Italy - Serie C Group AData current as of September 22, 2026

Novara vs Ospitaletto: match statistics

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Novara vs Ospitaletto: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Novara plays Ospitaletto in Serie C Group A (Italy). The game is scheduled for September 26, 2026.

Recent form

Novara has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Ospitaletto has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Novara scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 1.17. Ospitaletto scores 1.83 and allows 0.83. Games in this league average 2.28 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Novara's games and 50% of Ospitaletto's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 50%, compared with league averages of 50% for BTTS and 48% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Ospitaletto has the higher season xG average, 1.69 to 1.42 per game. Novara takes 12.8 shots per game, while Ospitaletto takes 13.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Novara leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 0.83 goals per game after halftime. Ospitaletto leads at halftime in 17% and scores 1.33 after halftime.

When the teams score

Novara's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (2 goals). For Ospitaletto, it is minutes 76-90+ (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie C Group A games average 2.28 goals. Both teams score in 50% of games, and 48% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1Goals scored / game1.83
NovaraOspitaletto
1.17Goals allowed / game0.83
NovaraOspitaletto
41%Average possession50%
NovaraOspitaletto
3.33Shots on target / game5.33
NovaraOspitaletto

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.83Shots per game13.67
NovaraOspitaletto
3.33Shots on target5.33
NovaraOspitaletto
7.8%Shot conversion13.4%
NovaraOspitaletto
41%Possession50%
NovaraOspitaletto
1.42xG for1.69
NovaraOspitaletto
1.51xG against1.3
NovaraOspitaletto

Shooting quality

Novara: BalancedOspitaletto: Efficient finishing
NovaraOspitaletto
Accuracy (shots on target)26%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.34

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Ospitaletto is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Novara · 1.6 pts / game - Ospitaletto

Novara
DWLDD
Season result split
17% W50% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-3-2
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-2-1
Last 5 at home
0-2-1
DLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.61BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Ospitaletto
DWWDL
Season result split
50% W33% D17% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-1
1.83 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-0
Last 5 away
0-2-0
DD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.68Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Ospitaletto is 83% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - Novara · 1.83 goals / game - Ospitaletto

Ospitaletto is 41% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.17 goals / game - Novara · 0.83 goals / game - Ospitaletto

Novara scoring profile: mixed

Novara scores in 50% of games (3 of 6 games), while Ospitaletto keeps a clean sheet in 33% (2 of 6 games).

Ospitaletto scoring profile: very strong

Ospitaletto scores in 83% of games (5 of 6 games), while Novara keeps a clean sheet in 17% (1 of 6 games).

6Goals scored (season)11
NovaraOspitaletto
7Goals conceded (season)5
NovaraOspitaletto
2.17Average goals per game2.67
NovaraOspitaletto
6Goals scored (last 5)9
NovaraOspitaletto
6Goals conceded (last 5)5
NovaraOspitaletto

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal83%
NovaraOspitaletto
50%2 goals67%
NovaraOspitaletto
0%3 goals33%
NovaraOspitaletto
0%4 goals0%
NovaraOspitaletto

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal67%
NovaraOspitaletto
33%2 goals17%
NovaraOspitaletto
0%3 goals0%
NovaraOspitaletto
0%4 goals0%
NovaraOspitaletto

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time33%
NovaraOspitaletto
17%BTTS in both halves0%
NovaraOspitaletto
17%Scored in both halves50%
NovaraOspitaletto

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
NovaraOspitaletto
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
NovaraOspitaletto
60%BTTS - last 560%
NovaraOspitaletto

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
NovaraOspitaletto
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
NovaraOspitaletto
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
NovaraOspitaletto

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
NovaraOspitaletto
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
NovaraOspitaletto
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
NovaraOspitaletto

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Ospitaletto is 134% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.5 pts / game - Novara · 1.17 pts / game - Ospitaletto

Novara - half-time state
0% leading50% draw50% trailing
Ospitaletto - half-time state
17% leading67% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.5Points per game (1st half)1.17
NovaraOspitaletto
0.17Goals scored (1st half)0.5
NovaraOspitaletto
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
NovaraOspitaletto
0.83Average goals (1st half)1
NovaraOspitaletto
33%Clean sheet before half-time67%
NovaraOspitaletto
83%No goal before half-time50%
NovaraOspitaletto

After half-time (2nd half)

1.67Points per game (2nd half)2.17
NovaraOspitaletto
0.83Goals scored (2nd half)1.33
NovaraOspitaletto
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
NovaraOspitaletto
1.33Average goals (2nd half)1.67
NovaraOspitaletto
50%Clean sheet after half-time67%
NovaraOspitaletto
50%No goal after half-time17%
NovaraOspitaletto

Novara - second-half results

33% W67% D0% L
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.50
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Ospitaletto - second-half results

67% W17% D17% L
7
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding294%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Novara - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.80
Goals scored / game0.21.0
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game0.81.6
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-2+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Ospitaletto - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.202.00
Goals scored / game0.61.2
Goals allowed / game0.60.4
Average goals per game1.21.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Novara
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
1
31-45
2
1
46-60
1
0
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Ospitaletto
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
0
2
16-30
1
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
3
1
61-75
4
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.42
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+3%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Novara

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
109%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Ospitaletto

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.61
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.47
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
171%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
68%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.8
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie C Group A).

Teams vs league

NovaraLigaOspitaletto
Average goals per game 2.172.28 2.67
Both teams scored 50%50% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%48% 50%
Clean sheets 17%34% 33%
Goal before half-time 67%58% 50%
Goal after half-time 50%67% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.28
Average goals per game
50%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.22
Home goals / game
1.07
Away goals / game
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defensive advantage
+5%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
58%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Novara's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Ospitaletto. Games average 2.50 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

When do Novara and Ospitaletto play?

Novara face Ospitaletto on September 26, 2026 in Serie C Group A. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Novara and Ospitaletto?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Novara won 1, Ospitaletto won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Novara vs Ospitaletto?

Novara score 1.00 goals per game on average and Ospitaletto 1.83. The Serie C Group A average is 2.28 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Novara's matches and 50% of Ospitaletto's.

What form are Novara and Ospitaletto in?

Over the last 5 games Novara have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Ospitaletto 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Novara vs Ospitaletto?

The statistical background for Novara vs Ospitaletto — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.