The league table in Serie C: Girone A tells a story about these teams so far, with Novara leading Pianese by 8 points. Match preview to follow:
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Pianese play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Pianese when playing on artificial turf are 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from two matches. They have scored 0 goals and conceded 4 times in these games.
Novara form and stats
Novara have performed here at Stadio Silvio Piola this season with 5 wins from 8 Serie C: Girone A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
In their previous game, the manager S. Banchieri led his Novara to a defeat in the Serie C: Girone A match away at Arezzo. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Silvio Piola. In the game before, an away victory match versus Olbia with a 2-1 scoreline.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Novara matches with similar probabilities have ended with 0 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat (from four games).
The Novara fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. Defensively Novara have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Pianese form and stats
Pianese have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Serie C: Girone A, after 2-2-4 (8 played).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Serie C: Girone A home defeat versus Como with 1-4 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Renate that ended 1-1.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Pianese when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 1 and winning 0 games.
Pianese are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 8 games (in the league). 9 goals have been conceded by Pianese in these games.
Head 2 Head
Novara missing players
Pianese missing players
| Novara | Pianese | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 81% | 75% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 62% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 69% |
| 44% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 38% |
| 38% | 62% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 38% | 38% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 62% | 44% |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 4.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 130 | 69 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 68 | 136 |
| 52 | 31 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 20 | 48 |
| 33% | 32% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 40% | 33% |
- Novara has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- 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 | Monza | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Renate | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 28 |
| 3 | Pontedera | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | Robur Siena | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Novara | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Carrarese | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | Alessandria | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 8 | Pro Vercelli | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | AlbinoLeffe | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Como | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | Arezzo | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 12 | Pistoiese | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 13 | Pro Patria | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Juventus U23 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Pianese | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 17 |
| 16 | Gozzano | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 17 | Lecco | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -14 | 12 |
| 18 | Pergolettese | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -11 | 11 |
| 19 | Olbia | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 11 |
| 20 | Giana Erminio | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -16 | 10 |