Cesena vs Avellino Prediction & Betting Tips

Last updated 27 Sep 2026
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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

20 matches
Win
25% 5 / 20
Draw
50% 10 / 20
Loss
25% 5 / 20
Scored
23
Conceded
24
Difference
-1

Avellino

20 matches
Win
45% 9 / 20
Draw
15% 3 / 20
Loss
40% 8 / 20
Scored
31
Conceded
29
Difference
+2
Cesena
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
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Avellino
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
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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

Cesena vs Avellino statistics: team strength, attack, defence and head-to-head comparison.

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.

Head 2 Head
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
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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.

Cesena vs Avellino: Italian Serie B match preview with team badges and kick-off details.

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

Cesena:
Best scorers:
C. Shpendi - 6
Penalty cards:
A. David red card x 1 red card x 1
C. Shpendi red card x 3
Avellino:
Best scorers:
R. Russo - 3
M. Besaggio - 2
Penalty cards:
M. Besaggio red card x 3
Squad lists and player details

Squad and player details

Cesena
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
Avellino
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.

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Last updated: September 2026
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