Serie A: Monza vs Lecce – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 25 match between Monza and Lecce and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Lecce go up against Monza on Sunday for a Serie A meeting at U-Power Stadium.

Sitting bottom of the table, Monza have claimed 13 points after 24 rounds, while Lecce have amassed 24 points. This places the latter as number 14 in the Serie A at the moment.

Team form: Monza vs Lecce

Monza Form

Monza have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 2-0 by Genoa, before Verona ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Lazio, who came out 5-1 winners. Monza just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Serie A matches at the U-Power Stadium. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded nine goals.

Lecce Form

Lecce claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 0-4 against Inter. A 1-3 win followed against Parma Calcio 1913, before drawing 0-0 with Bologna. Lecce won three of a possible six away matches in the Serie A, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored nine while also conceding 12 times.

Betting stats and facts for Monza and Lecce

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Monza and Lecce. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Monza vs Lecce

Having scored just once lately in the Serie A, Gianluca Caprari will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Lecce hope Nikola Krstovic can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Serie A goals in his last six Serie A games.

Popular markets: Monza vs Lecce

Full-time result

Monza won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing six as well. Lecce won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost seven in this run. Monza lost their previous 4 matches. Lecce have not lost to Monza in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Monza scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Lecce scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Lecce should be able to score at least once on Sunday as Monza failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Lecce managed two clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Lecce have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Monza when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Monza saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Lecce, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves. Amazingly, Monza failed to keep a clean sheet in their 16 last matches.