Serie D: Girone A match tips and match guide for the Novara vs Chieri meet

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Competition: Italy Serie D: Girone A
Competition: Wed 22.December
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola (17875 seats)

This could be a great fixture, with Novara in 1st and Chieri in 2nd. Here's our full preview!

Insights:
  • Novara have the most scored goals (37) in Serie D: Girone A
  • Chieri have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Serie D: Girone A

It should be mentioned that Chieri 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 Chieri on artifical turf are 1 victory, 0 draws and 6 defeats from seven games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 5-11. You can compare this with overall results below.

It's no vacation for neither Novara nor Chieri as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Novara form and stats

Home games in the Serie D: Girone A have been a walk in the park for Novara so far, with 22 points won from 8 matches; 7 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Novara has won so many consecutive home games (eight in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola. We remember; it was Asti.

Novara are confident in defense, having played 321 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Novara's last game was hosting Gozzano (placed 6th) and winning 1-0.

Before that match, a win away at Fossano.

Novara are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (22 goals in 8 games). Novara have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Chieri form and stats

The visitors are W4-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie D: Girone A. Chieri has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Chieri delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Lavagnese (placed 14th) in their previous match; a Serie D: Girone A game.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Saluzzo with the score of 1-0.

The travelling fans enjoy Chieri's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 8 league matches away. As opposed to that, Chieri have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

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Novara Chieri
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 9 2 Played P 2 8 16
11 8 2 Won W 1 4 9
5 1 0 Drew D 1 2 4
1 0 0 Lost L 0 2 3
38 23 3 Scored S 5 14 25
14 4 1 Conceded C 3 10 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
88% 78% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 62%
59% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 44%
41% 44% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 25%
18% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 25% 12%
59% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 56%
41% 56% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 38%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 12%
 
7 7.8 10 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.8 5
5.2 5.5 7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 4.5 4
2.4 2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.8 2.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.4 12.7 13 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 11.8 11.2
5.9 6.3 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 6 5
40% 39% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 42% 33%
 
8.3 7.3 7 Shots against (avg) S A 9 8.5 8.5
4 3.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.5 2.9
Key stats in Serie D: Girone A this season:
  • Chieri have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Chieri have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Chieri have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Serie D: Girone A
  • Chieri have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Chieri haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Novara have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Novara have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Novara have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Novara have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Serie D: Girone A
  • Novara have the most points (22) at home in Serie D: Girone A
  • Novara have the most scored goals (22) at home in Serie D: Girone A
  • Novara have the most scored goals (37) in Serie D: Girone A
  • Novara have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Serie D: Girone A
  • Novara have the the best goal difference (+18) at home in Serie D: Girone A
  • Novara have the the best goal difference (+23) in Serie D: Girone A
  • Novara haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Novara is in the best form (5-1-0) in Serie D: 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 Novara 16 10 5 1 37 14 8 7 1 0 22 4 8 3 4 1 15 10 23 35
2 Chieri 15 9 3 3 24 13 7 5 1 1 10 3 8 4 2 2 14 10 11 30
3 Sanremo 15 9 1 5 25 17 8 6 0 2 15 6 7 3 1 3 10 11 8 28
4 Citta di Varese 15 7 5 3 24 15 7 4 3 0 15 7 8 3 2 3 9 8 9 26
5 Derthona 15 8 2 5 22 18 8 4 1 3 13 12 7 4 1 2 9 6 4 26
6 Gozzano 15 6 6 3 17 9 7 3 2 2 10 6 8 3 4 1 7 3 8 24
7 Casale 14 7 3 4 19 12 7 4 1 2 10 4 7 3 2 2 9 8 7 24
8 PDHAE 15 6 6 3 18 16 8 3 4 1 9 6 7 3 2 2 9 10 2 24
9 Borgosesia 15 6 5 4 25 19 7 2 4 1 11 8 8 4 1 3 14 11 6 23
10 Bra 15 7 2 6 20 18 7 3 0 4 9 8 8 4 2 2 11 10 2 23
11 Vado 16 4 10 2 19 22 8 1 7 0 13 12 8 3 3 2 6 10 -3 22
12 Ligorna 16 5 3 8 20 24 8 3 2 3 14 12 8 2 1 5 6 12 -4 18
13 Sestri Levante 16 5 3 8 15 22 8 3 2 3 9 11 8 2 1 5 6 11 -7 18
14 Lavagnese 16 4 3 9 15 25 8 2 1 5 8 11 8 2 2 4 7 14 -10 15
15 RG Ticino 16 3 6 7 12 23 8 1 5 2 4 5 8 2 1 5 8 18 -11 15
16 Asti 14 2 8 4 12 16 7 1 3 3 6 9 7 1 5 1 6 7 -4 14
17 Pro Imperia 15 4 2 9 15 23 7 3 0 4 9 8 8 1 2 5 6 15 -8 14
18 Caronnese 15 2 7 6 16 20 8 0 4 4 8 13 7 2 3 2 8 7 -4 13
19 Fossano 15 3 2 10 14 29 8 3 0 5 10 14 7 0 2 5 4 15 -15 11
20 Saluzzo 15 2 4 9 9 23 8 2 2 4 5 9 7 0 2 5 4 14 -14 10

Read more about Serie D: Girone A

Serie D is the fourth level of football in Italy and the highest non-professional level. It is divided into nine regional divisions, often referred to as Girone (or group) A to I. The first-placed team from each division is promoted to Serie C each year. Each division usually holds 18 teams.