Loyal fans at Stadio Nereo Rocco haven’t enjoyed many wins this season, with Triestina rotting in the 20th spot. The opposing Novara will try to shield their higher league place in this match.
- Triestina have the fewest scored goals (15) in Serie C: Girone A
- Novara have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It should be mentioned that Novara play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Novara on grass are 12 victories, 10 draws and 13 defeats from 35 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 42-42. You can compare this with overall results below.
This promises to be an entertaining match with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well revitalized since they last played a game. Let's get started!
Triestina form and stats
3-3-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie C: Girone A numbers at home for Triestina so far this season.
The Triestina crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Union ArzignanoChiampo here at Stadio Nereo Rocco.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Pordenone (1-2).Triestina aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio Nereo Rocco in the league, with only {9 goals} from 11 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 15 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Novara form and stats
Novara have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Serie C: Girone A, after 3-0-7 (10 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Novara, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.
Novara are travelling after their nice 5-0 home win in the game against Mantova (placed 16th). That win felt nice as this team had gone three league rounds without victory. As you can tell from the results above, Novara was very dominant against Mantova, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with Bortolussi (2), González, Khailoti and Galuppini providing the goals.
Prior to that match, the Novara manager Cevoli faced defeat when travelling to Renate and losing 0-1.The attacking power of Novara when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Novara struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Novara have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (2-2-0) when facing Triestina.Novara - Triestina 1-1 was the product when these two contenders previously did battle, some time ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Bortolussi 5 goals | F. Galuppini 5 goals |  S. Ganz 4 goals |
Triestina missing players
Novara missing players
| Triestina | Novara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 29 |
| 32 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 24 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 76% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 71% |
| 38% | 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 70% | 57% |
| 10% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 24% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 52% | 45% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 57% |
| 10% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 24% |
| 43% | 45% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 24% |
| 4 | 5 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7.8 | 8 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| 21% | 26% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 19% | 28% |
| 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 9.9 | 8.9 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
- Novara have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Novara have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Novara haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Triestina have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Triestina have the fewest scored goals (15) in Serie C: Girone A
- Triestina have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Serie C: Girone A
- Triestina have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Serie C: Girone A
- Triestina have won significantly more corners at 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 | Pordenone | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 39 |
| 2 | FeralpiSalò | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 39 |
| 3 | Vicenza | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 38 |
| 4 | Lecco | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
| 5 | Pro Sesto | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -3 | 35 |
| 6 | Renate | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | Pro Patria | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Novara | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Union ArzignanoChiampo | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | Calcio Padova | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 11 | AlbinoLeffe | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 27 |
| 12 | Pro Vercelli | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| 13 | Juventus U23 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -2 | 26 |
| 14 | Pergolettese | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -4 | 25 |
| 15 | Sangiuliano City | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 24 |
| 16 | Mantova | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -11 | 24 |
| 17 | Virtus Verona | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| 18 | Trento Calcio 1921 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 20 |
| 19 | Piacenza | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -12 | 19 |
| 20 | Triestina | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -17 | 15 |
