Wednesday 18/06/2014, 20:30, Italy Serie B, Playoff, Latina vs Cesena

Latina vs Cesena Betting Preview

This is the third time in less than a month that Latina and Cesena locked horns and so far the score is tied, but the recent victory is the most important one. It made no difference that Latina won on the road in the second to last game played in the domestic championship, because they dropped the first leg of the playoffs. They will need to offset that narrow margin defeat when they return home, but Cesena proved to be a hard nut to crack regardless of venue.

Latina vs Cesena Betting Odds

At Winner Sports

Latina 2.10, Draw 3.30, Cesena 3.60

Latina vs Cesena Betting Tips

Cesena took everyone by surprise when they decided not to play aggressive football in the first leg and instead fielded a 4-5-1 starting formation. Marilungo was the only striker and despite the fact that he didn't have too many scoring opportunities he managed to score the winning goal.

Latina defended in the first half but the players broke their concentration in the final minute of overtime and Volta made them pay. He scored in the last minute of the first half and with Marilungo finding his way to the net minutes after play resumed, Cesena had nothing more to do than defend this advantage.

Had they managed to keep a clean sheet in the first leg, they would've been virtually qualified for the Italian first flight. As it is, they need to avoid defeat or score at least two goals on the road, which means that the outcome of the match is more or less a coin flip.

The problem with Latina is that despite their best efforts to bolster the defenses, they keep allowing two goals per match. This happened in three consecutive games and their otherwise potent strikers failed to keep up, which resulted in the first defeat in exactly one month.

Key Facts

• The two teams split the points in head to head games and each time a team won, the opponents scored once.
• Latina won less than half of the games played in front of their fans while allowing a total of 18 goals in 21 matches.

Latina vs Cesena Betting Prediction

There is no value in the odds offered by bookmakers for a straight home win, not to mention that Cesena appears to be the better team. They will use the same conservative starting formation and they only need a draw to secure promotion to Serie A. Punters would be wise to settle for odds of 1.75 for the visitors to win or draw and place the bet with Winner Sports before the odds drop.

Bet: Cesena or Draw @ 1.75 with Winner Sports