Italy - Serie C Group AData current as of 23 July 2026

Virtus Verona vs Novara: match statistics

Virtus Verona crest
Virtus Verona
0 : 2half-time 0:1
Novara crest
Novara
125%(2.50)
X45%(3.10)
230%(2.50)

Virtus Verona presents very poor home form, without a victory in matches at home (0% wins) and with a negative goal difference (-8). Novara, on the other hand, stands out with remarkable efficiency in drawing away games (71% draws), confirmed by the series 'dddlddwddddlwd'. The visitors are in excellent form with 1.8 points per match in the last 5 meetings and remain unbeaten for five rounds. Virtus Verona fails to score in half of their home matches (50% FTS), while Novara has a solid away defense (36% clean sheets, only 0.93 goals conceded on average). Given Novara's tendency to draw and the hosts' weakness, a draw is the most probable result of this meeting.

Virtus Verona vs Novara: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Virtus Verona play Novara in Serie C Group A (Italy). The match date is 3 March 2026 at 20:30. Final score: 0:2.

Current form

Virtus Verona: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. Novara: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Virtus Verona scores 0.89 and concedes 1.63 goals per match. Novara scores 1.05 and concedes 1.03. League average: 2.34 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Virtus Verona 58%, Novara 53%. Over 2.5: Virtus Verona 45%, Novara 32%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Novara has higher xG: 1.45 vs 1.39. Virtus Verona: 11.4 shots per match, Novara: 11.6.

Match halves

Virtus Verona: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.47. Novara: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Virtus Verona: 76-90+ (11 goals). Novara: 61-75 (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie C Group A: 2.34 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Virtus Verona presents very poor home form, without a victory in matches at home (0% wins) and with a negative goal difference (-8). Novara, on the other hand, stands out with remarkable efficiency in drawing away games (71% draws), confirmed by the series 'dddlddwddddlwd'. The visitors are in excellent form with 1.8 points per match in the last 5 meetings and remain unbeaten for five rounds. Virtus Verona fails to score in half of their home matches (50% FTS), while Novara has a solid away defense (36% clean sheets, only 0.93 goals conceded on average). Given Novara's tendency to draw and the hosts' weakness, a draw is the most probable result of this meeting.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

50Possession (%)50
Virtus VeronaNovara
11Shots15
Virtus VeronaNovara
2Shots on target6
Virtus VeronaNovara
1.12xG1.62
Virtus VeronaNovara
2Corners5
Virtus VeronaNovara
39Dangerous attacks35
Virtus VeronaNovara
8Fouls12
Virtus VeronaNovara
0Cards2
Virtus VeronaNovara

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Virtus VeronaNovara
0.89Goals scored / match1.05
Virtus VeronaNovara
1.63Goals conceded / match1.03
Virtus VeronaNovara
49%Average possession52%
Virtus VeronaNovara
3.47Shots on target / match3.97
Virtus VeronaNovara

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.45Shots per match11.63
Virtus VeronaNovara
3.47Shots on target3.97
Virtus VeronaNovara
7.8%Shot conversion9%
Virtus VeronaNovara
49%Possession52%
Virtus VeronaNovara
1.39xG for1.45
Virtus VeronaNovara
1.71xG against1.31
Virtus VeronaNovara

Shooting quality

Virtus Verona: BalancedNovara: Balanced
Virtus VeronaNovara
Accuracy (shots on target)30%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.26

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Virtus Verona
LDDDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
8% W42% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-16-19
0.66 pts / match · goal difference -28
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-11-8
Last 5 at home
0-3-2
LDLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.94BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Novara
LLLLW
Season result split
24% W53% R24% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-20-9
1.24 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-11-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WDLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 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.

Novara is 18% better for: goals scored per match.

0.89 goals / match - Virtus Verona · 1.05 goals / match - Novara

Novara is 58% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.63 goals / match - Virtus Verona · 1.03 goals / match - Novara

Virtus Verona scoring profile: strong

Virtus Verona scores in 63% of matches (24 of 38 matches), while Novara keeps a clean sheet in 34% (13 of 38 matches).

Novara scoring profile: very strong

Novara scores in 71% of matches (27 of 38 matches), while Virtus Verona keeps a clean sheet in 13% (5 of 38 matches).

34Goals scored (season)40
Virtus VeronaNovara
62Goals conceded (season)39
Virtus VeronaNovara
2.53Average goals in match2.08
Virtus VeronaNovara
4Goals scored (last 5)5
Virtus VeronaNovara
12Goals conceded (last 5)10
Virtus VeronaNovara

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal71%
Virtus VeronaNovara
24%2 goals26%
Virtus VeronaNovara
3%3 goals8%
Virtus VeronaNovara
0%4 goals0%
Virtus VeronaNovara

How often they concede at least...

87%1 goal66%
Virtus VeronaNovara
45%2 goals24%
Virtus VeronaNovara
21%3 goals13%
Virtus VeronaNovara
8%4 goals0%
Virtus VeronaNovara

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time24%
Virtus VeronaNovara
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Virtus VeronaNovara
11%Scored in both halves16%
Virtus VeronaNovara

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
Virtus VeronaNovara
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Virtus VeronaNovara
60%BTTS - last 560%
Virtus VeronaNovara

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time66%
Virtus VeronaNovara
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
Virtus VeronaNovara
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Virtus VeronaNovara

2nd half

66%Min. 1 goal after half-time63%
Virtus VeronaNovara
32%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
Virtus VeronaNovara
16%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Virtus VeronaNovara

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Novara is 39% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.87 pts / match - Virtus Verona · 1.21 pts / match - Novara

Virtus Verona - half-time state
18% leading32% draw50% trailing
Novara - half-time state
24% leading50% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.87Points per match (1st half)1.21
Virtus VeronaNovara
0.42Goals scored (1st half)0.55
Virtus VeronaNovara
0.97Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Virtus VeronaNovara
1.39Average goals (1st half)1.05
Virtus VeronaNovara
37%Clean sheet before half-time55%
Virtus VeronaNovara
66%No goal before half-time55%
Virtus VeronaNovara

After half-time (2nd half)

1.08Points per match (2nd half)1.37
Virtus VeronaNovara
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Virtus VeronaNovara
0.66Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
Virtus VeronaNovara
1.13Average goals (2nd half)1.03
Virtus VeronaNovara
50%Clean sheet after half-time66%
Virtus VeronaNovara
61%No goal after half-time58%
Virtus VeronaNovara

Virtus Verona - second-half results

21% W45% R34% P
33
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-21
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.87
PPG before half-time
Lead holding44%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 8%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Novara - second-half results

32% W42% R26% P
46
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
52
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 24%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Virtus Verona - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match1.21.2
Average goals in match1.81.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-3-5
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Novara - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.40
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.81.2
1 goal100%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference-1-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Virtus Verona
ScoredConceded
6
13
0-15
6
10
16-30
4
14
31-45
2
10
46-60
5
5
61-75
11
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Novara
ScoredConceded
6
3
0-15
7
7
16-30
8
9
31-45
4
7
46-60
9
5
61-75
6
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (9 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.30
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-13%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Virtus Verona

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.42
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
71%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
150%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

Novara

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
82%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.64
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

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

Virtus VeronaLigaNovara
Average goals in match 2.532.34 2.08
Both teams scored 58%50% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 45%43% 32%
Clean sheets 13%30% 34%
Goal before half-time 79%66% 66%
Goal after half-time 66%73% 63%

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

2.34
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.25
Home goals / match
1.09
Away goals / match
+15%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Virtus Verona 0 - 1 - 0 Novara. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Novara
1 : 1
Virtus Verona

FAQ

What was the result of Virtus Verona vs Novara?

The Serie C Group A match finished Virtus Verona 0:2 Novara. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Virtus Verona vs Novara?

Virtus Verona score 0.89 goals per game on average and Novara 1.05. The Serie C Group A average is 2.34 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 58% of Virtus Verona's matches and 53% of Novara's.

What form are Virtus Verona and Novara in?

Over the last 5 games Virtus Verona have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Novara 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.