Lecce will go up against Fiorentina this coming Sunday for a Serie A meeting.
Fiorentina approach round 27 as number 11 in the Serie A table with 34 points on their account so far. With 26 rounds behind them, Lecce have amassed 27 points, placing them as number 15 in the standings.
With three wins on the bounce, Fiorentina are ready to take on anyone, let alone Lecce, who'll be eager not to be the next victim in line.
Fiorentina only average a modest 1.2 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 12 goals. They also conceded ten for an average of one per game. They kept their opponents from scoring two times.
Lecce scored eight goals, conceded 13 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.
Fiorentina 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 11/4.
Fiorentina vs Lecce Prediction
Fiorentina Form
Fiorentina swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 1-0 against Sivasspor. They went on to defeat Cremonese 0-2 and made it three on the spin against Sivasspor in a 1-4 victory. Fiorentina claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Serie A. They also drew two and lost two, scored seven goals and conceded seven.
Lecce Form
Lecce were unable to pick up a single point in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 0-1 by Sassuolo. Next up, Inter won 2-0, before losing 0-2 against Torino. Lecce won three of a possible six away matches in the Serie A, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored six while also conceding five times.
Bookmakers have Fiorentina down as rather big favourites for the win, when Lecce arrive at Artemio Franchi, Firenze. While it might prove problematic, we still believe they will come through and deliver.
Fiorentina are looking at a record of nine wins, seven draws and ten defeats in the Serie A this season. Lecce show off six wins, nine draws and 11 defeats in the Serie A.
Fiorentina vs Lecce Stats
- In 14 of the last 16 Fiorentina matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Fiorentina have scored in 19 of the last 21 home matches
- Fiorentina have not lost 13 of the last 15 home matches
- In 9 of the last 10 Fiorentina home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Fiorentina have won 3 of the last 4 matches without conceding a goal
- 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
Fiorentina vs Lecce Squads
Fiorentina Squad
The 45-year-old Italiano will select the starting eleven against Lecce from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season:
Michele Cerofolini (0/0), Pietro Terracciano (0/22), Salvatore Sirigu (0/1), Aleksa Terzic (0/14), Christian Dalle Mura (0/0), Cristiano Biraghi (1/24), Dodo (0/22), Gabriele Ferrarini (0/0), Igor (0/19), Lorenzo Venuti (0/11), Luca Ranieri (0/4), Lucas Martinez Quarta (1/19), Michael Kayode (0/0), Nikola Milenkovic (2/19), Alessandro Bianco (0/3), Alfred Duncan (0/15), Antonin Barak (2/22), Gaetano Castrovilli (0/6), Giacomo Bonaventura (3/22), Jonathan Ikone (2/24), Josip Brekalo (0/2), Riccardo Saponara (2/21), Rolando Mandragora (2/19), Sofyan Amrabat (0/23), Arthur Cabral (6/21), Christian Kouame (2/20), Luka Jovic (4/24), Nicolas Gonzalez (4/16), Riccardo Sottil (0/8).
Lecce Squad
Below is the full team squad of Lecce. The manager Baroni will pick his starting XI against Fiorentina from these players:
Federico Brancolini (0/0), Jasper Samooja (0/0), Marco Bleve (0/0), Wladimiro Falcone (0/26), Alessandro Tuia (0/6), Daniel Samek (0/0), Federico Baschirotto (3/25), Giuseppe Pezzella (0/11), Kastriot Dermaku (0/1), Marin Pongracic (0/9), Mats Lemmens (0/0), Pietro Ceccaroni (0/1), Samuel Umtiti (0/14), Simone Romagnoli (0/1), Valentin Gendrey (0/26), Alexis Blin (1/24), Antonino Gallo (0/21), Gabriel Strefezza (7/24), Joan Gonzalez (1/25), Kristoffer Askildsen (0/18), Medon Berisha (0/0), Morten Hjulmand (0/24), Remi Oudin (0/19), Thorir Helgason (0/8), Tommaso Cassandro (0/0), Youssef Maleh (0/16), Assan Ceesay (4/22), Eetu Moemmoe (0/0), Federico Di Francesco (1/25), Joel Persson (0/5), Lameck Banda (1/26), Lorenzo Colombo (4/23).
Fiorentina vs Lecce Team News
Fiorentina might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Lecce.
Luka Jovic, Rolando Mandragora and Riccardo Sottil nurses various injuries and won't take part for Fiorentina against Lecce at Artemio Franchi, Firenze.
Fiorentina vs Lecce Lineups
Fiorentina vs Lecce H2H
Fiorentina 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 11/4. Fiorentina have a 30% win rate in the against Lecce, who won four of these matches. The total record reads 3-3-4, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Fiorentina vs Lecce Results
Both teams to score paid out five times in the previous ten matches between home side Fiorentina and Lecce. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 21/20.
Fiorentina vs Lecce Betting Tips
Arthur Cabral is showing good form for Fiorentina, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Assan Ceesay scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Fiorentina claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Lecce won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing four in this series of matches. Of the last 10 times Fiorentina stepped out in front of their home crowd, "both teams to score" happened seven times. Both teams also scored in four of the last 10 away games for Lecce.
Under 2.5 goals paid up eight times in the ten encounters most recent meetings between Lecce and Fiorentina. Both teams to not score was a winning punt five times. Fiorentina managed an average of 0.9 goals, with Lecce averaging 0.9 goals in these. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Fiorentina’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Lecce, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.
