Virtus Entella vs Cesena

10 February 2026 · Serie B · 2025/26 · Referee Luca Massimi

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

Nermin Karić 26’
Luigi Cuppone 52’
Mattia Tirelli 83’

Alberto Cerri 77’

Match summary

Virtus Entella saw off Cesena 3-1. Virtus Entella led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Nermin Karić put Virtus Entella ahead in the 26th minute. In the second half, Luigi Cuppone made it 2-0 in the 52nd minute, Alberto Cerri pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 77th minute, and Mattia Tirelli made it 3-1 from a corner in the 83rd minute.

Cesena can feel hard done by, creating 1.39 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Virtus Entella's 0.76 from 11.

Match stats

34% Possession 66%

11 Shots 17

5 Shots on target 2

5 Corners 5

291 Passes 572

72.5% Pass accuracy 83.7%

14 Tackles 19

12 Fouls 13

2 Yellow cards 3

1 Offsides 2

Key events

Virtus Entella Cesena

Ivan MarconiShot on target

51’

Stefano Di MarioShot on target

79’

90+3’

Alberto CerriShot on target

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Virtus Entella 0.76 xGCesena 1.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Cesena attacking Virtus Entella attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

Virtus Entella 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Cesena 3-5-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Players11 players


Simone Colombi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luca Parodi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mattia Alborghetti	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ivan Marconi	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Davide Bariti	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nermin Karić	90′	1	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Niccolò Squizzato	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Stefano Di Mario	90′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Andrea Franzoni	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Alessandro Debenedetti	90′	–	–	4	0.27	–	–	–
Luigi Cuppone	90′	1	–	3	0.14	–	–	–


Jonathan Klinsmann	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Andrea Ciofi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Peter Amoran	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Massimiliano Mangraviti	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Riccardo Ciervo	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dimitri Bisoli	90′	–	–	3	0.24	–	–	–
Simone Bastoni	90′	–	–	4	0.25	–	–	–
Matteo Francesconi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gianluca Frabotta	90′	–	–	2	0.07	–	–	–
Marco Olivieri	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cristian Shpendi	90′	–	–	3	0.42	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Virtus Entella win 35% Avg odds 2.67

Draw 32% Avg odds 2.84

Cesena win 33% Avg odds 2.81

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Virtus Entella W D L D D

Cesena L W L L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Cesena 1-1 Virtus Entella, 30 Aug 25 Next meeting: Virtus Entella 1-2 Cesena, 29 Aug 26 All Virtus Entella vs Cesena meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.