Serie A: Atalanta vs Lecce – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 3 match between Atalanta and Lecce and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Atalanta will look to justify their title credentials on Sunday when they take on Lecce for a round 3 match in the Serie A.

Atalanta have yet to lose a match this season, but at the same time they are hoping this round three could bring their first win of the new campaign.

Form: Atalanta vs Lecce

Atalanta Form

It could have been better, it could have been worse for Atalanta, who have two draws to show from their last three matches. They came up short in a 2-3 defeat against Parma Calcio 1913, followed by a 1-1 draw against Pisa. They recorded yet another one in the latest round after a 1-1 match with Parma Calcio 1913. Atalanta 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 eight and conceded seven goals.

Lecce Form

Lecce show a mix of results in their previous three matches. They started well with a 2-0 win against Juve Stabia. Then a 0-0 draw with Genoa followed before they lost against AC Milan with a 0-2 scoreline. Lecce managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Serie A. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring six time and letting in five.

Betting stats for Atalanta and Lecce

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Atalanta and Lecce played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Atalanta vs Lecce

Daniel Maldini found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Lassana Coulibaly just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

Atalanta claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Lecce won two, drew five and lost three of their last 10 games away. Atalanta have not lost to Lecce in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Atalanta scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Lecce got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Atalanta games Lecce should be able to score at least once this coming Sunday as Atalanta failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Lecce managed five clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Atalanta have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Lecce.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atalanta, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Lecce’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches. Atalanta scored at least one goal in their last 9 matches.