Verona vs Lecce Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st January 2023

Verona enjoy home advantage, when visitors Lecce swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Serie A. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Both teams should be motivated to improve on their situation in the lower parts of the Serie A table.

Verona not only beat their upcoming in the previous two meetings, they also kept Lecce from scoring, as they ran out 3-0 and 1-0 winners.

Verona vs Lecce Prediction

Verona Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for Verona recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Torino. This was followed by a 2-0 win against Cremonese, before they lost 1-0 against Inter. Verona claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Serie A, which also saw them drawing zero and losing five matches, in which they scored six and conceded ten goals.

Lecce Form

Lecce currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Lazio with a 2-1 scoreline, before settling for a point in a 0-0 draw against Spezia. Their latest match once again had them share the points, this time in a 2-2 draw against AC Milan. Lecce won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and six scored.

Both Verona and Lecce are having a hard time finding their way to the net. With the teams clashing in this round 19, we find a low scoring match is the natural pick.

Verona won six points from their last five encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won two, scored seven and let in seven goals. Lecce earned two wins and eight points from their past five matches against teams placed in the bottom six of the Serie A table. They scored five and allowed three goals against on their way. Verona have a record of two wins, three draws and 13 defeats in the Serie A this season. Lecce so far pulled off four wins, eight draws and six defeats in the Serie A.

Verona vs Lecce Team News

Verona have an almost full squad available against Lecce at Stadio M. A. Bentegodi with only one player possibly missing.

Verona are unable to field Marco Davide Faraoni on Saturday against Lecce, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Verona vs Lecce H2H

Verona not only beat their upcoming in the previous two meetings, they also kept Lecce from scoring, as they ran out 3-0 and 1-0 winners. Verona enjoyed a field day, when they last squared up to Lecce. A 3-0 win left the former in a jubilant mood, with the latter licking their wounds. The bookies have Verona to win this match at best price odds of 16/11.

Verona vs Lecce Results

Both teams to score paid out four times in the previous seven matches between home side Verona and Lecce. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 19/20.

Verona vs Lecce Betting Tips

While Lorenzo Colombo added three strikes to his account in his last six games in the Serie A, Darko Lazovic scored twice in his last six.

Verona scored the first goal of the game in only four of their 10 previous matches played at Stadio M. A. Bentegodi. Lecce scored first in three of their last 10 outings away from home.

In the past seven encounters between Verona and Lecce over 2.5 goals came out four times, with Verona scoring an average of 1.43 goals per game. Lecce averaged 1.14 goals, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Verona, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Lecce, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.