Empoli vs Lecce Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd April 2023
The Serie A tie at Stadio Carlo Castellani this coming Monday sees home team Empoli up against Lecce.
Three points for Lecce could go a long way in their quest to reach the top half of the Serie A table. A difficult task awaits, though, as Empoli won't go down without a fight.
Empoli are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net nine times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.9 goals per game, as they conceded 14 goals. They managed two clean sheets in these matches.
Lecce are currently not the most scoring team in the Serie A, as they only found the back of the net eight times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.8 goals a game in which they conceded 14 times, an average of 1.4 per game. They managed one clean sheets in of these.
Empoli and Lecce had to make do with a point each in their latest encounter, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 21/10.
Empoli vs Lecce Prediction
Empoli Form
In their last three matches, Empoli lost 2-1 against Monza, 0-1 against Udinese and 2-1 against Atalanta. Empoli managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Serie A. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded seven goals.
Lecce Form
Lecce endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 2-0 by Inter, before Torino ran out 0-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Fiorentina, who came out 1-0 winners. Lecce won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and four scored.
Empoli find it tough these days to get a goal in, but Lecce are equally lacklustre in front of goal currently, and going with under 2.5 goals in the betting market is the obvious choice.
Empoli won ten points from their last seven encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won two, scored nine and let in seven goals. Lecce earned 11 points from their last seven games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Serie A table. They scored eight goals in those matches, but also allowed six goals against on their way to three wins. Empoli are looking at a record of six wins, ten draws and 11 defeats in the Serie A this season. Lecce put six wins, nine draws and 12 defeats on the board in the Serie A.
Empoli vs Lecce Stats
- Empoli have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Empoli home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Empoli have conceded in 14 of the last 16 matches
- Empoli have not won the last 8 matches in a row
- Empoli have lost the last 4 matches in a row
- In 29 of the last 31 Lecce matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 15 Lecce away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lecce have lost the last 3 matches in a row without scoring a goal
- Lecce have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Lecce away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Empoli vs Lecce Squads
Empoli Squad
Paolo Zanetti will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Lecce from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):
Guglielmo Vicario (0/24), Jacopo Seghetti (0/0), Lovro Stubljar (0/0), Samir Ujkani (0/0), Samuele Perisan (0/3), Ardian Ismajili (0/20), Fabiano Parisi (2/24), Gabriele Guarino (0/0), Koni De Winter (0/12), Liberato Cacace (0/8), Lorenzo Tonelli (0/0), Nicolo Cambiaghi (3/17), Petar Stojanovic (0/21), Samuele Angori (0/0), Sebastian Walukiewicz (0/5), Sebastiano Luperto (1/25), Tyronne Ebuehi (2/16), Alberto Grassi (0/15), Duccio Degli Innocenti (0/0), Filippo Bandinelli (2/26), Jacopo Fazzini (0/14), Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro (0/16), Liam Henderson (0/18), Nicolas Haas (1/18), Razvan Marin (2/25), Tommaso Baldanzi (4/18), Emanuel Vignato (1/11), Francesco Caputo (2/27), Marko Pjaca (0/13), Martin Satriano (2/25), Mattia Destro (1/10), Roberto Piccoli (0/12).
Lecce Squad
Here is the full team squad of Lecce. The 59 year-old Marco Baroni will select his starting lineup from the following players:
Federico Brancolini (0/0), Jasper Samooja (0/0), Marco Bleve (0/0), Wladimiro Falcone (0/27), Alessandro Tuia (0/6), Daniel Samek (0/0), Federico Baschirotto (3/26), Giuseppe Pezzella (0/11), Kastriot Dermaku (0/1), Marin Pongracic (0/9), Mats Lemmens (0/0), Pietro Ceccaroni (0/1), Samuel Umtiti (0/15), Simone Romagnoli (0/1), Valentin Gendrey (0/27), Alexis Blin (1/25), Antonino Gallo (0/22), Gabriel Strefezza (7/25), Joan Gonzalez (1/26), Kristoffer Askildsen (0/18), Medon Berisha (0/0), Morten Hjulmand (0/25), Remi Oudin (0/20), Thorir Helgason (0/9), Tommaso Cassandro (0/0), Youssef Maleh (0/17), Assan Ceesay (4/23), Eetu Moemmoe (0/0), Federico Di Francesco (1/26), Joel Persson (0/5), Lameck Banda (1/26), Lorenzo Colombo (4/24).
Empoli vs Lecce Team News
At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Empoli, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.
Mattia Destro and Lorenzo Tonelli nurses various injuries and won't take part for Empoli against Lecce at Stadio Carlo Castellani.
Empoli vs Lecce Lineups
Empoli vs Lecce H2H
Neither Empoli nor Lecce managed a breakthrough, when they last faced each other. They ended up settling for a point in a 1-1 draw, and the best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 21/10. Picking a winning bet based on their h2h is a bit of a lottery, and the punter with a keen eye for a long shot might opt for the high-value price here. Empoli claimed three wins in their previous nine matches against Lecce. The latter managed two wins in these five encounters against their coming opponent. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 21/10.
Empoli vs Lecce Results
Both teams found the back of the net three times in the last five matches between Empoli and Lecce.
Empoli vs Lecce Betting Tips
Nicolo Cambiaghi is showing good form for Empoli, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Assan Ceesay scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Stadio Carlo Castellani saw Empoli winning four, drawing three and losing three of their 10 most recent games here across all tournaments. Lecce won three of their 10 most recent away games, drew two and lost five. It is a little hit or miss who gets the first goal in, when looking at Empoli's recent at Stadio Carlo Castellani, They scored the opening goal five times in 10 here, whereas their visitors scored the opener in four of their last 10 games away from home.
Over 2.5 goals came up two times in the previous five encounters between Empoli and Lecce, as Empoli scored one goal on average per game and Lecce averaging 0.8 goals. Both teams scored in three times of these matches. Empoli witnessed over 2.5 goals in four of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 0.9 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Lecce, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.
