Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Roma and Lecce who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Despite their unconvincing form, Roma stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 15. They face Lecce on Saturday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Stadio Olimpico, Rome.
Placed 15th in the table Roma have amassed 13 points after 14 matches. On 13 points, Lecce rank 16th with 14 matches played this season.
Team form: Roma vs Lecce
Roma Form
Only a single draw prevents Roma from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 1-0 defeat against SSC Napoli, before drawing 2-2 with Tottenham. They came up empty-handed once again when Atalanta ran out as 0-2 winners. Roma won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored eight and conceded seven goals.
Lecce Form
In their last three matches, Lecce drew 1-1 with Empoli, beat Venezia 0-1 before a 1-1 draw with Juventus. Lecce managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Serie A. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring six time and letting in one.
Betting stats for Roma and Lecce
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Roma and Lecce played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Roma home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Roma home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Roma home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Roma home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 17 Lecce away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 14 Lecce away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Lecce away matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 4 Lecce away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Lecce matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Roma vs Lecce
Look no further than Stephan El Shaarawy, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Roma in the Serie A, while Patrick Dorgu managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Lecce in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Betting markets: Roma vs Lecce
Full-time result
Roma claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Lecce won two, drew one and lost seven of their last 10 games away. Roma lost their last 4 matches. Roma have beaten Lecce in 8 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Roma only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Lecce only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Roma managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Lecce kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Roma and Lecce when playing at Stadio Olimpico, Rome.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Roma, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Lecce’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.4 goals in these matches.
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