Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta: Alessandria vs Novara Serie C: Girone A pre-match guide

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Mon 04.Sep
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta (6000 seats)

Brand new|Fresh|New season, fresh|new potential|opportunities: Here's what you should|need to|must know before the Alessandria - Novara game!

It should be mentioned that Novara play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Novara on grass are 12 victories, 10 draws and 12 defeats from 34 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 35-41. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Alessandria form and stats

Disaster struck Alessandria last season as they could not defend their status as a Serie C: Girone B team. With 18 defeats from 38 games, and only 9 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Alessandria are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W4 D7 L8.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Alessandria, who have participated in two training matches. Alessandria have won 1 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 1 game.

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Novara form and stats

Let's have a look at how Novara performed last season in the Serie C: Girone A: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 7 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 48 and conceded {45 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 3 and lost 10 with 18/28 goals scored/conceded.

It's a day of discovery for Novara as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Novara have played six with the results W4-D0-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Novara has scored {15 goals} and conceded 10 times.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Alessandria four wins, two draws and Novara three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Alessandria missing players

Novara missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Alessandria Novara
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Alessandria Last season Novara
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
9 4   Won W   6 15
11 7   Drew D   3 7
18 8   Lost L   10 16
33 20   Scored S   18 48
52 23   Conceded C   28 45
87% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
63% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 71%
42% 37%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 50%
21% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 21%
8% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 5%
42% 53%   BTTS BTTS   63% 58%
24% 16%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 24%
47% 37%   Failed to Score F T   26% 21%
 
3.6 3.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.5
5.2 5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.6
2.7 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.8
4 1   Red cards R C   4 8
 
8.3 8   Shots (avg) S (   11.7 12
3.1 2.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4.4
28% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 29%
 
11.4 10.4   Shots against (avg) S A   9.7 9.1
4.8 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.7 3.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Legnago Salus 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Virtus Verona 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
3 Giana Erminio 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Pro Vercelli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Alessandria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Renate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Lumezzane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 AlbinoLeffe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Fiorenzuola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Mantova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Trento Calcio 1921 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Pro Sesto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Vicenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Novara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Triestina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Pergolettese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Calcio Padova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Atalanta II 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Pro Patria 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Union ArzignanoChiampo 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reggiana 38 24 9 5 63 27 19 12 5 2 35 12 19 12 4 3 28 15 36 81
2 Cesena 38 23 10 5 66 24 19 11 5 3 37 15 19 12 5 2 29 9 42 79
3 Virtus Entella 38 23 10 5 60 31 19 11 6 2 32 14 19 12 4 3 28 17 29 79
4 Carrarese 38 18 8 12 51 42 19 13 2 4 31 14 19 5 6 8 20 28 9 62
5 Gubbio 38 17 10 11 50 34 19 8 4 7 24 17 19 9 6 4 26 17 16 61
6 Pontedera 38 16 12 10 48 39 19 9 6 4 24 20 19 7 6 6 24 19 9 60
7 Ancona 1905 38 16 10 12 55 44 19 10 5 4 33 17 19 6 5 8 22 27 11 58
8 Lucchese 38 12 15 11 36 32 19 7 7 5 21 17 19 5 8 6 15 15 4 51
9 Rimini 38 11 14 13 43 41 19 5 8 6 28 22 19 6 6 7 15 19 2 47
10 Recanatese 38 11 14 13 39 43 19 5 5 9 20 23 19 6 9 4 19 20 -4 47
11 Robur Siena 38 11 17 10 40 40 19 5 11 3 21 14 19 6 6 7 19 26 0 44
12 Fermana 38 9 17 12 43 49 19 6 7 6 18 20 19 3 10 6 25 29 -6 44
13 Sassari Torres 38 8 17 13 33 36 19 3 10 6 14 17 19 5 7 7 19 19 -3 41
14 Olbia 38 9 14 15 43 50 19 4 7 8 25 28 19 5 7 7 18 22 -7 41
15 Fiorenzuola 38 11 8 19 31 44 19 6 3 10 16 21 19 5 5 9 15 23 -13 41
16 Vis Pesaro 38 9 12 17 24 55 19 6 4 9 11 23 19 3 8 8 13 32 -31 39
17 Alessandria 38 9 11 18 33 52 19 4 7 8 20 23 19 5 4 10 13 29 -19 38
18 San Donato Tavarnelle 38 8 13 17 40 62 19 2 8 9 15 30 19 6 5 8 25 32 -22 37
19 Imolese 38 9 9 20 29 55 19 5 4 10 16 27 19 4 5 10 13 28 -26 30
20 Montevarchi Calcio 38 6 10 22 32 59 19 3 6 10 17 27 19 3 4 12 15 32 -27 28
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FeralpiSalo 38 20 11 7 41 21 19 11 3 5 23 14 19 9 8 2 18 7 20 71
2 Pordenone 38 16 14 8 53 35 19 9 7 3 27 15 19 7 7 5 26 20 18 62
3 Lecco 38 17 11 10 45 40 19 12 5 2 27 10 19 5 6 8 18 30 5 62
4 Pro Sesto 38 16 12 10 46 45 19 7 8 4 23 21 19 9 4 6 23 24 1 60
5 Calcio Padova 38 15 14 9 47 40 19 6 10 3 24 19 19 9 4 6 23 21 7 59
6 Vicenza 38 17 7 14 64 47 19 10 3 6 38 21 19 7 4 8 26 26 17 58
7 Virtus Verona 38 15 13 10 46 30 19 7 5 7 22 19 19 8 8 3 24 11 16 58
8 Union ArzignanoChiampo 38 13 14 11 43 38 19 5 9 5 22 17 19 8 5 6 21 21 5 53
9 Renate 38 14 11 13 49 55 19 8 4 7 23 26 19 6 7 6 26 29 -6 53
10 Novara 38 15 7 16 48 45 19 9 4 6 30 17 19 6 3 10 18 28 3 52
11 Pergolettese 38 14 9 15 43 42 19 9 4 6 29 22 19 5 5 9 14 20 1 51
12 Pro Patria 38 13 11 14 37 43 19 7 6 6 22 22 19 6 5 8 15 21 -6 50
13 Juventus U23 38 13 10 15 42 48 19 9 4 6 24 21 19 4 6 9 18 27 -6 49
14 Trento Calcio 1921 38 12 10 16 40 42 19 5 6 8 18 21 19 7 4 8 22 21 -2 46
15 Pro Vercelli 38 12 10 16 38 47 19 6 4 9 18 26 19 6 6 7 20 21 -9 46
16 Mantova 38 12 9 17 48 62 19 8 4 7 27 27 19 4 5 10 21 35 -14 45
17 Sangiuliano City 38 12 6 20 38 46 19 8 2 9 19 18 19 4 4 11 19 28 -8 42
18 Triestina 38 9 12 17 31 45 19 6 6 7 16 21 19 3 6 10 15 24 -14 39
19 AlbinoLeffe 38 9 11 18 43 54 19 3 7 9 19 25 19 6 4 9 24 29 -11 38
20 Piacenza 38 8 14 16 42 59 19 5 7 7 23 28 19 3 7 9 19 31 -17 38

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Legnago Salus 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Virtus Verona 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
3 Giana Erminio 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Pro Vercelli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Alessandria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Renate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Lumezzane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 AlbinoLeffe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Fiorenzuola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Mantova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Trento Calcio 1921 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Pro Sesto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Vicenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Novara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Triestina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Pergolettese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Calcio Padova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Atalanta II 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Pro Patria 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Union ArzignanoChiampo 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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