Novara and Pontedera are both riding high in the Serie C: Girone A with their 6th and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike Pontedera's home stadium. The visitors last five games on artificial turf have ended in 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses.
Novara form and stats
The story so far in the Serie C: Girone A for Novara at their home stadium (Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
The home team returns to Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola after being equal after 90 minutes with Juventus U23 (placed 12th) on their last time out; the Serie C: Girone A game ended 2-2. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Lecco (2-3).
Opportunity lost for Novara in the Juventus U23 match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
This is expected to be a close game, with Novara perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Novara as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Novara has won 6 of these, drawn 5 and lost 4.
The Novara fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 11 matches. Novara have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Pontedera form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Pontedera playing as the away team in the Serie C: Girone A this season.
Pontedera play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Carrarese (placed 4th). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Olbia that ended 1-1.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Pontedera playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were 4 Pontedera wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
Pontedera are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Pontedera have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Pontedera - Novara 0-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 1 - 2 - 0 (Novara wins - draws - Pontedera wins). As for goals, 0 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Bortolussi 9 goals |   C. de Cenco 9 goals | M. Bruzzo 5 goals |
Novara missing players
Pontedera missing players
| Novara | Pontedera | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 28 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 36 |
| 24 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| 86% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 73% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 82% | 86% |
| 55% | 45% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 45% | 64% |
| 18% | 9% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 36% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 50% | 27% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 55% | 73% |
| 32% | 55% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 18% | 14% |
| 32% | 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | 18% |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 189 | 96 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 50 | 104 |
| 77 | 44 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 18 | 48 |
| 36% | 34% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 39% | 44% |
- Novara has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Novara have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Pontedera has the most matches over the total-line (14)
- Pontedera haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 31 | 53 |
| 2 | Pontedera | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 40 |
| 3 | Renate | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 39 |
| 4 | Carrarese | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 38 |
| 5 | Robur Siena | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 35 |
| 6 | Novara | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | AlbinoLeffe | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Alessandria | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 32 |
| 9 | Como | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Pistoiese | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 11 | Arezzo | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 12 | Juventus U23 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 10 | -5 | 28 |
| 13 | Pro Patria | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 27 |
| 14 | Pro Vercelli | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 25 |
| 15 | Lecco | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 24 |
| 16 | Pianese | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -5 | 21 |
| 17 | Pergolettese | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 20 |
| 18 | Gozzano | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 19 | Olbia | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -19 | 14 |
| 20 | Giana Erminio | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -23 | 14 |