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Benevento 2-0 Cesena: result and stats, Serie B

Matchday 6
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  • Antonis Siatounis25'
  • Luigi Cherubini90+3'
    Stadio Ciro VigoritoMaria Sole Ferrieri CaputiCapacity 17,554Sat, 10 Oct 202615:00
    Player of the match
    Antonis Siatounis headshot
    Antonis Siatounis
    Midfielder · Benevento
    8.0
    This match
    Shooting3.8Finishing4.5Creativity8.9Passing7.8Involvement4.8Defending10.0Physical6.7Dribbling10.0
    Attacking
    Goals1
    Assists0
    Shots3
    Shots on target2
    Shot accuracy67%
    Dribbles won1
    Build-up
    Passes27
    Key passes2
    Pass accuracy78%
    Defending
    Tackles4
    Blocks1
    Duels won7 · 58%
    Fouls won/made0 / 1
    This match · octagon = season skill index

    Highest-rated players

    Siatounis8.0Cherubini8.0Okereke7.5D'Andrea6.9Siano6.9Frabotta7.3
    Player
    Gianmarco VannucchiGianmarco VannucchiG100,08+0,0829/479/27
    Alessandro SianoAlessandro SianoG321,61-0,3957/6910/21
    Benevento crestLive statsCesena crest

    Possession & Passing

    43%Possession57%
    349Total passes457
    79%Pass accuracy83%
    5Corners5

    Attack

    18Shots11
    6On target1
    10Off target5
    2Blocked shots5

    Box & Quality

    9Shots in box1
    9Shots out box10
    1.5xG0.5
    -0.5Goals prevented-0.5

    Defense & Discipline

    1Goalkeeper saves3
    2Offsides5
    16Fouls8
    5Yellow cards0

    Half by half

    The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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    First half

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    0,39xG0,07
    5Shots4
    1On target0
    1Big chances0
    7Touches in box2
    44%Possession56%
    1Corners3
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    Second half

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    1,16xG0,42
    13Shots7
    5On target1
    2Big chances1
    20Touches in box7
    42%Possession58%
    4Corners2

    xG analytics

    TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
    Benevento crestBenevento
    1.5418843%
    88% open play12% set piece
    Cesena crestCesena
    0.4911657%
    82% open play18% set piece

    Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

    xG race

    29 shots

    Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

    0,00,40,91,31,70'15'30'45'60'75'90'Antonis Siatounis 25'Luigi Cherubini 90'Benevento1,54 xGCesena0,49 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
    Benevento crestBenevento1,54 xG · 2 scoredCesena crestCesena0,49 xG · 0 scored

    How those chances were made

    Benevento32
    Open play 26Dribble 3Defensive 3
    Cesena22
    Open play 15Set piece 1Foul won 2Rebound 4

    Momentum

    21 swings

    Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

    Antonis Siatounis 25'Luigi Cherubini 90'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'BeneventoCesena
    Benevento crestBenevento41% pressureCesena crestCesena59% pressure

    Match replay

    91'
    2-0
    100%Draw 0%0%
    1.54xG0.49
    18Shots11
    8On target6
    Momentum
    Luigi Cherubini portrait90' Goal Luigi Cherubini 0.47 xG

    Shot map

    18 v 11

    Benevento shoot right, Cesena left. Bigger dot = better chance.

    BENCESgoalsavedoff target

    Goal mouth

    14 on target · 2 scored

    Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

    Andrea Ciofi, 12', off targetDavide Lamesta, 15', off targetDavide Lamesta, 30', off targetRiccardo Pagano, 33', off targetPietro Beruatto, 40', off targetAntonis Siatounis, 47', off targetDavide Lamesta, 59', off targetMatteo Guidi, 61', off targetMihajlo Ilić, 61', off targetEdoardo Pierozzi, 63', off targetPietro Saio, 65', off targetChristian Dalle Mura, 65', off targetFrancesco Paolo Salvemini, 71', off targetAntonio Fiori, 90', off targetLuigi Cherubini, 90', off target
    BeneventoCesenagoalsavedoff target

    Average positions

    Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

    BeneventoDefensive line 34%
    48Pierozzi33Lamesta52Siatounis62Kouan57Maita45Salvemini58Vannucchi55Scognamil…47Okereke74Saio88Beruatto
    CesenaDefensive line 42%
    35Shpendi59Bisoli23Vecchia36Bohinen46Ciofi98Mangraviti98Ilić58Pagano73Frabotta93Siano43D'Andrea

    An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

    Passing network

    Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

    BeneventoUntil 62'
    2326820142829776119

    Most-connected pair: Saio and Vannucchi, 17 passes between them.

    CesenaUntil 45'
    624132161510257279

    Most-connected pair: Ilić and Siano, 23 passes between them.

    Tactical battle

    61control39
    46%Field tiltField tilt 54%9Box entriesBox entries 47Passes into boxPasses into box 4
    Antonis Siatounis
    Antonis Siatounis
    5 touches in box
    Press11.1 · 7.4Territory46% · 54%Direct3.10 · 2.03Progress33 · 34Dribble8 · 4Creation32 · 22Threat0.56 · 0.17Recover11 · 9
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    In possession

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    46,0%Field tilt54,0%
    7Passes into box4
    18Progressive passes23
    7Carries into final third11
    13Chances created5

    Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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    Out of possession

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    11,12Press intensity (PPDA)7,39
    9High turnovers11
    11Regains within 5s9
    25,7sBall recovery time15,6s
    21Interceptions20

    ↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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    Carrying

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    86Carries145
    970mCarry distance1582m
    15Progressive carries11
    595mProgressive carry distance805m
    3Carries into the box1

    Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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    Beating the press

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    8Take-ons won4
    15Take-ons attempted14
    316mProgressive pass distance432m
    0Through balls1
    3Switches of play7

    A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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    Threat created

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    0,56Expected threat (xT)0,17
    1,75Action value (VAEP)-0,21
    32Shot-creating actions22
    4Goal-creating actions0
    9Box entries4

    xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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    Tempo

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    2,8Passes per attack3,1
    9,6sAttack duration10,6s
    3,10 m/sAttack directness2,03 m/s
    1Build-up attacks0
    12Direct attacks3

    An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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    More match stats

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    Attack

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    27Touches in box9
    34Final third entries57
    3Big chances1
    1,61xG on target0,08
    1Big chances missed1
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    Passing

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    3/17 (18%)Crosses2/21 (10%)
    18/46 (39%)Long balls26/56 (46%)
    19Throw-ins23
    8Free kicks16
    8Goal kicks13
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    Duels

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    46Total54
    31/66 (47%)Ground35/66 (53%)
    9/21 (43%)Aerial12/21 (57%)
    8/15 (53%)Dribbles4/13 (31%)
    8Dispossessed8
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    Defending

    Cesena crest
    42Recoveries41
    10Interceptions14
    17Tackles15
    76%Tackles won47%
    31Clearances17
    2Big chances scored1
    0Errors led to goal1
    0Errors led to shot1
    0Fouled in final third4
    7,99Average rating6,66

    Goal profile

    This season

    How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 matches each.

    Benevento crestShare of their matchesCesena crest

    They score

    83%1+ goal83%
    33%2+ goals33%

    They concede

    67%1+ goal100%
    17%2+ goals33%

    Heaviest results

    Benevento crestbest 3-1 (H)·worst 1-2 (H)

    Cesena crestbest 2-1 (A)·worst 0-2 (A)

    Match summary

    Benevento beat Cesena 2-0 at Stadio Ciro Vigorito in Serie B. Benevento led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: Antonis Siatounis (25'), Luigi Cherubini (90+3') for Benevento. In their last 3 meetings, Benevento have won 2, Cesena 1, with 0 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

    AI prediction
    Confidence 40%
    BEN40%
    X31%
    CES29%

    → Double chance: Benevento or draw

    Why this prediction

    The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

    Benevento crestShare per factorCesena crest
    50%Form50%
    46%Attack54%
    55%Defence45%
    42%Goal model (Poisson)58%
    50%Head-to-head50%
    38%Goals62%
    47%Overall53%
    Last 5 matches
    Scored 6, conceded 5
    Last 5 matches
    Scored 7, conceded 6

    Odds

    Indicative · not tied to specific bookmakers
    Source1X2
    Market average1.933.453.82

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    Stadio Ciro Vigorito
    Benevento, Italy
    17,554
    Capacity