Season ticket holders at Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Novara languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting Pro Patria will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Novara is in the worst form (0-3-3)
- Pro Patria has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Serie C: Girone A
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It should be mentioned that Pro Patria 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 Pro Patria on artifical turf are 3 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat from seven games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 6-7. You can compare this with overall results below.
Novara form and stats
Overall Serie C: Girone A stats at home this season for Novara are 2-3-2 (wins-draw-losses).
Novara faced defeat in their previous match, away at Pergolettese (0-2). Before that, Novara played out a draw 3-3 when visiting Piacenza.
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 twelve games) they have won two times, drawn five and lost five.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Novara as they are travelling to their away game against Pistoiese in the Serie C: Girone A. That match is three days after this one.
The Novara fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. Novara's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Pro Patria form and stats
Playing away, Pro Patria have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Serie C: Girone A this season.
Patria had fun at their own home (Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola) last time out, beating Lecco 2-1. E. Latte Lath and R. Colombo scored. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Juventus U23 wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.
E. Latte Lath came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Lecco last time out, making the manager I. Javorcic feel like a tactical genius.
We have checked recent matches where Patria have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were one victory, four draws and three defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Patria are hosting Giana Erminio in the Serie C: Girone A only three days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Pro Patria have scored 8 goals in 8 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Novara, one draw and two wins for Pro Patria. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Parker 5 goals |  D. Buzzegoli 4 goals |  T. Bianchi 2 goals |
Novara missing players
Pro Patria missing players
| Novara | Pro Patria | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 21 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 93% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 80% |
| 80% | 86% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 38% | 53% |
| 53% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 47% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 7% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 71% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 40% |
| 13% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 47% |
| 33% | 14% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.1 | 13.1 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| 4.4 | 5.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 27% | 22% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 36% | 31% |
- Novara have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Novara is in the worst form (0-3-3)
- Pro Patria has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Serie C: Girone A
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Renate | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 32 |
| 2 | Como | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | Pro Vercelli | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| 4 | Alessandria | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Juventus U23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Carrarese | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Lecco | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Pro Sesto | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | Pro Patria | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Grosseto | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | AlbinoLeffe | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 12 | Pontedera | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 13 | Pergolettese | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | -1 | 18 |
| 14 | Livorno | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 15 | Novara | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 17 |
| 16 | Pistoiese | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 17 | Piacenza | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 14 |
| 18 | Olbia | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | Giana Erminio | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | -13 | 13 |
| 20 | Lucchese | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -15 | 9 |