Head-to-Head: Cesena vs Catanzaro

Cesena vs Catanzaro is a competitive Serie B matchup in which Catanzaro have held the broader edge, but Cesena’s 3-1 home win on 21 March 2026 changed the emphasis. Catanzaro had won 4-2 at home on 1 February 2025 and 2-0 on 27 December 2025, while Cesena took a 2-0 home success on 28 August 2024. The balance therefore favours Catanzaro, yet Cesena have shown they can answer with authority.

Past matches, Cesena vs Catanzaro

21 March 2026 Regular Season - 32

Cesena

3 - 1

Catanzaro

Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi
27 December 2025 Regular Season - 18

Catanzaro

2 - 0

Cesena

Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
17 May 2025 Promotion Play-offs - Qualifying Round

Catanzaro

1 - 0

Cesena

Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
1 February 2025 Regular Season - 24

Catanzaro

4 - 2

Cesena

Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
28 August 2024 Regular Season - 3

Cesena

2 - 0

Catanzaro

Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi

Match center

Cesena

3 - 1

21 March 2026

Catanzaro

Starting eleven

Substitutes Cesena

7
F
32
F
70
M
18
M
1
G
40
G
23
D
74
M
44
D
16
D
6
M

Catanzaro Substitutes

F
94
M
21
D
62
F
19
F
39
G
1
D
6
D
26
D
2
M
32
M
98
F
77

Match events

45'

90'

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34'
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M. Liberali Normal Goal (Asst: T. Cassandro)
56'

A. Cerri G. Vrioni
57'

A. Cerri G. Vrioni
57'

M. Olivieri R. Ciervo
59'
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A. Cerri Normal Goal
65'

M. Pompetti J. Petriccione
65'

F. Di Francesco G. Alesi
65'

F. Di Francesco G. Alesi
65'

M. Pompetti J. Petriccione
70'

Tommaso Corazza Yellow Card
72'
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M. Piacentini Normal Goal (Asst: T. Berti)
76'

M. Francesconi S. Bastoni
77'

P. Nuamah F. Pittarello
77'

R. Frosinini N. Brighenti
77'

R. Frosinini N. Brighenti
77'

P. Nuamah F. Pittarello
78'

Alberto Cerri Yellow Card
82'

Giovanni Zaro Yellow Card
83'

N. Koffi M. Liberali
87'

Patrick Amiamo Nuamah Red Card
87'

A. Cerri Goal Disallowed - handball
87'

Marco Olivieri Yellow Card
89'

Alberto Cerri Goal cancelled
90' +3

M. Guidi C. Shpendi
90' +4
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T. Berti Normal Goal
90' +6

Pietro Iemmello Yellow Card

Stats for this game

Matchup Cesena VS Catanzaro

Catanzaro establish the stronger line

Catanzaro set the firmer direction in this Serie B pairing with a 4-2 home win on 1 February 2025. The margin gave them a strong reference point, although one result cannot make venue an automatic explanation.

Cesena’s response changes the emphasis

Cesena had already beaten Catanzaro 2-0 at home on 28 August 2024, and they supplied a stronger answer on 21 March 2026 by winning 3-1 in Cesena. Between those victories, Catanzaro won 2-0 at home on 27 December 2025. The sequence keeps Catanzaro ahead in the broader reading, but Cesena’s home responses make a one-sided script inaccurate.

The balance remains live

Future meetings will test whether Catanzaro can protect their edge when Cesena’s home response is strong, or whether Cesena can carry that authority beyond their own ground. The history combines decisive scorelines with meaningful replies, leaving control to be reasserted rather than assumed.