Match Report
Novara went into the game 13th in the table on 47 points; Cittadella sat 6th on 59 — a 12-point gap. Cittadella had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Novara 1.05 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, Cittadella 1.18 and 1.13, with the league averaging 1.17.
Novara entered with three losses in a row.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Novara, 5 draws and 3 for Cittadella, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola, capacity 17,880, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Cittadella led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Cittadella: Nicola Pavan (34')
Key stats
Possession: Novara 65% · Cittadella 35% · Total shots: 9-3 · On target: 0-1 · Corners: 7-7