Ace Football previews the Serie A round 2 match between Lecce and AC Milan and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
As the early season favourites, Lecce will look to justify their title credentials this coming Friday when they take on AC Milan for a round 2 match in the Serie A.
Lecce are placed fiveth with one point after one match. AC Milan occupy a position as 18th in the league on zero points.
Form: Lecce vs AC Milan
Lecce Form
In their last three matches, Lecce won 0-1 and 2-0 against first Lazio then Juve Stabia, before drawing 0-0 against Genoa. Lecce only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del Mare in the Serie A. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded nine goals.
AC Milan Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for AC Milan. They first took out Monza by 2-0 before downing Bari by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against Cremonese, who ran out 1-2 winners. AC Milan performed a very admirable four wins in six Serie A away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored 13 times, while also conceding eight goals.
Betting facts for Lecce and AC Milan
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lecce and AC Milan. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 10 Lecce matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Lecce matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Lecce home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Lecce home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Lecce matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 AC Milan away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 AC Milan away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 AC Milan matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 3 of the last 4 AC Milan away matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 4 of the last 5 AC Milan matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players in form: Lecce vs AC Milan
Having scored just once lately in the Serie A, Lassana Coulibaly will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. AC Milan hope Santiago Gimenez can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Serie A goals in his last six Serie A games.
Popular markets: Lecce vs AC Milan
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del Mare across all tournaments Lecce won four times, drew one and lost five times. AC Milan claimed six wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. AC Milan have not lost to Lecce in 7 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Lecce scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. AC Milan scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Lecce have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Of the previous 10 outings, Lecce scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games. Lecce have scored in 10 consecutive home meetings with AC Milan.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lecce, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of AC Milan’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.1 goals in these matches. Lecce’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.