Serie A: Lecce vs SSC Napoli – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 35 match between Lecce and SSC Napoli and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

SSC Napoli go up against Lecce this coming Saturday for a Serie A meeting at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del Mare.

SSC Napoli have taken the lead in the Serie A after collecting 74 points from their initial 34 encounters. Lecce trail them by 27 points after 34 rounds, leaving them as number 17 in the table.

Team form: Lecce vs SSC Napoli

Lecce Form

Lecce only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 2-1 and 0-3 against Juventus and Como respectively. At least they managed a 1-1 draw with Atalanta. Lecce are without a win in their last six Serie A matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored three goals.

SSC Napoli Form

SSC Napoli are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Empoli got left behind in a 3-0 win, before Monza got hammered in a 0-1 victory. Torino was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for SSC Napoli. SSC Napoli only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Serie A. In these six matches they drew four and lost one as well as being outscored by six goals to six.

Betting stats for Lecce and SSC Napoli

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Lecce and SSC Napoli. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Lecce vs SSC Napoli

With two goals in six matches Federico Baschirotto has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against SSC Napoli and their defence. The visitors hope Scott McTominay adds another to his current tally of five goals in his latest matches.

Popular markets: Lecce vs SSC Napoli

Full-time result

Lecce won only once in their last 10 outings at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del Mare, but they drew three and lost six in this run. SSC Napoli won five, drew four and lost one of their last 10 games away from home. SSC Napoli are on a great streak of 8 matches without losing. SSC Napoli have not lost to Lecce in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Lecce scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last ten games at home. SSC Napoli got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. SSC Napoli have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. In the last 10 games played, Lecce opened the scoring only once, while SSC Napoli scored the opener six times in their last 10 games SSC Napoli have scored in 9 consecutive meetings with Lecce when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lecce, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of SSC Napoli’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches. Somehow Lecce failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches.