Italy - Serie C Group AStadio Comunale Silvio PiolaData current as of 31 August 2026

Novara vs Folgore Caratese: match statistics

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Novara vs Folgore Caratese: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Novara play Folgore Caratese in Serie C Group A (Italy). The match date is 31 August 2026. Venue: Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola.

Current form

Novara: 0-0-1, 0.00 points/match. Folgore Caratese: 0-0-1, 0.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Novara scores 0.00 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Folgore Caratese scores 1.00 and concedes 2.00. League average: 2.20 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Novara 0%, Folgore Caratese 100%. Over 2.5: Novara 0%, Folgore Caratese 100%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 40%.

xG, shots and style

Folgore Caratese has higher xG: 1.31 vs 1.13. Novara: 11.0 shots per match, Folgore Caratese: 9.0.

Match halves

Novara: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.00. Folgore Caratese: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Novara: 0-15 (0 goals). Folgore Caratese: 61-75 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie C Group A: 2.20 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 40%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.25)
(3.10)
(3.10)

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.

0Goals scored / match1
NovaraFolgore Caratese
1Goals conceded / match2
NovaraFolgore Caratese
31%Average possession49%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
2Shots on target / match5
NovaraFolgore Caratese

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11Shots per match9
NovaraFolgore Caratese
2Shots on target5
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0%Shot conversion11.1%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
31%Possession49%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
1.13xG for1.31
NovaraFolgore Caratese
1.03xG against1.63
NovaraFolgore Caratese

Shooting quality

Novara: BalancedFolgore Caratese: Balanced
NovaraFolgore Caratese
Accuracy (shots on target)18%56%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.000.20

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.

Novara
L
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 at home
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.13Opponent xG: 1.03BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
Folgore Caratese
L
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.31Opponent xG: 1.63BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

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 100% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Novara · 2 goals / match - Folgore Caratese

Novara scoring profile: mixed

Novara scores in 0% of matches (0 of 1 matches), while Folgore Caratese keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

Folgore Caratese scoring profile: very strong

Folgore Caratese scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Novara keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

0Goals scored (season)1
NovaraFolgore Caratese
1Goals conceded (season)2
NovaraFolgore Caratese
1Average goals in match3
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0Goals scored (last 5)1
NovaraFolgore Caratese
1Goals conceded (last 5)2
NovaraFolgore Caratese

How often they score at least...

0%1 goal100%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0%2 goals0%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0%3 goals0%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0%4 goals0%
NovaraFolgore Caratese

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0%2 goals100%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0%3 goals0%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0%4 goals0%
NovaraFolgore Caratese

* 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.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0%BTTS in both halves0%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0%Scored in both halves0%
NovaraFolgore Caratese

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0%BTTS - last 5100%
NovaraFolgore Caratese

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time0%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
NovaraFolgore Caratese

2nd half

0%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time100%
NovaraFolgore Caratese

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 - half-time state
0% leading0% draw100% trailing
Folgore Caratese - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0Points per match (1st half)1
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0Goals scored (1st half)0
NovaraFolgore Caratese
1Goals conceded (1st half)0
NovaraFolgore Caratese
1Average goals (1st half)0
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0%Clean sheet before half-time100%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
100%No goal before half-time100%
NovaraFolgore Caratese

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)0
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0Goals scored (2nd half)1
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0Goals conceded (2nd half)2
NovaraFolgore Caratese
0Average goals (2nd half)3
NovaraFolgore Caratese
100%Clean sheet after half-time0%
NovaraFolgore Caratese
100%No goal after half-time0%
NovaraFolgore Caratese

Novara - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
0
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time-1.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Folgore Caratese - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+2.0

Concedes 2.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Novara - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.001.00
Goals scored / match0.00.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.0
Average goals in match1.00.0
1 goal100%0%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet0%100%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Folgore Caratese - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.00
Goals scored / match0.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.02.0
Average goals in match0.03.0
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%100%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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.

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

Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Folgore Caratese
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
1
0
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (1 goal). Concedes most in 46-60 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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

2.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
0%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Novara

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
0%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
125%
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.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Folgore Caratese

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.
-0.68
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.37
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
125%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
143%
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.
+1.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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

NovaraLigaFolgore Caratese
Average goals in match 1.002.20 3.00
Both teams scored 0%47% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 0%40% 100%
Clean sheets 0%33% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%53% 0%
Goal after half-time 0%73% 100%

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

2.20
Average goals per match
47%
Both teams scored
40%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / match
0.80
Away goals / match
+75%
Home attack advantage
+43%
Home defence advantage
+33%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
53%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Novara and Folgore Caratese play?

Novara face Folgore Caratese on 31 August 2026 in Serie C Group A at Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Novara vs Folgore Caratese?

Novara score 0.00 goals per game on average and Folgore Caratese 1.00. The Serie C Group A average is 2.20 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 40% of games. Both teams score in 0% of Novara's matches and 100% of Folgore Caratese's.

What form are Novara and Folgore Caratese in?

Over the last 5 games Novara have a 0-0-1 record (0.00 points per game) and Folgore Caratese 0-0-1 (0.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Novara vs Folgore Caratese — 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.