Novara vs Lucchese betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Sun 04.October
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola (17875 seats)

With the nervous opening game out of the way it’s time for the second Serie C: Girone A game of the season. Novara look forward to welcoming Lucchese in front of their home support.

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Coppa Italia match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Cittadella.

It should be mentioned that Lucchese play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Lucchese on artifical turf are 2 victories, 6 draws and 0 defeats from eight games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 9-7. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Novara form and stats

Novara are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 180 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by F. Rizzo (own goal)).

Novara faced defeat in their previous match, away at Cittadella (1-3). Prior to that, an away loss at Pro Vercelli in the Serie C: Girone A.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Novara, as the Serie C: Girone A home game vs Giana Erminio is only three days away.

Last season, Novara's league statistics were 10 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 8th position in the Serie C: Girone A. Over these 26 matches they scored 35 goals and conceded 29. Playing at home last season Novara managed 7-4-2 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 9 conceded.

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Lucchese form and stats

Lucchese are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.

The match against Pergolettese looked like a defeat for Lucchese, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 3-3. J. Bitep equalized in the 85th minute. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Lucchese, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun? The draw against Pergolettese came from a losing position. The Lucchese manager F. Monaco brought on J. Bitep as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

A new game in only three days for Lucchese, the Serie C: Girone A home match versus Grosseto. Busy days.

Let's have a look at how Lucchese performed last season in the Serie D: Girone A: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 9 draws and 3 defeats. In total they scored 32 and conceded 19 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 5 and lost 1 with 16/11 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Novara wins - draws - Lucchese wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

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Total First Half Second Half
Novara Lucchese
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 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
5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
4 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 12
3 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 7
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 43%
Novara Last season Lucchese
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
26 13   Played P   12 25
10 7   Won W   6 13
8 4   Drew D   5 9
8 2   Lost L   1 3
35 20   Scored S   16 32
29 9   Conceded C   11 19
88% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 92%
73% 69%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 64%
54% 46%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 32%
23% 15%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 12%
8% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 4%
54% 38%   BTTS BTTS   67% 52%
27% 46%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 44%
31% 31%   Failed to Score F T   8% 12%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.8 2.9
0 0   Red cards R C   0 1
 
240 129   Total Shots T S   36 80
96 55   Shots on Target S O   9 32
36% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   56% 41%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Como 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 6
2 Juventus U23 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
3 Lecco 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
4 Grosseto 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
5 Pontedera 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Pro Vercelli 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Livorno 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
8 Lucchese 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Pergolettese 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
10 Alessandria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 AlbinoLeffe 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Carrarese 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Pro Patria 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Pistoiese 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
15 Renate 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Pro Sesto 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
17 Novara 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Olbia 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Giana Erminio 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
20 Piacenza 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 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 Monza 27 18 7 2 53 18 14 8 4 2 23 10 13 10 3 0 30 8 35 61
2 Carrarese 27 12 9 6 47 36 14 9 3 2 29 18 13 3 6 4 18 18 11 45
3 Renate 27 11 10 6 34 22 14 7 6 1 20 8 13 4 4 5 14 14 12 43
4 Pontedera 27 11 9 7 38 35 14 7 5 2 23 16 13 4 4 5 15 19 3 42
5 Alessandria 27 10 10 7 34 30 14 5 7 2 21 17 13 5 3 5 13 13 4 40
6 Robur Siena 27 10 10 7 32 30 14 2 7 5 14 17 13 8 3 2 18 13 2 40
7 AlbinoLeffe 27 10 9 8 29 24 13 6 4 3 15 8 14 4 5 5 14 16 5 39
8 Novara 26 10 8 8 35 29 13 7 4 2 20 9 13 3 4 6 15 20 6 38
9 Arezzo 27 8 13 6 33 28 13 7 3 3 20 13 14 1 10 3 13 15 5 37
10 Juventus U23 27 8 12 7 30 34 13 4 4 5 15 20 14 4 8 2 15 14 -4 36
11 Pistoiese 27 6 15 6 24 22 13 2 9 2 10 10 14 4 6 4 14 12 2 33
12 Como 26 7 11 8 28 25 14 5 5 4 15 12 12 2 6 4 13 13 3 32
13 Pro Patria 26 7 11 8 32 30 13 3 5 5 15 16 13 4 6 3 17 14 2 32
14 Pro Vercelli 26 7 10 9 27 28 12 3 6 3 13 11 14 4 4 6 14 17 -1 31
15 Lecco 26 7 7 12 27 42 12 4 3 5 15 19 14 3 4 7 12 23 -15 28
16 Pergolettese 27 6 9 12 21 36 13 4 3 6 13 17 14 2 6 6 8 19 -15 27
17 Giana Erminio 26 6 8 12 28 44 13 3 4 6 13 23 13 3 4 6 15 21 -16 26
18 Olbia 27 5 10 12 28 44 14 3 6 5 12 18 13 2 4 7 16 26 -16 25
19 Pianese 27 4 12 11 23 30 13 2 6 5 13 17 14 2 6 6 10 13 -7 24
20 Gozzano 27 4 10 13 22 38 14 2 6 6 11 16 13 2 4 7 11 22 -16 22
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 Lucchese 25 13 9 3 32 19 13 7 4 2 16 8 12 6 5 1 16 11 13 48
2 Prato 25 14 5 6 47 26 12 8 3 1 23 7 13 6 2 5 24 19 21 47
3 Seravezza 25 11 10 4 46 33 12 5 7 0 24 13 13 6 3 4 22 20 13 43
4 Casale 25 11 10 4 40 28 13 8 5 0 24 10 12 3 5 4 16 18 12 43
5 Caronnese 24 11 9 4 45 29 11 6 3 2 31 21 13 5 6 2 14 8 16 42
6 Savona 25 10 6 9 33 31 13 6 2 5 20 18 12 4 4 4 13 13 2 36
7 Real Forte Querceta 25 9 9 7 29 27 13 4 6 3 11 10 12 5 3 4 18 17 2 36
8 Borgosesia 25 8 11 6 34 31 13 5 6 2 22 15 12 3 5 4 12 16 3 35
9 Sanremo 25 8 9 8 30 27 13 4 5 4 15 12 12 4 4 4 15 15 3 33
10 Chieri 25 9 6 10 30 31 12 5 2 5 16 15 13 4 4 5 14 16 -1 33
11 Fossano 25 9 5 11 38 38 12 6 1 5 22 18 13 3 4 6 16 20 0 32
12 Lavagnese 25 6 9 10 25 31 12 4 3 5 10 12 13 2 6 5 15 19 -6 27
13 Bra 25 6 8 11 32 34 13 1 5 7 16 23 12 5 3 4 16 11 -2 26
14 Ghivizzano Borgo Mozzano 25 7 5 13 35 47 13 4 3 6 18 21 12 3 2 7 17 26 -12 26
15 Fezzanese 25 7 5 13 26 39 12 6 2 4 14 10 13 1 3 9 12 29 -13 26
16 Vado 25 6 6 13 30 43 12 4 3 5 16 17 13 2 3 8 14 26 -13 24
17 Verbania 24 5 8 11 19 42 12 3 4 5 10 20 12 2 4 6 9 22 -23 23
18 Ligorna 25 4 10 11 31 46 13 2 6 5 18 26 12 2 4 6 13 20 -15 22

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 Como 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 6
2 Juventus U23 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
3 Lecco 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
4 Grosseto 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
5 Pontedera 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Pro Vercelli 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Livorno 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
8 Lucchese 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Pergolettese 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
10 Alessandria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 AlbinoLeffe 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Carrarese 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Pro Patria 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Pistoiese 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
15 Renate 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Pro Sesto 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
17 Novara 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Olbia 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Giana Erminio 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
20 Piacenza 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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