Cesena vs Sampdoria Genoa Prediction 23 August 2026
📢 Cesena and Sampdoria are heading into the new season in poor spirits. Both sides have already played their first competitive matches of the campaign, and both were eliminated from the Coppa Italia without scoring a single goal. The opening round of Serie B gives them a chance to quickly move on from those disappointing exits and finally show something more in attack.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 25 April 2026 and ended with a scoreline of 0:0. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Cesena):
- ball possession percentage: 51% vs 49%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 6;
- fouls: 16 vs 14;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 3;
- shots on target: 2 vs 3.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Cesena and Sampdoria:
- played 4 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 2, for the away team - 1, draws - 1;
- number of goals - 7 against 7;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.75, in the 2nd half - 1.75;
- average total goals in the match - 3.5.
Head-to-head statistics Cesena - Sampdoria Genoa
Cesena Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on as part of the Coppa Italia tournament (home team - Sassuolo Calcio, away team - Cesena). The match concluded with a scoreline of 3:0.
Here's the game statistics (Cesena vs Sassuolo Calcio):
- ball possession: 42% vs 58%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 4;
- fouls: 11 vs 6;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 0;
- shots on target: 5 vs 8.
Cesena come into the season opener off the back of a heavy defeat in the Coppa Italia. Factor in the end of last season and the overall picture looks poor: one win, four draws and five defeats in their last ten matches. Over that run they have averaged 0.9 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game, so the problems are clear at both ends. At home, Cesena tend to get drawn into open exchanges but rarely score more than once, which limits them even in evenly contested matches.
Match Results: Cesena
Sampdoria Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on as part of the Coppa Italia tournament (home team - Cremonese, away - Sampdoria). The match concluded with a scoreline of 2:0.
Here are the match stats (Sampdoria vs Cremonese):
- ball possession: 49% vs 51%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 2;
- fouls: 9 vs 17;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 3;
- shots on target: 3 vs 3.
Sampdoria were also knocked out of the Coppa Italia with a clean-sheet defeat, and they go into the opening round in poor spirits. In their last ten matches, they have won four, drawn two and lost four. Their attack remains a clear weakness - they average just 0.6 goals per game while conceding around one. That low output is consistent: in 12 of their last 14 matches, they have scored no more than once.
Match Results: Sampdoria
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 1.75, the guests - 1.75;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 3.5;
- both teams scored: overall - 3; at the home team's field - 1.
- Cesena have scored under 1.5 goals in 6 of last 7 games.
Prediction on corners
H2H- average Over/Under corners in H2H matches - 6.5 (3.25 - for home team and 3.25 - for away team);
- average Over/Under corners at home team's field - 9 (3.5 - for home team and 5.5 - for away team).
- Over 8.5 corners in last 5 Cesena games.
⭐ Editor's Pick
Cesena are slight favourites for this match, but they hold no significant advantage over Sampdoria. The cup fixtures have also shown that both sides are struggling in attack at the moment, with Cesena's forward line looking particularly blunt of late - they have scored more than one goal in just one of their last seven matches. Our pick is Cesena Team Total - Under 1.5 Goals. Expected score: 0-0.
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