Sudtirol (Home)
Cesena sit fourth in Serie B with 14 points from eight games, while Sudtirol stand 12th with ten points after eight.
Cesena (Away)
- Cesena bounced back from their 1-0 home defeat to 959006 by beating Spezia 2-1 away from home 48 hours ago.
- Cesena have the best away record in Serie B this season with four wins and one loss from their first five.
Head-to-Head
- Cesena FC are just a shade above Sudtirol in Serie B after the opening eight matches of the new season and this Saturday’s encounter between the teams looks like being another tight game between two tactically-disciplined teams. For more detailed analysis, check our FC Sudtirol Bolzano vs Cesena FC betting tips for this match.
- Cesena are compact in the center of the park and allow their full-backs to get forward, using simple combinations and quick movement to catch opponents off-guard in a well-organised structure.
- Fabrizio Castori’s Sudtirol operate at the other end of the intensity spectrum with their wing-backs very active and plenty of high-tempo play in the transitions.
- The hosts will set up in a 3-5-2 system and press their opponents to try to force a turnover, which is one of their key strengths.
- But Castori’s men can be guilty of over-committing and leaving too much space in behind at times.
Key Players
Cesena’s form of two wins, one draw and two defeats from their last five has been boosted by the contributions of Riccardo Ciervo , who has three goals in eight Serie B games, all of them in the last five.
Betting Insights
- While Sudtirol lost 1-2 at home to Empoli two weeks ago they then drew 1-1 at Mantova three days ago.
- The odds on Sudtirol to win are a little short at 2.7 considering the visitors are 2.65 and the draw 3.1, so this must be a closely contested game. In line with this, our FC Sudtirol Bolzano vs Cesena FC betting tips suggest keeping an eye on both teams’ tendencies for tight defensive games.
- The bookmakers’ favorite Under 2.5 goals is short at 1.62.
Prediction
- Sudtirol have been hard to pin down this year, but Cesena’s recent away performance suggests this could go to the visitor with a single goal the difference between the sides; thus, the FC Sudtirol Bolzano vs Cesena FC prediction leans narrowly in favor of the away side.
- The two previous meetings between these sides have been close and Sudtirol have never beaten Cesena at home in Serie B, so back the visiting team to squeeze out a result on Saturday.
