Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Novara 13th with 47 points, Pro Patria 19th with 23, 24 apart. The last five rounds placed Novara no better than 18th for form, against 13th in the standings. Per game in the league, Novara were scoring 1.05 and conceding 1.03, Pro Patria 0.89 and 1.84, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
Level finishes had become the habit for Novara: three in a row. Pro Patria had been beaten in seven straight games.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 2 for Novara, 3 for Pro Patria and 2 drawn, at 2.29 goals per meeting.
Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,880. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Novara led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Novara: Eric Lanini (45'), Thomas Alberti (30'), Eric Lanini (53') · Pro Patria: Georgi Tunjov (60')
Key stats
Possession: Novara 56% · Pro Patria 44% · Total shots: 17-10 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 8-8