Mantova vs Cesena Live Stream, Predictions (May 01)

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Mantova

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Mantova will be wanting a better result here after the 4-2 Serie B defeat in their last game at the hands of Cremonese.

In that match, Mantova managed 53% possession and 11 shots on goal with 3 on target. For Mantova, goals were scored by Alex Redolfi (4') and Fabrizio Brignani (77'). Cremonese had 17 shots on goal with 9 on target. Dennis Johnsen (25'), Manuel De Luca (47', 73') and Michele Collocolo (53') scored for Cremonese.

It’s been all too rare in recent games that Mantova have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Mantova have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 11 goals in the process.

Analysis of their past results shows that Mantova:

• have not registered a win against Cesena in their last 4 league games.
• are undefeated in their last 3 league matches at home.

Cesena

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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Sassuolo in Serie B competition, Cesena will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, Cesena managed 46% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. Sassuolo got 14 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. Armand Laurienté (24', 57') was the scorer for Sassuolo.

In 5 of the past 6 games featuring Cesena, a notably low volume of goals have gone in between them and their opponents. The overall average number of goals per game within that spell comes out as just 1.83, with the number of goals averaged by Cesena being 0.67. However, we must now wait to see whether that pattern will be sustained here in this match.

Their past results show that Cesena:

• are undefeated in their previous 4 away league matches.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 2 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A glance at their past head to head clashes dating back to 25/03/2007 shows that Mantova have won 1 of these & Cesena 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 2.

20 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 9 from Virgiliani and 11 belonging to Cesena. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.33.

The previous league meeting featuring the two was Serie B match day 7 on 29/09/2024 when the final score was Cesena 4-2 Mantova.

In that game, Cesena had 32% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 9 of them on target. The goals were scored by Cristian Shpendi (5'), Augustus Kargbo (21'), Giuseppe Prestia (43') and Elayis Tavşan (70').

At the other end, Mantova got 17 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Alex Redolfi (58') and Francesco Ruocco (84') scored.

The referee was Daniele Chiffi.

💡 Prediction

We’re of the view that Cesena and Mantova could end up without much reward for their efforts here.

There should be little in it, and a draw looks quite a realistic result. We’re therefore seeing a tight encounter, finishing with a 0-0 draw when the referee blows the final whistle.

Renata Leite, 07:02 27/04/2025