Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Lecce and Sassuolo who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Sassuolo go up against Lecce on Saturday for a Serie A meeting at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del Mare.
Placed 15th in the table Lecce have amassed five points after six matches. On nine points, Sassuolo rank nineth with six matches played this season.
Team form: Lecce vs Sassuolo
Lecce Form
Lecce recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 3-0 against AC Milan, before drawing 2-2 with Bologna. They won their most recent game 0-1 against Parma Calcio 1913. Lecce just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Serie A matches at the Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del Mare. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded ten goals.
Sassuolo Form
Sassuolo look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Como, they were left empty-handed in a 3-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Udinese in a 3-1 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against Verona in their most recent outing. Sassuolo only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Serie A. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 13 goals to seven.
Betting stats and facts for Lecce and Sassuolo
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lecce and Sassuolo. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 15 Lecce matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Lecce home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Lecce home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Lecce matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lecce have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Sassuolo matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Sassuolo away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Sassuolo matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Sassuolo away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sassuolo have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Lecce vs Sassuolo
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. Sassuolo hope Andrea Pinamonti can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Serie A goals in his last six Serie A games.
Betting markets: Lecce vs Sassuolo
Full-time result
Lecce won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del Mare. They drew two and lost four as well, while Sassuolo won three of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost four. Sassuolo have not lost to Lecce in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Lecce scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Sassuolo only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Lecce managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Sassuolo have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Lecce when playing at away ground.
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 one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Sassuolo, who managed to score one time in those matches.
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