NOVARA, Italy (Interstat) — Novara hosts Ospitaletto on Saturday in a Serie C matchup. Both clubs enter with 1-1-2 records across all competitions. Novara will be the home team, and Ospitaletto will be the visiting team. The matchup is organized by Serie C in Italy.

Novara’s player to watch is Cosimo Marco Da Graca. The forward played 90 minutes and scored once in Novara’s most recent match, a draw against Carpi. Christian Donadio also scored in that game while playing 61 minutes, and Sylvester Lartey played 90 minutes. Da Graca’s recent performances include 90 minutes and one goal against Carpi, a 90-minute outing at Lumezzane in a scoreless draw, two minutes against Pergolettese, and no minutes at Renate. Novara’s most recent result was Carpi 2 at Novara 2. Novara’s other previous results this season include a scoreless draw at Lumezzane, a loss to Pergolettese, and a win at Renate.

Ospitaletto’s player to watch is Mathias Ferrante. Ferrante is listed as a goalkeeper and has played 90 minutes in each of his recent appearances. He went the full match against Cittadella, at Carpi and against Arzignano. Ferrante played 90 minutes in a loss to Cittadella, 90 minutes in a draw at Carpi and 90 minutes in a win against Arzignano. Ospitaletto’s most recent result was Cittadella 1 at Ospitaletto 0. In that game, Ferrante played 90 minutes, while Riccardo Nessi and Michele Casali also played the full match. Ospitaletto’s season record across all competitions is 1-1-2. Its other previous results this season include a draw at Carpi and a draw at AlbinoLeffe.

The teams will meet with identical overall records. Novara has leaned on Da Graca, Donadio and Lartey in recent matches. Ospitaletto has relied on Ferrante, Nessi and Casali for full-match minutes. Novara’s recent schedule includes a draw against Carpi, a scoreless draw at Lumezzane, a loss to Pergolettese and a win at Renate. Ospitaletto’s recent schedule includes a loss to Cittadella, a draw at Carpi, a match against Juventus Next Gen, a match against Arzignano and a draw at AlbinoLeffe. The match is scheduled for Saturday in Novara.

Novara’s most recent match saw Carpi 2 at Novara 2. Da Graca played 90 minutes and scored one goal. Donadio played 61 minutes and scored one goal. Lartey played 90 minutes. Ospitaletto’s most recent match saw Cittadella 1 at Ospitaletto 0. Ferrante played 90 minutes. Nessi played 90 minutes. Casali played 90 minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Novara 1, Ospitaletto 1. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Novara with a 68.1 percent probability to win.