Lecce vs Spezia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st May 2023

Only three rounds remain of Serie A season, and both Lecce and Spezia look to bolster their account at Stadio Via del Mare on Sunday.

Ranked as number 16 in the Serie A standings, Lecce, have so far collected 32 points this season, while Spezia collected 30 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 35 rounds.

Both Lecce and Spezia will be highly motivated to improve on their position in the lower end of the table.

Lecce have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly six goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.6 goals per game, in which they conceded 14 goals, or 1.4 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheet in this run.

Spezia travel to their next Serie A match, averaging a lowly 0.9 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of nine goals, while also conceding 15 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.5 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring once.

The most recent outing between Lecce and Spezia ended up a 0-0 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 12/5.

Lecce vs Spezia Prediction

Lecce Form

A single point is all Lecce have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 2-1 and 0-1 against Juventus and Verona respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 2-2 against Lazio. Lecce claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Serie A, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored three and conceded seven goals.

Lecce are closer to the relegation zone than they would have wished for at this late stage of the season. They are still capable of pulling clear though and securing another season in the top flight.

Spezia Form

Spezia collected one win from their last three matches, as Atalanta won by 3-2. Cremonese were too strong as well, winning 2-0, before Spezia won 2-0 against AC Milan. Spezia came through their last six away games in the Serie A without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by ten goals to six.

They went into the season as candidates for the drop, and unfortunately for Spezia, they have lived up to expectations. As the season draws to a close, they are still in with a chance of escaping relegation, though.

Both Lecce and visitors Spezia seem to struggle just a wee bit much right now, with keeping a clean sheet. We go out on a limb here and suggest that, both teams will find the back of the net.

Lecce won 12 points from their last nine encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won three, scored nine and let in eight goals. Spezia earned two wins and 11 points from their past nine matches against teams placed in the bottom six of the Serie A table. They scored eight and allowed nine goals against on their way. Lecce have a record of seven wins, 11 draws and 17 defeats in the Serie A this season. Spezia enjoy a record of six wins, 12 draws and 17 defeats in the Serie A.

Lecce vs Spezia Squads

Lecce Squad

The 59-year-old Lecce manager, Marco Baroni, will select the lineup against Spezia from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Serie A this season):

Federico Brancolini (0/0), Jasper Samooja (0/0), Marco Bleve (0/0), Wladimiro Falcone (0/35), Alessandro Tuia (0/7), Daniel Samek (0/0), Federico Baschirotto (3/34), Giuseppe Pezzella (0/13), Kastriot Dermaku (0/1), Marin Pongracic (0/9), Mats Lemmens (0/0), Pietro Ceccaroni (0/2), Samuel Umtiti (0/22), Simone Romagnoli (0/6), Valentin Gendrey (0/34), Alexis Blin (1/32), Antonino Gallo (0/29), Gabriel Strefezza (8/32), Joan Gonzalez (1/34), Kristoffer Askildsen (0/19), Medon Berisha (0/0), Morten Hjulmand (0/33), Remi Oudin (2/28), Thorir Helgason (0/12), Tommaso Cassandro (0/0), Youssef Maleh (0/22), Assan Ceesay (6/31), Federico Di Francesco (2/34), Joel Persson (0/8), Lameck Banda (1/34), Lorenzo Colombo (4/30).

Spezia Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 55 year-old Spezia manager Semplici will select his starting XI from these players:

Bartlomiej Dragowski (0/32), Federico Marchetti (0/0), Jeroen Zoet (0/4), Leonardo Dido (0/0), Petar Zovko (0/0), Dimitrios Nikolaou (0/33), Emil Holm (1/20), Ethan Ampadu (0/28), Joao Moutinho (0/0), Kelvin Amian (0/28), Mattia Caldara (0/20), Przemyslaw Wisniewski (1/11), Salvador Ferrer (0/4), Albin Ekdal (0/28), Arkadiusz Reca (1/27), Jacopo Sala (0/6), Julius Beck (0/0), Mehdi Bourabia (1/34), Salvatore Esposito (1/12), Szymon Zurkowski (0/9), Viktor Kovalenko (0/18), Daniel Maldini (2/18), Daniele Verde (3/23), Eldor Shomurodov (1/19), Emmanuel Quartsin Gyasi (2/32), Kevin Agudelo (0/32), M'Bala Nzola (13/28), Raimonds Krollis (0/0), Simone Bastoni (2/18), Tio Cipot (0/7).

Lecce vs Spezia Team News

Spezia have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Lecce at Stadio Via del Mare.

Jeroen Zoet nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Spezia.

Lecce vs Spezia Lineups

Lecce vs Spezia H2H

Lecce and Spezia had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 12/5. Lecce go into their upcoming match against Spezia with a 0% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 0-1-0 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Lecce vs Spezia Results

Lecce vs Spezia Betting Tips

Assan Ceesay is showing good form for Lecce, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Mehdi Bourabia scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Lecce managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the games at Stadio Via del Mare, Spezia kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 away games.

Lecce saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Spezia, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.