All you need to know about the Piacenza - Novara game:

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Wed 09.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Leonardo Garilli (29122 seats)

Season ticket holders at Stadio Leonardo Garilli haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Piacenza languishing in the 16th position so far. The guesting Novara will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Piacenza have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Novara is in the worst form (0-3-3)

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 grass, unlike Novara's home stadium. The visitors last 43 games on grass have ended in 12 wins, 16 draws and 15 losses.

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Piacenza form and stats

2 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Piacenza have to build on here at Stadio Leonardo Garilli in the Serie C: Girone A.

The Piacenza goalkeeper Davide Libertazzi is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 245 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie C: Girone A.

0-0 away at Como before that.

As indicated by the result mentioned above, Piacenza played a great game against Pro Sesto and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.

There will be little rest for Piacenza after this match as they are travelling to Lucchese for a Serie C: Girone A game in only four days.

Piacenza can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 12 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.

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Novara form and stats

2-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Novara, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Serie C: Girone A, in their Serie C: Girone A matches away.

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs AlbinoLeffe.

Novara has another fixture away, a Serie C: Girone A game, against Pergolettese in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Novara find the net regularly in their away games. 6 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Novara's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 9 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: one win for Piacenza, two draws and two wins for Novara. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

NovaraD. Buzzegoli
D. Buzzegoli
4 goals
PiacenzaA. Corbari
A. Corbari
3 goals
NovaraT. Bianchi
T. Bianchi
2 goals

Piacenza missing players

Novara missing players

Piacenza Novara
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 3 Played P 1 6 13
3 2 1 Won W 1 2 4
4 2 0 Drew D 0 1 4
6 2 2 Lost L 0 3 5
18 12 6 Scored S 3 6 15
19 9 5 Conceded C 2 9 16
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
85% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 77%
38% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 54%
23% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 17% 8%
23% 33% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 17% 8%
38% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 62%
23% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 15%
46% 33% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.5 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.7 2.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.2 9.5 7.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.5 10.5
3.7 3.3 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.2 4.6
38% 60% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 32% 25%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone A this season:
  • All of Piacenza's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Novara has the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Serie C: Girone A
  • Novara have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Novara haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Novara is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Piacenza have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Piacenza haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Renate 14 10 1 3 24 12 7 5 0 2 13 7 7 5 1 1 11 5 12 31
2 Pro Vercelli 13 8 2 3 18 11 6 5 0 1 9 3 7 3 2 2 9 8 7 26
3 Juventus U23 14 7 4 3 22 15 7 4 2 1 13 8 7 3 2 2 9 7 7 25
4 Carrarese 14 7 4 3 16 11 8 3 2 3 9 8 6 4 2 0 7 3 5 25
5 Como 14 7 4 3 19 17 7 2 3 2 5 7 7 5 1 1 14 10 2 25
6 Lecco 14 7 3 4 21 16 7 5 1 1 13 8 7 2 2 3 8 8 5 24
7 Alessandria 14 7 2 5 22 15 7 5 0 2 14 7 7 2 2 3 8 8 7 23
8 Pro Sesto 14 7 2 5 15 15 7 3 2 2 7 4 7 4 0 3 8 11 0 23
9 AlbinoLeffe 14 5 5 4 15 13 8 3 2 3 5 4 6 2 3 1 10 9 2 20
10 Pro Patria 14 5 4 5 14 11 6 1 3 2 6 5 8 4 1 3 8 6 3 19
11 Grosseto 14 5 4 5 12 11 7 1 2 4 5 8 7 4 2 1 7 3 1 19
12 Pontedera 14 5 3 6 11 13 7 2 2 3 4 5 7 3 1 3 7 8 -2 18
13 Novara 13 4 4 5 15 16 7 2 3 2 9 7 6 2 1 3 6 9 -1 16
14 Pergolettese 14 4 3 7 21 24 7 2 0 5 7 12 7 2 3 2 14 12 -3 15
15 Livorno 13 3 5 5 17 17 7 2 3 2 12 10 6 1 2 3 5 7 0 14
16 Piacenza 13 3 4 6 18 19 6 2 2 2 12 9 7 1 2 4 6 10 -1 13
17 Olbia 14 2 7 5 11 20 7 1 3 3 4 8 7 1 4 2 7 12 -9 13
18 Giana Erminio 14 4 1 9 12 24 6 2 1 3 9 9 8 2 0 6 3 15 -12 13
19 Pistoiese 14 3 3 8 12 19 7 3 2 2 9 7 7 0 1 6 3 12 -7 12
20 Lucchese 14 1 3 10 12 28 7 0 1 6 9 17 7 1 2 4 3 11 -16 6

Read more about Serie C: Girone A

Serie C is the third highest level in the Italian football league. It is divided into three geographical divisions; North East, North West and South. These are often referred to as Girone (or group) A, B, C. Each group holds 20 teams who play 38 fixtures each to create a final league table.