Serie B (Week 40) : Novara defeats Ascoli 2-0
ITALY, May. 7, 2016 (AMP) — Serie B / Match day 40: After their 2-2 draw against Perugia on April 30 and 0-0 draw against Trapani on April 30, the Biancoazzurri returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Ascoli this Saturday.
Novara dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Gonzalez Pablo in the 45th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Biancoazzurri further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Farago Pancrazio in stoppage time.
Novara Calcio climbed to 6th place with 64 points from 40 games, only one point behind FC Bari 1908.
View : Full Serie B table (as of May 7, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crotone | 40 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 60 | 33 | 27 | 79 |
| 2 | Cagliari | 40 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 73 | 40 | 33 | 77 |
| 3 | Trapani | 40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 67 |
| 4 | Pescara | 39 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 49 | 10 | 65 |
| 5 | Bari | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 44 | 10 | 65 |
| 6 | Novara | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 34 | 19 | 64 |
| 7 | Cesena | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 54 | 36 | 18 | 62 |
| 8 | Spezia | 39 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 62 |
| 9 | Virtus Entella | 40 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 39 | 8 | 61 |
| 10 | Perugia | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 54 |
| 11 | Brescia | 39 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 54 |
| 12 | Ternana | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 53 | -7 | 49 |
| 13 | Avellino | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 60 | -9 | 49 |
| 14 | Vicenza | 40 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 48 |
| 15 | Virtus Lanciano | 39 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 46 |
| 16 | Ascoli | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 44 | 61 | -17 | 46 |
| 17 | Pro Vercelli | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 50 | -10 | 43 |
| 18 | Latina | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 49 | -8 | 42 |
| 19 | Modena | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 46 | -11 | 42 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 40 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 42 |
| 21 | Livorno | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 54 | -14 | 38 |
| 22 | Como | 40 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 63 | -28 | 30 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie B 2015-2016
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Overview
Novara Calcio
- Position: 6 +2
- Best performance of the season:Novara 4-0 Vicenza (5 Mar.)
- Previous game:Trapani 0-0 Novara (30 Apr.)
- Next game:Cesena - Novara (14 May.)
Ascoli Calcio 1898
- Position: 16 -1
- Best performance of the season:Como 0-4 Ascoli (3 Oct.)
- Previous game:Ascoli 2-2 Salernitana (30 Apr.)
- Next game:Ascoli - Livorno (14 May.)
Novara
2:0
Ascoli
2:0 (1:0)
- 7 May 2016
- 15:00
- novara
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Crotone | 79 |
| 2 |  Cagliari | 77 |
| 3 |  Trapani | 67 |
| 4 |  Pescara | 65 |
| 5 |  Bari | 65 |
Week 40 Results
| Friday 6 May 2016 | ||||
| Bari | 0-3 | Cagliari | |
| Saturday 7 May 2016 | ||||
| Novara | 2-0 | Ascoli | ||
 | Vicenza | 2-1 | Virtus Entella |  |
| Crotone | 1-1 | Latina |  |
 | Livorno | 1-1 | Perugia |  |
 | Ternana | 1-1 | Cesena |  |
 | Avellino | 1-1 | Como | |
| Salernitana | 0-0 | Modena |  | |
 | Pro Vercelli | 1-1 | Trapani | |
| Sunday 8 May 2016 | ||||
| Pescara | 17:30 | Virtus Lanciano |  |
| Monday 9 May 2016 | ||||
 | Spezia | 20:30 | Brescia |  |