Rescued A Point
Cesena
Cesena went behind and dragged it back level.
- Final score
- 1–1
Serie B · Matchday 3Cesena
C. Shpendi 77'
1 – 1
FT
HT 0–1
Mantova
F. Ruocco 31'
Serie B
Matchday 3Cesena1–1Mantova
1.68
Expected goals
0.69
31′77′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: CES 1.68, MAN 0.69.
Match report
Cesena 1-1 Mantova
Cesena and Mantova shared 2 goals in a 1-1 Serie B draw at Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi. Ruocco opened the scoring for Mantova on 31' and Shpendi levelled for Cesena on 77'.
Expected goals finished Cesena 1.68, Mantova 0.69. Cesena created the better of it and will feel a point was a poor return. Cesena held 67.0% of the ball.
Cesena had to come from behind to get there, which is the detail the scoreline hides.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Mantova graded out for box occupation — 6 of 8 shots in the box and 0.09 xg per shot. Cesena graded out for set-piece siege — 10 corners.
Alessandro Siano came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.7 for Cesena across 90 minutes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
67%Possession33%
20Shots8
1.68xG0.69
What the numbers say
3 readsBox Occupation
Mantova
Mantova kept getting bodies into the area — 75% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 6 of 8
- Share
- 75%
- xG per shot
- 0.09
Set-Piece Siege
Cesena
Cesena turned the game into a dead-ball contest with 10 corners.
- Corners
- 10
- Opponent
- 4
Timeline
🟨19'
Rachid Kouda
Foul
⚽31'
F. Ruocco
Half-time
G. Frabotta ↑ A. David ↓
🔄46'
🔄46'
E. Gliozzi ↑ V. Vlahovic ↓
L. D'Andrea ↑ X. Druiventak ↓
🔄55'
🔄58'
D. Wieser ↑ L. Ignacchiti ↓
🔄58'
D. Bragantini ↑ R. Ilie ↓
A. Debenedetti ↑ M. Dalla Vecchia ↓
🔄68'
🔄76'
T. Del Lungo ↑ A. Castellini ↓
🔄76'
F. Paoletti ↑ R. Kouda ↓
C. Shpendi — assist: L. D'Andrea
⚽77'
M. Mangraviti ↑ M. Ilic ↓
🔄80'
M. Guidi ↑ A. Fiori ↓
🔄80'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueOrogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi, Cesena
RefereeMattia Drigo, Italy
CompetitionSerie B
Season2026
RoundMatchday 3
StatusMatch Finished