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- 14′Empoli, yellow card:Foul
- 24′Cesena, yellow card:Foul
- 31′Cesena, yellow card:Foul
- 34′Cesena, substitution:off
- 39′Cesena, goal:1–0assist
- 45+3′Empoli, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Cesena, substitution:off
- 46′Empoli, substitution:off
- 46′Empoli, substitution:off
- 56′Empoli, substitution:off
- 62′Empoli, goal:1–1
- 71′Cesena, substitution:off
- 71′Cesena, substitution:off
- 71′Empoli, substitution:off
- 74′Cesena, own goal:2–1Own goal
- 75′Empoli, substitution:off
- 79′Cesena, yellow card:Time wasting
- 81′Cesena, yellow card:Foul
- 83′Cesena, substitution:off
- 89′Cesena, yellow card:Foul
- 90+3′Empoli, VAR review:Card upgrade confirmed
- 90+5′Empoli, red card:Serious foul
- Full-time2 – 1
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Cesena end winless run with 2-1 victory over Empoli
Cesena won 2-1 against Empoli at the Dino Manuzzi on Serie B matchday 9, ending a run of six games without a win. The hosts took the lead through Cristian Shpendi in the 39th minute, the forward finishing after a pass from Luca D'Andrea, and went into the break ahead.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Empoli levelled in the 62nd minute through Edoardo Saporiti, who scored his side's equaliser to make it 1-1. The visitors were unable to build on it, though. Twelve minutes later Cesena regained the lead when Jacopo Seghetti turned the ball into his own net, and it proved to be the winning goal.
Empoli had slightly more of the ball, with 54% possession to Cesena's 46%, and put more efforts on target, five to three. Cesena had the greater volume of attempts, 13 shots to 11, and won seven corners to five. The match finished badly for the visitors when Stiven Shpendi was sent off in the 90+5 minute, leaving them with ten men.
The result lifted Cesena from 15th to 11th in the table, on 11 points, while Empoli slipped from 17th to 18th on seven points and are now without a win in six games. Cesena travel to Sudtirol in Serie B on Saturday, and Empoli host Juve Stabia in the same competition on Sunday.
Cristian Shpendi scored the opening goal and was the match's highest-rated performer at 7.66. Edoardo Saporiti, who scored Empoli's equaliser, followed with a rating of 7.41.
Empoli were the more accurate side, putting five of their 11 shots on target against three from Cesena's 13.
Cesena beat Empoli 2–1 (half-time 1–0).
Cesena met Empoli in the Serie B (Regular Season - 9). Kick-off was Tuesday, 27 October 2026, 19:00 UTC at Dino Manuzzi. Referee: Mario Perri.
Key moments
- 39' Goal: Cristian Shpendi (assist: Luca D'Andrea) — 1–0
- 62' Goal: Edoardo Saporiti — 1–1
- 74' Goal (own goal): Jacopo Seghetti — 2–1
- 90+5' Red card: Stiven Shpendi
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Cesena (4-2-3-1)
Empoli (3-5-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Cesena 40%, the draw 33%, Empoli 27%. It finished Cesena 2–1 Empoli.
Home advantage edges Cesena ahead of an evenly matched Empoli — With almost nothing between them on our strength rating, 1321 to 1346, Cesena's usual home advantage puts them slightly in front at 40%, though home advantage runs weak in Serie B, which pulls towards Empoli. The draw sits at 33%, up from a starting point of 27.2% because draws are common in Serie B.
Why Cesena in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1321 to 1346. Sides this close won 42.5% of 15,625 home games (draw 27.2%, visitors 30.4%).
Why only 40%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Serie B home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (32.3% vs 25.4% norm) and away wins (26.1% vs 30.0%). Serie B homes won 41.6% of 4,092 games vs 44.6% across all 108,018 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Empoli win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 27,207. Serie B runs draw-heavy, adding 7.0 points.
What did we measure but not count?
Cesena have rebuilt the eleven — fewer of last season's regular starters are still starting. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). Empoli are 3 games into a new manager (M. Andreoletti), appointed 17 days ago. The famous new-manager bounce doesn't survive its receipt: sides with a new manager beat their rating by 0.9 points over 33,420 games — but sides on an equally bad run who kept their manager beat it by 2.4 over 31,777. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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