- Home form: Palermo have won 12, drawn 4 and lost only one of their 17 Serie B home matches.
- Away form: Cesena FC have won six, drawn three and lost eight of their 17 Serie B away matches.
- Betting market: Both teams to score - No is 1.95.
Palermo are clear favorites for home win
Palermo and Cesena FC will be looking to get an important win in Serie B 2025-2026 on Saturday when the two sides meet in a match that could be crucial to both clubs’ playoff aspirations. The hosts are 4th in Serie B with 65 points from 34 games and have a solid home record, while Cesena FC are sitting in 8th spot on 44 points after 34 games and are just within playoff contention.
Form and key players
Palermo have been in mixed form in their last five games, winning two, drawing two and losing one, but they showed plenty of spirit to overcome Avellino 2-0 at home and secure a 1-1 draw away to Frosinone. Filippo Inzaghi has brought an aggressive, vertical style to Palermo since joining as head coach in June 2025, while the Rosanero have improved their results at home.
- Joel Pohjanpalo is Palermo’s talisman and Serie B’s top scorer with 21 goals in 34 games, but Mattia Bani has chipped in with two goals over the past five.
- Cesena FC have a decent goal scorer in their own right in Cristian Shpendi, who has 11 strikes in 33 Serie B games, and Tommaso Corazza has also found his groove of late with two of their last six goals coming in the past five.
Cesena's form and tactics
Ashley Cole’s men have won one, drawn two and lost two in their last five, but they were beaten in their two most recent away games, including a 2-0 defeat to Juve Stabia, and remain in transition after the former England international took over in March 2026. Cesena FC are likely to put in a compact defensive block, use their wing-backs in transition and react to the ball in possession, but Palermo will come at them quickly and try to create chances by dominating possession.
Palermo are the rightful favorites at 1.56 for this game and should have the quality to put away Cesena FC, who have shipped 25 goals in 17 Serie B road games. Over 2.5 goals is available at 1.7, which seems a bit short, but the home win looks the most probable outcome with goals to follow.
Back both teams to not score - No because Palermo have a strong defensive record at home with only 10 goals conceded in 17 Serie B matches. Palermo won’t necessarily blow the game open in the first half, but they will control the pace and create more chances.
The last meeting between the two finished 1-1 at Cesena, but Palermo have not beaten Cesena FC in their previous three meetings in Serie B.
