Having a 4 point dominance in the league table, Novara regulars long to see their adored players earn maximum points from this fixture vs Mantova.
- Novara have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Mantova have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Serie C: Girone A
Novara form and stats
Novara have collected 19 points from their Serie C: Girone A home games so far after 5-4-1.
The supporters are hoping that Novara will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Renate (placed 6th).
Before that, Novara drew at home versus Trento Calcio 1921.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Novara have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 6 and lost 4.
A decent goal production from Novara in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 10 league matches. From these home matches, Novara have conceded only 7 goals.
Mantova form and stats
There's been little loot from Mantova's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the Serie C: Girone A. Mantova only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.
Mantova had fun at their own home (Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola) last time out, beating Sangiuliano City 2-1. Ghilardi and Fontana scored. It's hard not to mention Fontana's lethal finishing against Sangiuliano City. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Calcio Padova that ended 1-1.Mantova are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 6 draws and 10 defeats. From a total of 20 matches.
Sports betting fact: Both teams have scored in 11 of this club's last 14 league matches.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Mantova have scored 12 goals in 10 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Mantova rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 19 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head encounter ended Mantova - Novara 1-2, played this season. Novara-Mantova H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Novara three wins, Mantova one win, zero draws. three of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last four encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Galuppini 4 goals |  F. Guccione 4 goals | A. De Francesco 4 goals |
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| Novara | Mantova | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 24 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 24 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 31 |
| 95% | 90% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 70% | 70% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 90% | 80% |
| 55% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 70% | 70% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 30% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 60% | 60% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 70% | 70% |
| 20% | 40% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 10% | 15% |
| 25% | 10% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | 25% |
| 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.8 | 6.1 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 7.3 | 9.5 |
| 5.1 | 5.4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| 25% | 31% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 42% | 36% |
| 8.9 | 7.9 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 10 | 10.5 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
- Mantova have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Serie C: Girone A
- Mantova have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Serie C: Girone A
- Mantova haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Novara have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FeralpiSalò | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 38 |
| 2 | Vicenza | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 37 |
| 3 | Pordenone | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 36 |
| 4 | Lecco | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 35 |
| 5 | Pro Sesto | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 35 |
| 6 | Renate | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Pro Patria | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Novara | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Pro Vercelli | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Calcio Padova | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 11 | Juventus U23 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 26 |
| 12 | Union ArzignanoChiampo | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 26 |
| 13 | AlbinoLeffe | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Mantova | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 24 |
| 15 | Virtus Verona | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 23 |
| 16 | Sangiuliano City | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 23 |
| 17 | Pergolettese | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -6 | 22 |
| 18 | Trento Calcio 1921 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Piacenza | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -13 | 16 |
| 20 | Triestina | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -16 | 15 |
