Serie A: Lecce vs Lazio – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 17 match between Lecce and Lazio and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Lazio come to Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del Mare for the Serie A match this coming Saturday, Lecce will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Placed 14th in the table Lecce have amassed 16 points after 16 matches. On 31 points, Lazio rank fiveth with 16 matches played this season.

Team form: Lecce vs Lazio

Lecce Form

Lecce hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Juventus resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 4-1 defeat against Roma, before beating Monza by 2-1. Lecce claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Serie A. They also drew three and lost one, scored seven goals and conceded 11.

Lazio Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Lazio. They first took out SSC Napoli by 0-1 before downing Ajax by 1-3. The winning streak came to an end against Inter, who ran out 0-6 winners. Lazio recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Serie A, in which they banged in 11 goals, whilst conceding seven. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Betting stats for Lecce and Lazio

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lecce and Lazio. 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 Lazio

Look no further than Nikola Krstovic, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Lecce in the Serie A, while Mattia Zaccagni managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Lazio in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Popular betting markets: Lecce vs Lazio

Full-time result

Lecce claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Lazio won seven of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost three of the games in this run. Lecce have beaten Lazio in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Lecce scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Impressively, Lazio scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Lazio should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Lecce only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Lazio claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Lazio have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Lecce when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Lecce’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Lazio, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.