Serie A: Atalanta vs Lecce – Betting preview

Ace Football team offers the Serie A round 18 match preview for Atalanta and Lecce who meet up on Saturday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.

Atalanta enjoy home advantage, when visitors Lecce swing by this coming Saturday for a Serie A clash.

Ranked as number 8 in the Serie A standings, Atalanta, have so far collected 26 points this season, while Lecce collected 20 points. This puts them up as number 12 after 17 rounds.

Form: Atalanta vs Lecce

Atalanta Form

Atalanta are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Rakow Czestochowa by 0-4, before beating Salernitana by 4-1. The winning streak came to an end against Bologna, who ran out 1-0 winners. Atalanta won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded seven goals.

Lecce Form

Lecce were able to add four points to their account from their last three matches. They first shared the points in a 1-1 draw with Empoli, before claiming three points in a 2-1 win against Frosinone. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Inter. Lecce didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Serie A matches, but managed three draws and suffered three defeats. They conceded nine and scored five goals themselves.

Betting stats for Atalanta and Lecce

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Atalanta and Lecce. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players to watch: Atalanta vs Lecce

Lameck Banda shows decent form right now for Lecce, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Serie A. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Atalanta, who are strong favorites this coming Saturday. Siding with Ademola Lookman also looks like a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Serie A matches.

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Full-time result

Atalanta claimed six wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing two and losing two. Lecce won one of their last 10 away games, as they also drew six and lost three of these matches.

Both teams to score

Atalanta scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Lecce scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last four home games Atalanta played in Serie A. Atalanta will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Saturday, as Lecce have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last four meetings between Atalanta and Lecce.

Total goals

Atalanta allowed a goal in their last seven Serie A matches. In the past ten matches for Atalanta in all competitions, there were over 2.5 goals in six of them, with an average of 1.6 goals scored by Atalanta. Over 2.5 goals were scored in five of Lecce’s previous ten matches in all tournaments. Lecce managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches. Lecce conceded a goal in their last 12 Serie A matches.

Recommended tip: Atalanta vs Lecce

To summarize, the upcoming Serie A clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Atalanta vs Lecce mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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