Match Report
The table gap was wide: 34 points between Calcio Padova (1st, 86 pts) and Novara (11th, 52 pts). Against a league average of 1.15 goals per team per game, Novara ran at 1.11 scored and 1.03 conceded, Calcio Padova at 1.71 and 0.63.
Defeat had followed defeat for Novara — three in succession.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Novara 3, draws 4, Calcio Padova 3, at 2.5 goals per meeting.
Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,880. Novara led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Novara: Raúl Asencio (5'), Davide Bertoncini (49') · Calcio Padova: Alberto Spagnoli (71')
Key stats
Possession: Novara 35% · Calcio Padova 65% · Total shots: 8-14 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 3-8