Serie A: Lecce vs Genoa – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 10 match between Lecce and Genoa and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Lecce enjoy home advantage, when visitors Genoa swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Serie A. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Lecce are placed 14th with nine points after nine matches. Genoa occupy a position as 13th in the league on ten points.

Form: Lecce vs Genoa

Lecce Form

Lecce managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 0-3 victory against Udinese. They went on to lose 0-2 against Juventus, before getting dumped in a 5-1 defeat against Frosinone. Lecce managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Serie A. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored five and conceded 11 goals.

Genoa Form

Genoa look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Roma, they were left empty-handed in a 2-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Venezia in a 1-0 win. They followed that up with a 2-0 win against Juventus in their most recent outing. Genoa came through their last six away games in the Serie A without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by six goals to one.

Betting stats and facts 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-form players: Lecce vs Genoa

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Lassana Coulibaly, who is performing well for Lecce. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Serie A outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Genoa.The visitors will be looking to Milutin Osmajic to find the net once again, after managing two Serie A goals for Genoa in recent matches.

Popular markets: Lecce vs Genoa

Full-time result

Lecce won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del Mare. They drew two and lost five as well, while Genoa won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six. Lecce have not lost to Genoa in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Lecce scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Genoa only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Genoa will feel optimistic about scoring on Sunday with Lecce managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lecce, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Genoa’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.