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Albinoleffe welcome Novara to their ground on 18 October for a Serie C Girone A fixture that the market has priced as a tight three-way contest. Albinoleffe sit as the slight favourites at 2.48, with Novara the underdog at 2.95 and the draw at 3.25 rounding out the market.
The case for the visitors is built on their away record over the last 20 games, which reads 8 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses for 1.55 points per game — a figure that edges out Albinoleffe's home record of 8 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses at 1.4 points per game. Novara's away defence has been quietly solid too, conceding 0.9 goals per game and keeping 8 clean sheets in those 20 trips, while Albinoleffe at home have conceded 1 per game and managed 6 clean sheets. Add to that the fact that Albinoleffe's last two home games have been a 1–1 draw with Alcione and a 1–2 loss to Arzignano Valchiampo, and Novara's recent away form of a 2–1 win at Dolomiti Bellunesi and a 0–0 draw at Lumezzane starts to look rather attractive for the little puppy.
The counter-argument, though, is hard to ignore. Novara's overall recent form has been poor: 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses in their last five, with just 4 goals scored and 7 conceded. They failed to score in three of those five matches, and their last two home games were 0–2 defeats. Over the last 10 games, Novara have won only 2, drawn 4 and lost 4, scoring just 8 goals. Albinoleffe, by contrast, have won 2 of their last 5 and scored 11 goals in that span, including a 5–3 away win at Juventus U23. Their home record of 8 wins in 20 games is a solid foundation, and they have scored in all five of their most recent matches.
The head-to-head is dated. The only meeting within the last 12 months was a 2–2 draw at Novara's ground in February 2026. Before that, the fixture stretches back over six years, with Albinoleffe winning 5, drawing 6 and losing 2 across 13 meetings. At Albinoleffe's ground specifically, the older record shows 3 meetings: Albinoleffe won 3–2, drew 1–1 and 0–0. None of that is current form, but it does suggest this fixture tends to be close.
Key Points:
- Novara's away record (8W 7D 5L, 1.55 ppg) outperforms Albinoleffe's home record (8W 4D 8L, 1.4 ppg) over 20 games each.
- Albinoleffe's last two home games: 1 draw, 1 loss. Novara's last two away games: 1 win, 1 draw.
- Novara failed to score in 3 of their last 5 matches and scored just 8 goals in their last 10.
- Albinoleffe scored in all 5 of their last 5 matches, netting 11 goals.
- The only recent head-to-head meeting (February 2026) ended 2–2.
I've been rooting for the little puppies here, and Novara's away record does whisper "value" in the right ear. But the current form tells a different story — three scoreless draws or defeats in five games is hard to build a confident bet on, and the price at 2.95 doesn't stretch far enough to compensate for that uncertainty. I'll sit this one out and keep my tail wagging for the next underdog opportunity.
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