With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Pontedera fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Novara.
- Pontedera have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Novara has the fewest clean sheets (3) in Serie C: Girone A
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Novara play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Novara when playing on grass are 13 wins, 14 draws and 18 defeats from 45 matches. They have scored 57 goals and conceded 65 times in these games.
Pontedera form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie C: Girone A, Pontedera have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 11 games.
The home team returns to Stadio Ettore Mannucci after being equal after 90 minutes with Renate (placed 1st) on their last time out; the Serie C: Girone A game ended 0-0. In the match before that, Pontedera hosted Carrarese and drew the game 1-1.
This is expected to be a close game, with Pontedera perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Pontedera as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Pontedera has won six of these, drawn seven and lost three.
Pontedera are traveling soon after this match as the Serie C: Girone A match at Lecco awaits in four days.
Pontedera have scored 10 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. Pontedera have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Novara form and stats
There's been little loot from Novara's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 12 away games in the Serie C: Girone A. Novara, who have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Serie C: Girone A, only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.
E. Lanini and Nicolás Schiavi scored in Novara's previous match, the home game against Alessandria that ended 2-1. A 2-2 draw at Giana Erminio's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Novara in our archives, and the results are: one win for Novara, five draws and six defeats.
After this away game Novara return home for a Serie C: Girone A game against Livorno. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visiting Novara have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 12 games. As for defending, Novara rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 20 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Novara - Pontedera 1-2. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Pontedera victory, three draws and one Novara win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Magrassi 7 goals |   E. Lanini 5 goals | D. Buzzegoli 4 goals |
Pontedera missing players
Novara missing players
| Pontedera | Novara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 28 |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 31 |
| 87% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 57% | 45% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 35% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 52% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 13% |
| 39% | 45% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 61% |
| 35% | 27% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 39% | 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9.3 | 11.5 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 7.4 | 9.1 |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3 | 3.7 |
| 26% | 19% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 42% | 33% |
- Novara has the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Serie C: Girone A
- Novara has the fewest clean sheets (3) 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.
- Pontedera have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Renate | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 46 |
| 2 | Como | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 46 |
| 3 | Pro Vercelli | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 40 |
| 4 | Alessandria | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 38 |
| 5 | Pro Patria | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Lecco | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 37 |
| 7 | Juventus U23 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 36 |
| 8 | AlbinoLeffe | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Pontedera | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Carrarese | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 32 |
| 11 | Grosseto | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | Pro Sesto | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 30 |
| 13 | Pergolettese | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 | Novara | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -3 | 26 |
| 15 | Pistoiese | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 16 | Piacenza | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 17 | Olbia | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 18 | Giana Erminio | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 20 |
| 19 | Livorno | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 17 |
| 20 | Lucchese | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -17 | 17 |