Cesena vs Empoli

Serie B 10 Jan 2026, 18:30
Cesena
Cesena
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Empoli
Empoli
🏟 Stadio Dino Manuzzi Round 19

Match report

Empoli edged past Cesena 1-0 in the Serie B on 10 January 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Cesena had 17 shots to Empoli's 11.

The match was played at Stadio Dino Manuzzi.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 17 - 11 On target 6 - 4 Corners 12 - 2 Fouls 7 - 10 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Rareș Ilie
Empoli · 1 goal
8 Giovanni Zaro 66 passes (77% accurate)
8 Michele Castagnetti captained the side
8 Andrea Fulignati 5 saves
8 Marco Nasti captained the side
First half vs second half
Cesena stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–9 13–2
Shots On Goal 2–3 4–1
Ball Possession 58–42 —
Corners 2–2 10–0
Attacks 61–39 74–22
Match statistics
12 Corners 2
5 Substitution 5
135 Attacks 61
82 Dangerous Attacks 28
5 On Target 4
9 Off Target 10
17 Shots Total 11
6 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 4
5 Shots Blocked 3
14 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 4
7 Fouls 10
12 Corners 2
5 Offsides 1
65% Ball Possession 35%
3 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 5
566 Passes Total 306
480 Passes Accurate 228
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cesena · 3-5-2
33 J. Klinsmann
15 A. Ciofi 19 G. Zaro 24 M. Mangraviti
11 R. Ciervo 25 D. Bisoli 70 M. Francesconi 14 T. Berti 99 G. Frabotta
7 J. Blesa 9 C. Shpendi
Empoli · 3-4-2-1
21 A. Fulignati
20 M. Lovato 34 G. Guarino 5 N. Obaretin
7 S. Elia 6 D. Innocenti 18 A. Ghion 27 B. Moruzzi
11 S. Shpendi 10 R. Ilie
19 M. Nasti
Cesena
Coach
Michele Mignani
Substitutes
  • 4 Michele Castagnetti
  • 10 Simone Bastoni
  • 13 Raffaele Celia
  • 23 Vittorio Magni
  • 18 Matteo Guidi
  • 1 Alessandro Siano
  • 40 Luca Ferretti
  • 26 Matteo Piacentini
  • 16 Peter Amoran
  • 6 Tommaso Arrigoni
  • 32 Marco Olivieri
  • 29 Siren Diao
Empoli
Coach
Alessio Dionisi
Substitutes
  • 32 Nicolas Haas
  • 25 Lorenzo Ignacchiti
  • 15 Joseph Ceesay
  • 77 Bogdan Popov
  • 79 Franco Carboni
  • 12 Manuel Gasparini
  • 1 Samuele Perisan
  • 29 Lorenzo Tosto
  • 24 Tyronne Ebuehi
  • 2 Marco Curto
  • 99 Flavio Bianchi
Substitutions
  • 53' ↑ M. Castagnetti ↓ M. Francesconi Cesena
  • 68' ↑ R. Celia ↓ G. Frabotta Cesena
  • 68' ↑ S. Bastoni ↓ D. Bisoli Cesena
  • 68' ↑ N. Haas ↓ D. Degli Innocenti Empoli
  • 68' ↑ L. Ignacchiti ↓ R. Ilie Empoli
  • 77' ↑ J. Ceesay ↓ S. Elia Empoli
  • 77' ↑ B. Popov ↓ S. Shpendi Empoli
  • 79' ↑ V. Magni ↓ A. Ciofi Cesena
  • 79' ↑ M. Guidi ↓ T. Berti Cesena
  • 83' ↑ F. Carboni ↓ A. Ghion Empoli
Cards
  • 16' G. Frabotta Cesena
  • 29' M. Francesconi Cesena
  • 31' G. Guarino Empoli
  • 51' B. Moruzzi Empoli
  • 85' M. Guidi Cesena
Head-to-head
Cesena 0 1 draws 1 Empoli
2026-02-28 Empoli vs Cesena 1 - 1
2026-01-10 Cesena vs Empoli 0 - 1
Recent form
Cesena D D D D W
Empoli D D D L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cesena vs Empoli?
Cesena lost 0-1 against Empoli on 10 January 2026.
Who won Cesena vs Empoli?
Empoli won the match 1-0.
Where was Cesena vs Empoli played?
The match was played at Stadio Dino Manuzzi.