Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Lecce and Genoa who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mid-placed Genoa visit Lecce, who are currently struggling to put some distance between themselves and the relegation-zone. This is a round 38 match taking place at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del Mare this coming Sunday.
Team form: Lecce vs Genoa
Lecce Form
Lecce beat Pisa by 1-2, lost 0-1 against Juventus, before defeating Sassuolo 2-3. Lecce 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 nine goals.
Genoa Form
In their last three matches, Genoa drew 0-0 with Atalanta, drew 0-0 with Fiorentina and lost 1-2 against AC Milan. Genoa claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and four scored.
Betting stats for Lecce and Genoa
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lecce and Genoa. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 27 of the last 29 Lecce matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 27 of the last 29 Lecce home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 27 of the last 29 Lecce matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 15 Lecce home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 13 Genoa matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 13 Genoa matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Genoa away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Genoa away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Genoa away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Lecce vs Genoa
Walid Cheddira has been great for Lecce lately, hitting the target three times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Genoa are optimistic that Caleb Ekuban doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Popular betting markets: Lecce vs Genoa
Full-time result
Lecce claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing six. Genoa won two of their last 10 games away, drew five and lost three of the games in this run. Genoa have not lost to Lecce in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Lecce scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Genoa only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Genoa managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Lecce were first on target in four of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lecce, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Genoa, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.
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