Carrarese 0-0 Cesena result, stats and report

Mantova came to Stadio dei Marmi and left with three points, their superior organisation and sharper use of the ball proving the difference in a match Carrarese ultimately could not control despite playing at home.

Sampdoria dominated every statistical category but could only draw 1-1 at Cesena, as a Cesena header gave the hosts an early lead that the visitors levelled through a header of their own in the 83rd minute. Cesena finished the game with ten men but somehow escaped with a point.

Carrarese host Benevento at the Stadio dei Marmi on Saturday looking to arrest a run of five matches without a win, while the visitors arrive having played just once in the new Serie B season. Two sides searching for structure and momentum make for a fixture with genuine intrigue.

Juve Stabia host a Cesena side that has failed to score in any of their last three away fixtures, making Friday night's Serie B encounter a fascinating study in contrasting home and away form.

Cesena host a Cremonese side still finding their feet in Serie B, with the Romagnoli looking to build on their home record in what promises to be a tight, tactically cautious fixture at the Orogel Stadium.

Catanzaro host Carrarese on Saturday afternoon carrying the better home record and the more settled momentum, but both sides arrive at the Stadio Nicola Ceravolo with questions that only ninety minutes can answer.

Cesena welcome Mantova to the Orogel Stadium on Sunday afternoon carrying the weight of a deeply troubling recent run, while their visitors arrive with five wins from their last ten and a growing sense of purpose.

Carrarese have yet to lose at home this season, while Empoli arrive in Tuscany having won none of their last five away fixtures. Something has to give.