SSC Napoli vs Lecce Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st August 2022

Round four of the new Serie A campaign sees SSC Napoli, who came home in third last season, lock horns with Lecce at Diego Armando Maradona this coming Wednesday. Lecce visit SSC Napoli for their first meeting since fevereiro 2020, when Lecce put a 3-2 win on the board at San Paolo.

The two teams enter the match at Diego Armando Maradona with six points separating them in the Serie A standings. SSC Napoli currently rank as number one in the Serie A table, having seven points after three matches. Lecce trail them by six points, leaving the latter ranked at number 15.

Lecce will play the match against SSC Napoli hoping to gain some ground on the latter in Serie A standings. A positive result could be more than important for their upcoming challenges this season.

There are no shortage of goals, when SSC Napoli enter the pitch, as they pulled off a formidable average of 2.7 goals per game. An excellent total of 27 goals scored, while allowing ten goals against. The latter makes an average of one conceded per game. During this run, they fought their way to five clean sheets.

Lecce hit the target 14 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.4 goals a game. They conceded 1.8 goals per match for a total of 18 goals, while claiming one clean sheet as well.

SSC Napoli vs Lecce Prediction

In their last three matches, SSC Napoli won 2-5 and 4-0 against first Verona then Monza, before drawing 0-0 against Fiorentina. SSC Napoli claimed four wins in their last six Serie A matches at the Diego Armando Maradona. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded six and scored 18 goals.

Taking the title might be too much of a stretch, but after their top four finish last season, SSC Napoli are certainly aiming for the podium this season.

Lecce came away from their previous three games with just one point, as they lost 1-2 against Inter. A 1-0 defeat against Sassuolo followed, before a 1-1 draw with Empoli. Lecce claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Serie A. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to seven.

We'd be flabbergasted to see SSC Napoli waste away a win against Lecce, who could be in for a battering, the way goals have been flowing lately.

SSC Napoli vs Lecce Stats

SSC Napoli vs Lecce Team News

At the time of writing, SSC Napoli have five players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Lecce on Wednesday.

Adam Ounas, Diego Demme, Stanislav Lobotka, Matteo Politano and Hirving Lozano are all absent from the SSC Napoli squad that faces Lecce at Diego Armando Maradona.

Apparently, Lecce have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Wednesday.

Names like Yildirim Cetin and Kastriot Dermaku most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play SSC Napoli.

SSC Napoli vs Lecce H2H

SSC Napoli last faced Lecce on 9 fevereiro 2020 at San Paolo, when Lecce scored a 3-2 win. Lecce look back on two wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of SSC Napoli. The home side has a 50% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 5-3-2. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

SSC Napoli vs Lecce Results

As both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches, betting on BTTS naturally would have been profitable. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 1.80 with the bookies.

SSC Napoli vs Lecce Betting Tips

With another Serie A season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both SSC Napoli and Lecce. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

SSC Napoli racked up six wins from a possible 10 across all tournaments at Diego Armando Maradona, drew three and lost one. Lecce won three of their previous 10 away, drew three and lost four times. While SSC Napoli collected six wins from a possible 10 Serie A matches, Lecce won two of their last 10.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between SSC Napoli and Lecce. There were over two goals five times, as SSC Napoli managed an average of two goals, while Lecce scored 1.1 goals on average. SSC Napoli saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across the tournaments, as they scored an average of 3.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of the last ten matches Lecce played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.