Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Novara 1st with 85 points, Fossano 17th with 44, 41 apart. On the form table Fossano stood 8th over the last five rounds, despite being 17th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Novara 1.97 scored and 0.71 conceded per game, Fossano 1 and 1.63, with the league averaging 1.16.
Novara arrived on a run of four straight wins. The last-five ledger: Novara 13/15, Fossano 5/15.
Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola, capacity 17,880, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Novara led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Novara: P. A. Gonzalez (39'), D. Vuthaj (77'), D. Vuthaj (89'), M. Laaribi (90')
Key stats
Possession: Novara 65% · Fossano 35% · Total shots: 20-2 · On target: 8-0 · Corners: 12-3