Cesena host Avellino in Serie B. Both sides have made low-key starts to the campaign, level on points and separated by just one place in the table. Neither has been especially convincing so far, though Avellino have shown a touch more attacking bite.
This will be their third meeting in less than a year, after two matches that produced very different outcomes. With a few weeks still to run before kickoff, there's room for either side's form to shift again before they actually meet.
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Recent Form
Cesena's last five league games have produced four draws and just the one win, away at Virtus Entella. It's been a settled but low-scoring spell, with three of those draws coming on home soil.
Cesena: 20 completed matches; Avellino: 20 completed matches.
Cesena
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 50% 10 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 23
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- -1
Avellino
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 31
- Conceded
- 29
- Difference
- +2
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie B | Juve Stabia | Cesena | 18.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Serie B | Cesena | Cremonese | 12.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Serie B | Cesena | Mantova | 06.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Serie B | Virtus Entella | Cesena | 29.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Serie B | Cesena | Sampdoria | 23.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Coppa Italia | Sassuolo | Cesena | 17.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Forli | Cesena | 08.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Cesena | Vis Pesaro | 05.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Cesena | Fossombrone | 01.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Cesena | Athletic Carpi | 25.07.2026 | 1-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie B | Ascoli | Avellino | 19.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Serie B | Avellino | Palermo | 13.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Serie B | Modena | Avellino | 06.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Serie B | Avellino | Vicenza Virtus | 29.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Serie B | Avellino | Arezzo | 22.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Coppa Italia | Monza | Avellino | 14.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Avellino | Torino | 08.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Lazio | Avellino | 01.08.2026 | 6-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Sambenedettese | Avellino | 26.07.2026 | 0-5 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Avellino | Scafatese | 22.07.2026 | 3-1 |
Avellino's form has been more up and down. They've beaten Modena and Vicenza Virtus, lost to Ascoli and Arezzo, and drawn with Palermo, mixing wins and losses in fairly equal measure.
Cesena's draw habit suggests a side that's hard to beat but not banging in goals, while Avellino's win-loss swings point to more unpredictability.
Comparative Team Statistics: Cesena vs Avellino

Head-to-Head
These two have already met twice in the past year. Avellino won 3-1 at home in January, then Cesena responded with a 3-0 win when they hosted the return fixture in November 2025.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie B | Avellino | Cesena | 31.01.2026 | 3-1 |
| Serie B | Cesena | Avellino | 09.11.2025 | 3-0 |
| Serie B | Avellino | Cesena | 10.02.2018 | 1-1 |
| Serie B | Cesena | Avellino | 15.09.2017 | 3-1 |
| Serie B | Avellino | Cesena | 22.04.2017 | 1-1 |
| Serie B | Cesena | Avellino | 26.11.2016 | 3-0 |
There's also a longer history between the clubs stretching back to 2016, though those older results carry little weight for how this current fixture might go.
In their last two meetings, the home side has won each time, which is worth bearing in mind with Cesena hosting this one.
League Table
Five games into the season, both sides sit on seven points, with Cesena tenth and Avellino ninth. Cesena's total comes from four draws and a win, while Avellino have collected two wins and two losses alongside a draw.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10/7 | 7 |
| 9 | Avellino | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7/6 | 7 |
| 10 | Cesena | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7/6 | 7 |
| 11 | Pisa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8/8 | 7 |
It's an early snapshot, but neither team has pulled clear of the other so far this term.

Things to Watch
Cesena's Christian Shpendi has scored six goals in five appearances, comfortably the standout attacking threat on show here. Avellino counter with Raffaele Russo, who has three goals in five games, and Andrea Favilli chipping in three assists in just three outings.
With Cesena conceding goals at a similar rate to what they score, and Avellino doing much the same at the other end, neither side looks especially watertight defensively.
Goals look more likely than a shutout, given both attacks and defences have been fairly even this season.
Key player statistics: Cesena vs Avellino
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Bisoli | Italy | 32 | Midfielder | 180 | 77 |
| G. Frabotta | Italy | 27 | Defender | 176 | 70 |
| E. Bohinen | Norway | 27 | Midfielder | 189 | 75 |
| A. Siano | Italy | 25 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 70 |
| M. Mangraviti | Italy | 28 | Defender | 188 | 79 |
| M. Piacentini | Italy | 27 | Defender | 187 | 78 |
| A. Ciofi | Italy | 27 | Defender | 187 | 77 |
| M. Natta | Australia | 23 | Defender | 175 | 70 |
| L. Schirone | Italy | 23 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 72 kg |
| M. Francesconi | Italy | 22 | Midfielder | 180 | 77 |
| C. Shpendi | Albania | 23 | Attacker | 181 | 72 |
| L. D'Andrea | Italy | 22 | Attacker | 173 | n/a |
| R. Pagano | Italy | 21 | Midfielder | 175 | n/a |
| M. Ilić | Serbia | 23 | Defender | 192 | n/a |
| A. Fiori | Italy | 23 | Attacker | 180 | n/a |
| J. Gelli | Italy | 25 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| L. Ferretti | Italy | 22 | Goalkeeper | 189 cm | n/a |
| A. David | Italy | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. Guidi | Italy | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Caprini | Italy | 20 | Attacker | 180 | 72 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Izzo | Italy | 34 | Defender | 183 | 78 |
| T. Cancellotti | Italy | 34 | Defender | 185 | 75 |
| A. Favilli | Italy | 29 | Attacker | 190 | 78 |
| L. Šimić | Croatia | 30 | Defender | 195 | 89 |
| A. Iannarilli | Italy | 35 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 82 |
| L. Palmiero | Italy | 30 | Midfielder | 177 | 75 |
| D. Sounas | Greece | 32 | Midfielder | 177 | 70 |
| T. Biasci | Italy | 31 | Attacker | 182 | n/a |
| M. Sala | Italy | 27 | Defender | 182 cm | 72 kg |
| M. Venturi | Italy | 27 | Defender | 193 | 80 |
| R. Russo | Italy | 27 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| E. Adamo | Italy | 28 | Midfielder | 178 | 75 |
| L. Pandolfi | Italy | 28 | Attacker | 186 | 78 |
| W. Cheddira | Morocco | 28 | Attacker | 187 | 80 |
| P. Enrici | Italy | 25 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. Palumbo | Norway | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| D. Fila | Czechia | 24 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Sassi | Italy | 23 | Goalkeeper | 194 cm | 87 kg |
| A. Fontanarosa | Italy | 23 | Defender | 182 | 66 |
| M. Besaggio | Italy | 24 | Midfielder | 181 | n/a |
With both sides sitting on the same points total and showing contrasting but equally uncertain form, there's no obvious leaning towards either outcome here. Cesena's tendency to draw and Avellino's mix of wins and losses tend to cancel each other out more than clarify things.
Given there's no strong statistical or form-based edge to lean on, and no priced market to weigh up in this instance, we're stepping aside on this one.
