Head-to-Head: Cesena vs Padova

Cesena vs Padova is a balanced Serie B head-to-head whose results have split between a decisive cup win, a draw and a seven-goal league contest. Cesena beat Padova 3-1 at home on 4 August 2024, the sides drew 1-1 in Padova on 8 December 2025, and Padova answered 4-3 away on 8 May 2026. Those contrasting margins leave no settled hierarchy and make venue and scoreline central to the fixture.

Past matches, Cesena vs Padova

8 May 2026 Regular Season - 38

Cesena

3 - 4

Padova
8 December 2025 Regular Season - 15

Padova

1 - 1

Cesena

Stadio Comunale Euganeo
4 August 2024 Preliminary Round

Cesena

3 - 1

Padova

Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi

Match center

Cesena

3 - 4

8 May 2026

Padova

Starting eleven

Substitutes Cesena

40
6
M
4
M
8
M
22
F
99
D
26
D
18
77
F
11
F
70
M
23
D

Padova Substitutes

G
22
1
M
6
F
77
F
92
D
4
F
20
M
17
M
7
D
30
M
21
D
13

Match events

45'

90'

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2'
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L. Di Maggio Normal Goal
5'
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C. Shpendi Normal Goal (Asst: A. Cerri)
7'
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A. Cerri Normal Goal
13'
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L. Di Maggio Normal Goal
17'
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G. Caprari Normal Goal (Asst: P. Fusi)
45'
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C. Shpendi Normal Goal (Asst: M. Olivieri)
46'

G. Favale P. Fusi
50'

M. Perrotta Yellow Card
51'

M. Mangraviti Yellow Card
62'

G. Vrioni A. Cerri
62'

C. Buonaiuto L. Di Maggio
63'

A. Capelli P. Ghiglione
66'

M. Castagnetti S. Bastoni
70'

G. Giunti Yellow Card
74'

A. Boi M. Perrotta
79'

R. Ciervo T. Corazza
81'

K. Varas G. Caprari
84'
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A. Seghetti Normal Goal
87'

C. Pastina Yellow Card
90' +2

M. Olivieri Yellow Card
90' +5

J. Silva Yellow Card

Stats for this game

Matchup Cesena VS Padova

Cesena set an early marker

Cesena beat Padova 3-1 at home in the Coppa Italia on 4 August 2024, creating a clear margin in a cup setting. That result gives Cesena a meaningful starting point, but its competition context leaves room for Padova to offer a different response.

Padova answer in league play

The league meeting in Padova on 8 December 2025 ended 1-1, showing that the cup margin did not establish a fixed order. Padova then won 4-3 away at Cesena on 8 May 2026, reversing the earlier direction in a seven-goal contest and adding a very different kind of scoreline.

A balance shaped by contrast

Future meetings will test whether Cesena can restore the authority of their home win or whether Padova can carry their away response into another setting. The evidence remains split, with venue and margin offering clues but no settled conclusion. That tension remains central.