Lucchese - Novara: Small difference between teams in Serie C: Girone A clash

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Lucchese and Novara should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Lucchese's stadium, Stadio Porta Elisa, has a grass surface. Novara have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Novara when playing on grass; 12 wins, 14 draws and 18 losses from 44 matches. They have scored 52 goals in these games and conceded 63.

Lucchese form and stats

Lucchese's results here at Stadio Porta Elisa in the Serie C: Girone A have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 6 defeats. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

A good away victory last time out for Lucchese, who won 2-0 against Pergolettese (placed 13th). In the match before that, Lucchese hosted Renate and drew the game 1-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Lucchese perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Lucchese as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Lucchese has won three of these, drawn six and lost two.

The manager G. Lopez will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Grosseto in only three days.

Lucchese are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 10 games. Lucchese have conceded 19 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

Novara form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Novara, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Serie C: Girone A, so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-6 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Novara, who have now gone 14 games without a victory. The Livorno game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Novara are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Novara failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie C: Girone A home match vs Pro Vercelli (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 1-2. A 0-1 defeat away at Como before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Novara in our archives, and the results are: one win for Novara, six draws and six defeats.

The schedule is very tough for Novara now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie C: Girone A game at Giana Erminio is waiting in only three days.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Novara have conceded 17 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Novara - Lucchese 3-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Lucchese-Novara H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Lucchese zero wins, Novara two wins, one draw. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

F. Bianchi 6 goals

D. Buzzegoli 4 goals

M. Cruciani 2 goals

Lucchese missing players

Novara missing players