2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spezia U19 | 1 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3/3 | 4-1 |
| Novara U19 | 7 | W2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9/15 | 13-7 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spezia U19 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 6 | LDDWL | 13 | -9 |
| Novara U19 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 15 | DWDWW | 2 | 0 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-03-10
10 points and 2 places separated them: Spezia U19 4th with 19, Novara U19 2nd with 29. Recent form told a different story for Spezia U19: only 13th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.56 goals per team per game, Spezia U19 ran at 1.79 scored and 1.36 conceded, Novara U19 at 2.46 and 1.31.
Defeat had not touched Novara U19 in 7 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
