Ace Football previews the Serie A round 1 match between Venezia and Lecce and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Venezia start the season as favourites to land the Serie A crown. They launch their title bid this coming Sunday at home in an opening day fixture with Lecce at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo.
Form: Venezia vs Lecce
Venezia Form
Their last three matches saw Venezia drawing 2-2 with Spezia, before taking out Palermo by 2-0, and Modena by 3-2. Venezia only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Serie A matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored five and conceded seven goals.
Lecce Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Lecce. They first took out Sassuolo by 2-3 before downing Genoa by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against Palermo, who ran out 2-0 winners. Lecce won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and six scored.
Betting facts for Venezia 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 Venezia and Lecce played across all tournaments.
- Venezia have won 17 of the last 19 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 13 of the last 15 Venezia matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Venezia home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Venezia home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Venezia matches the sum of goals was over 5.5
- In 28 of the last 30 Lecce matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Lecce away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Lecce away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Lecce matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Venezia vs Lecce
As the new Serie A campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Venezia and Lecce this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Popular betting markets: Venezia vs Lecce
Full-time result
Venezia won ten of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing zero times. Lecce won four of their last 10 games away from home, with one draws and five defeats as well. Lecce have not lost to Venezia in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Venezia scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Lecce got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Lecce managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Venezia saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 3.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Lecce, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches. Venezia conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches.
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