Soccer betting preview: Virtus Verona welcomes Novara in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Italy Serie C Play-offs
Competition: Thu 11.May
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Gavagnin-Nocini (1200 seats)

It's square one in Serie C Play-offs - the first fixture of the season. Read this full article and see how Virtus Verona and Novara did in their pre-season friendly games!

This pitch has grass, which is not Novara's usual surface at their own arena. When playing on grass Novara have performed like this: Played 34 matches taking 12 wins, 10 draws and 12 defeats with the goal difference 35-39 (scored/conceded).

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Virtus Verona form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Virtus as they were promoted from Serie C: Girone A last season. Happy days that were secured through 15 wins, 13 draws and 10 losses from 38 games. The team scored 22 goals at home last season and conceded 19. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

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Novara form and stats

The last season was not a pleasant experience for Novara as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 15 victories from 38 games, relegation was a fact. Novara's manager Marchionni are hoping to lead the team right back to Serie C: Girone A at the first attempt.

Head 2 Head

Last two meetings with these teams: Virtus won zero, Novara were winners in one and we saw one draw. zero games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Virtus VeronaJ. Gómez Taleb
J. Gómez Taleb
10 goals
NovaraF. Galuppini
F. Galuppini
10 goals
Virtus VeronaD. Danti
D. Danti
8 goals

Virtus Verona missing players

Novara missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Virtus Verona Novara
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Virtus Verona Last season Novara
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
15 7   Won W   6 15
13 5   Drew D   3 7
10 7   Lost L   10 16
46 22   Scored S   18 48
30 19   Conceded C   28 45
82% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
63% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 71%
34% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 50%
13% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 21%
8% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 5%
37% 42%   BTTS BTTS   63% 58%
47% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 24%
34% 37%   Failed to Score F T   26% 21%
 
3.8 4.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.5
5.1 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.6
2.7 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.8
2 0   Red cards R C   4 8
 
9.1 10.4   Shots (avg) S (   11.7 12
4.2 4.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4.4
29% 25%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 29%
 
9.3 9.6   Shots against (avg) S A   9.7 9.1
3.7 3.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.7 3.3

Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FeralpiSalo 38 20 11 7 41 21 19 11 3 5 23 14 19 9 8 2 18 7 20 71
2 Pordenone 38 16 14 8 53 35 19 9 7 3 27 15 19 7 7 5 26 20 18 62
3 Lecco 38 17 11 10 45 40 19 12 5 2 27 10 19 5 6 8 18 30 5 62
4 Pro Sesto 38 16 12 10 46 45 19 7 8 4 23 21 19 9 4 6 23 24 1 60
5 Calcio Padova 38 15 14 9 47 40 19 6 10 3 24 19 19 9 4 6 23 21 7 59
6 Vicenza 38 17 7 14 64 47 19 10 3 6 38 21 19 7 4 8 26 26 17 58
7 Virtus Verona 38 15 13 10 46 30 19 7 5 7 22 19 19 8 8 3 24 11 16 58
8 Union ArzignanoChiampo 38 13 14 11 43 38 19 5 9 5 22 17 19 8 5 6 21 21 5 53
9 Renate 38 14 11 13 49 55 19 8 4 7 23 26 19 6 7 6 26 29 -6 53
10 Novara 38 15 7 16 48 45 19 9 4 6 30 17 19 6 3 10 18 28 3 52
11 Pergolettese 38 14 9 15 43 42 19 9 4 6 29 22 19 5 5 9 14 20 1 51
12 Pro Patria 38 13 11 14 37 43 19 7 6 6 22 22 19 6 5 8 15 21 -6 50
13 Juventus U23 38 13 10 15 42 48 19 9 4 6 24 21 19 4 6 9 18 27 -6 49
14 Trento Calcio 1921 38 12 10 16 40 42 19 5 6 8 18 21 19 7 4 8 22 21 -2 46
15 Pro Vercelli 38 12 10 16 38 47 19 6 4 9 18 26 19 6 6 7 20 21 -9 46
16 Mantova 38 12 9 17 48 62 19 8 4 7 27 27 19 4 5 10 21 35 -14 45
17 Sangiuliano City 38 12 6 20 38 46 19 8 2 9 19 18 19 4 4 11 19 28 -8 42
18 Triestina 38 9 12 17 31 45 19 6 6 7 16 21 19 3 6 10 15 24 -14 39
19 AlbinoLeffe 38 9 11 18 43 54 19 3 7 9 19 25 19 6 4 9 24 29 -11 38
20 Piacenza 38 8 14 16 42 59 19 5 7 7 23 28 19 3 7 9 19 31 -17 38

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