Match details. Serie B, Regular Season - 6. Kick-off is Sat 10 Oct, 14:00 Lagos time. It is played at Stadio Ciro Vigorito, Benevento. The referee is Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi.
What's at stake. Benevento Calcio are 8th on 7 points after 5 games, level on points with Padova, level on points with Hellas Verona. A win would take them above Padova. Cesena FC are 10th on 7 points after 5 games, level on points with Hellas Verona, level on points with Pisa. A win would take them above Hellas Verona.
Form. Benevento Calcio have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five, 1.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W L D L. Cesena FC have won one, drawn four and lost none of their last five, 1.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D D D W D.
The numbers. Benevento Calcio score 1.2 and concede one a game over their last five, with one clean sheet. Benevento Calcio average 14.6 shots (3.6 on target), 6.2 corners and 3.0 cards a game, with 48% of the ball. Cesena FC score 1.4 and concede 1.2 a game over their last five, with no clean sheets. Cesena FC average 12.0 shots (3.2 on target), 3.8 corners and 2.6 cards a game, with 44% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last two meetings Benevento Calcio have won one, drawn none and lost one. Two of the two went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in two. The last time they met, on 25 Apr 2017, it finished Benevento Calcio 1-4 Cesena FC: Benevento Calcio had 9 shots to 12, 49% of the ball, six yellow cards.
The read. No side to back. A tight game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 40%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: Benevento Calcio 1-1 Cesena FC (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (a tight game).