Palermo 2-0 Cesena: Stats, xG & Lineups – Apr 18, 2026

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90+3'

G. Corona

Attempt blocked. G. Corona (Palermo), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.

90+2'

G. Castrovilli

Attempt missed. G. Castrovilli (Cesena), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

89'

G. Corona

Attempt missed. G. Corona (Palermo), header. xG 0.04.

85'

M. Piacentini

Off the woodwork! M. Piacentini (Cesena), header from a set piece. xG 0.09.

83'

J. Pohjanpalo

Attempt missed. J. Pohjanpalo (Palermo), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.23.

73'

R. Modesto

Attempt blocked. R. Modesto (Palermo), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

70'

T. Corazza

Attempt saved. T. Corazza (Cesena), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

65'

T. Corazza

Attempt blocked. T. Corazza (Cesena), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.

65'

T. Berti

Attempt blocked. T. Berti (Cesena), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.

65'

T. Corazza

Attempt blocked. T. Corazza (Cesena), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

62'

J. Segre

Attempt missed. J. Segre (Palermo), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.

61'

J. Le Douaron

Attempt missed. J. Le Douaron (Palermo), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.06.

56'

M. Olivieri

Attempt missed. M. Olivieri (Cesena), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.

49'

J. Pohjanpalo

Attempt missed. J. Pohjanpalo (Palermo), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

46'

The second half is under way.

39'

G. Zaro

Attempt missed. G. Zaro (Cesena), header from a corner. xG 0.21.

37'

A. Palumbo

Attempt missed. A. Palumbo (Palermo), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

36'

C. Shpendi

Attempt blocked. C. Shpendi (Cesena), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.

29'

A. Palumbo

Attempt missed. A. Palumbo (Palermo), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.

27'

J. Pohjanpalo

Attempt missed. J. Pohjanpalo (Palermo), header. xG 0.05.

25'

J. Le Douaron

Attempt missed. J. Le Douaron (Palermo), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

24'

A. Cerri

Attempt saved. A. Cerri (Cesena), header. xG 0.05.

24'

C. Shpendi

Attempt blocked. C. Shpendi (Cesena), left-footed shot. xG 0.23.

19'

A. Cerri

Attempt missed. A. Cerri (Cesena), header from a corner. xG 0.20.

17'

D. Bisoli

Attempt missed. D. Bisoli (Cesena), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

15'

P. Ceccaroni

Attempt blocked. P. Ceccaroni (Palermo), header from a corner. xG 0.01.

15'

T. Berti

Attempt saved. T. Berti (Cesena), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.31.

13'

N. Pierozzi

Attempt missed. N. Pierozzi (Palermo), header from a corner. xG 0.07.

11'

J. Le Douaron

Attempt saved. J. Le Douaron (Palermo), right-footed shot. xG 0.39.

1'

F. Ranocchia

Attempt missed. F. Ranocchia (Palermo), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

1'

Kick-off: Palermo vs Cesena.

Goal On target Off target Blocked ● size = xG

Coaches

Filippo Inzaghi

Alessandro Diamanti

Recent form

Palermo

DAFrosinone1-1

WHUS Avellino 19122-0

WAPadova1-0

DHJuve Stabia2-2

LAMonza0-3

Cesena

LAJuve Stabia0-2

DHSüdtirol1-1

WHCatanzaro3-1

LAMantova0-3

DHFrosinone2-2

Match facts

Stadium

Renzo Barbera

City

Palermo

Referee

Giuseppe Collu

3.85 yellows/match · 20 matches

Kickoff

18 Apr, 15:15 UTC

Competition

Serie B

Palermo 3-4-2-1 · 4-2-3-1 Cesena

1 A. Gomis 6.9 27 N. Pierozzi 6.8 13 M. Bani 7.4 32 P. Ceccaroni 6.8 18 R. Modesto 8.3 8 J. Segre 6.3 10 F. Ranocchia 7.2 3 T. Augello 7.8 21 J. Le Douaron 6.2 5 A. Palumbo 6.8 20 J. Pohjanpalo 8.6 33 J. Klinsmann 6.9 15 A. Ciofi 6.1 19 G. Zaro 7.0 26 M. Piacentini 6.5 27 T. Corazza 6.9 4 M. Castagnetti 6.7 25 D. Bisoli 7.4 9 C. Shpendi 6.7 14 T. Berti 6.7 32 M. Olivieri 6.1 7 A. Cerri 7.0

Substitutes

66GJ. Joronen 77GF. D. B. Zuccarello 96DG. Magnani6.8 11DE. Gyasi6.7 72DD. Veroli 19DB. Bereszyński 14MA. Vasić7.8 17MS. Giovane6.5 28MA. Blin 31FG. Corona6.3

Coach: Filippo Inzaghi

Substitutes

1GA. Siano 99DG. Frabotta6.6 24DM. Mangraviti 23DV. Magni 16DP. Amoran 8MG. Castrovilli7.3 6MT. Arrigoni6.6 18MM. Guidi 70MM. Francesconi 17MI. P. Wade 22FG. Vrioni6.6 11FR. Ciervo6.4

Coach: Alessandro Diamanti

Top stats

39%Possession61%

1.82Expected goals (xG)1.35

17Total shots14

3Shots on target3

3Big chances4

6Corners6

Shots

11Shots off target6

3Blocked shots5

14Shots inside box6

3Shots outside box8

0Hit woodwork1

1Big chances scored0

2Big chances missed4

0.2Goals prevented-0.46

Attack

24Touches in box21

49Final third entries44

0Offsides1

5Free kicks14

1Fouled in final third2

Passing

367Passes609

317Accurate passes545

24/48 (50%)Long balls19/36 (53%)

9/28 (32%)Crosses4/18 (22%)

15Throw-ins13

Duels

38Duels62

22/55 (40%)Ground duels33/55 (60%)

7/21 (33%)Aerial duels14/21 (67%)

6/9 (67%)Dribbles8/11 (73%)

9Dispossessed9

Defending

12Tackles12

67Tackles won75

7Interceptions7

19Clearances19

46Recoveries37

Discipline

14Fouls5

0Yellow cards1

Goalkeeping

3Saves1

9Goal kicks12

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

Shot map

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

Shot map

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