10 Virtus Entella 3–1 Cesena
- 2025-08-30 Cesena 1–1 Virtus Entella
- 2023-08-06 Cesena 2–2 Virtus Entella
- 2018-04-08 Cesena 3–0 Virtus Entella
- 2017-11-04 Virtus Entella 2–2 Cesena
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What was the model’s pick for Virtus Entella v Cesena?
- TACTIX’s free model pick for Virtus Entella v Cesena was Home or Away (best price 1.36 at William Hill).
- What is the head-to-head record between Virtus Entella and Cesena?
- In their last 5 meetings, Virtus Entella won 1, Cesena won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 3.4 goals per game.
- What is the recent form of Virtus Entella and Cesena?
- Recent form — Virtus Entella 2W 1D 2L; Cesena 0W 3D 2L.
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