Italy - Serie C Group AGewiss StadiumData current as of 15 October 2026

AlbinoLeffe vs Novara: match statistics

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AlbinoLeffe vs Novara: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

AlbinoLeffe play Novara in Serie C Group A (Italy). The match date is 18 October 2026. Venue: Gewiss Stadium.

Current form

AlbinoLeffe: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Novara: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

AlbinoLeffe scores 1.56 and concedes 1.44 goals per match. Novara scores 0.89 and concedes 1.33. League average: 2.28 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: AlbinoLeffe 78%, Novara 44%. Over 2.5: AlbinoLeffe 56%, Novara 44%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

AlbinoLeffe has higher xG: 1.49 vs 1.35. AlbinoLeffe: 11.1 shots per match, Novara: 11.9.

Match halves

AlbinoLeffe: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.67. Novara: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.78.

Goals by minute

AlbinoLeffe: 0-15 (3 goals). Novara: 76-90+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie C Group A: 2.28 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-1-0. Average goals 4.50, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.10)
(3.08)
(3.24)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

1.56Goals scored / match0.89
AlbinoLeffeNovara
1.44Goals conceded / match1.33
AlbinoLeffeNovara
45%Average possession43%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
3.89Shots on target / match3
AlbinoLeffeNovara

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

11.11Shots per match11.89
AlbinoLeffeNovara
3.89Shots on target3
AlbinoLeffeNovara
14%Shot conversion7.5%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
45%Possession43%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
1.49xG for1.35
AlbinoLeffeNovara
1.71xG against1.5
AlbinoLeffeNovara

Shooting quality

AlbinoLeffe: Counter-attackingNovara: Balanced
AlbinoLeffeNovara
Accuracy (shots on target)35%25%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.400.30

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

AlbinoLeffe is 40% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - AlbinoLeffe · 1 pts / match - Novara

AlbinoLeffe
LWDWL
Season result split
33% W33% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-3
1.33 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-2-2
Last 5 at home
0-2-2
DLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.90BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
Novara
DDLWL
Season result split
22% W33% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-4
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-1
Last 5 away
2-1-1
LWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.48BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how 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.

AlbinoLeffe is 75% better for: goals scored per match.

1.56 goals / match - AlbinoLeffe · 0.89 goals / match - Novara

Novara is 8% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.44 goals / match - AlbinoLeffe · 1.33 goals / match - Novara

AlbinoLeffe scoring profile: very strong

AlbinoLeffe scores in 78% of matches (7 of 9 matches), while Novara keeps a clean sheet in 11% (1 of 9 matches).

Novara scoring profile: strong

Novara scores in 44% of matches (4 of 9 matches), while AlbinoLeffe keeps a clean sheet in 11% (1 of 9 matches).

14Goals scored (season)8
AlbinoLeffeNovara
13Goals conceded (season)12
AlbinoLeffeNovara
3Average goals in match2.22
AlbinoLeffeNovara
11Goals scored (last 5)4
AlbinoLeffeNovara
10Goals conceded (last 5)7
AlbinoLeffeNovara

How often they score at least...

78%1 goal44%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
44%2 goals44%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
11%3 goals0%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
11%4 goals0%
AlbinoLeffeNovara

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal89%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
33%2 goals44%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
22%3 goals0%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
0%4 goals0%
AlbinoLeffeNovara

* 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.

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time11%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
11%BTTS in both halves11%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
33%Scored in both halves11%
AlbinoLeffeNovara

BTTS and goal count

56%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
100%BTTS - last 540%
AlbinoLeffeNovara

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

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time11%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
22%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
AlbinoLeffeNovara

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
AlbinoLeffeNovara

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

AlbinoLeffe is 336% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.44 pts / match - AlbinoLeffe · 0.33 pts / match - Novara

AlbinoLeffe - half-time state
33% leading44% draw22% trailing
Novara - half-time state
0% leading33% draw67% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.44Points per match (1st half)0.33
AlbinoLeffeNovara
0.89Goals scored (1st half)0.11
AlbinoLeffeNovara
0.44Goals conceded (1st half)0.78
AlbinoLeffeNovara
1.33Average goals (1st half)0.89
AlbinoLeffeNovara
67%Clean sheet before half-time22%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
44%No goal before half-time89%
AlbinoLeffeNovara

After half-time (2nd half)

0.89Points per match (2nd half)1.44
AlbinoLeffeNovara
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.78
AlbinoLeffeNovara
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.56
AlbinoLeffeNovara
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.33
AlbinoLeffeNovara
33%Clean sheet after half-time44%
AlbinoLeffeNovara
44%No goal after half-time56%
AlbinoLeffeNovara

AlbinoLeffe - second-half results

11% W56% D33% L
13
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Novara - second-half results

33% W44% D22% L
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.33
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

AlbinoLeffe - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.000.40
Goals scored / match1.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.41.6
Average goals in match1.82.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet80%0%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+5-4
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 7
Novara - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.00
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.01.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-30
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (3 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.61
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
114%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+72%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
34%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

AlbinoLeffe

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.27
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
131%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
132%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
7% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
7%

Novara

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.46
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
112%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

AlbinoLeffeLigaNovara
Average goals in match▲ 3.002.28• 2.22
Both teams scored▲ 78%51%▼ 44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 56%47%▼ 44%
Clean sheets▼ 11%33%▼ 11%
Goal before half-time▲ 67%61%▲ 78%
Goal after half-time▲ 78%71%▼ 67%

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

2.28
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.19
Home goals / match
1.09
Away goals / match
+9%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defence advantage
+2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): AlbinoLeffe 1 - 1 - 0 Novara. Average goals 4.50, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Novara
2 : 2
AlbinoLeffe
AlbinoLeffe
3 : 2
Novara

FAQ

When do AlbinoLeffe and Novara play?

AlbinoLeffe face Novara on 18 October 2026 in Serie C Group A at Gewiss Stadium. 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 AlbinoLeffe and Novara?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches AlbinoLeffe won 1, Novara won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 4.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before AlbinoLeffe vs Novara?

AlbinoLeffe score 1.56 goals per game on average and Novara 0.89. The Serie C Group A average is 2.28 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 78% of AlbinoLeffe's matches and 44% of Novara's.

What form are AlbinoLeffe and Novara in?

Over the last 5 games AlbinoLeffe have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Novara 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for AlbinoLeffe vs Novara: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.