Novara vs Juventus Preview: Italy Serie A Matchday 35 2011/12

Pre Match
April 29, 2012 2:00 PM BST
Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola — Novara
Referee:‬ D. Celi‎

Team News

Novara 

Mascara should take his place back up front, moving Morimoto to the bench. Tesser is going to stick with the 4-3-1-2 he used in the first part of the season.

 

Mazzarani will support the two strikers, while Rigoni will play in midfield.

Probable lineups : Fontana, Garcia, Paci, Lisuzzo, Gemiti, Rigoni, Pesce, Porcari, Mazzarani, Caracciolo, Mascara. (4-3-1-2).

Juventus

Conte will be without both Pepe and Matri, so he is likely to field a 3-5-2 as he would have few options for a 4-3-3. Borriello has proven to be useful for the team, so he may be the right pick to switch to a 3-man attack. Lichsteiner and De Ceglie are going to patrol the flanks.

 

Probable lineups : Buffon, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Ceglie, Vucinic, Quagliarella. (3-5-2).

	Probable Lineups Statistical Comparision
	(28)         17	Goals	34       (58)
	(20)         16	Assists	32       (43)
	(0.9)        1.1	Shots pg	1.5      (1.3)
	(51%)     (53%)	Aerial Duel Success	57%   (54%)
	(0.5)        0.4	Dribbles pg	0.6      (0.7)
	(1.9)        1.4	Tackles pg	1.6      (2.2)

Match Facts

Novara are undefeated in their last 6 home matches in Serie A.

Juventus are undefeated in their last 35 matches in Serie A.

Juventus have been drawing at half time and winning at full time in 5 of their last 6 matches in Serie A.

Juventus have kept a clean sheet in 8 of their last 10 away matches in Serie A.

There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 10 of Juventus's last 11 away games in Serie A.

 

Head to Head

Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎

Dec 18, 2011

Juventus 2 - Novara 0

 

Prediction

Novara stopped Lazio's run, proving that the team is still alive despite the fact that are all but certain to be relegated. As this could also be considered a derby, the hosts are very unlikely to let Juventus run riot at their home.

 

Juve are doing exactly what it takes to prove they are the best team in the league. They won a battle against Lazio, they demolished Roma and then came out on top in a complex match in Cesena, showing three different ways to highlight their strength and will to win the title.

 

The away side will push from the start as usual. Novara look like they won't give up attacking from time to time, but they should sit and wait in case Juventus drop their tempo due to some fatigue. If they don't, then there should be no chance for Novara to win any points, as Juventus always seem to have the answers.

Novara  0 - 2  Juventus  

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