Ace Football previews the Serie A round 31 match between Lecce and Venezia and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Both Lecce and Venezia need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Serie A table. The match takes place at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del Mare and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.
Lecce approach round 31 as number 17 in the Serie A table with 25 points on their account so far. With 30 rounds behind them, Venezia have amassed 20 points, placing them as number 19 in the standings.
Team form: Lecce vs Venezia
Lecce Form
Lecce endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-3 against AC Milan, before Genoa won 2-1, while Roma claimed a victory in a 0-1 match. Lecce did not win any of their last six Serie A matches at the Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del Mare. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored two goals.
Venezia Form
In their last three matches, Venezia drew 1-1 with Como, drew 0-0 with SSC Napoli and lost 0-1 against Bologna. Venezia came through their last six away games in the Serie A without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by eight goals to four.
Betting stats for Lecce and Venezia
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lecce and Venezia. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 Lecce home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Lecce home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Lecce matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Lecce matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lecce have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 12 Venezia matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Venezia matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Venezia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Venezia matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Venezia matches the sum of goals was under 0.5
Players on top: Lecce vs Venezia
Nikola Krstovic found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Christian Gytkjaer just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Betting markets: Lecce vs Venezia
Full-time result
Lecce won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing four. They lost five at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del Mare in this run of matches. Venezia won zero of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing five and losing five. Lecce lost 5 matches on the bounce. Lecce have not lost to Venezia in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Lecce only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Venezia scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Lecce managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Venezia were first on target in two of their last 10 outings. Venezia have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Lecce when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Lecce’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in one of the last ten outings for Venezia, who managed to score 0.5 times in those matches.
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