Serie A: Roma vs Lecce – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Roma and Lecce who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Form hasn’t been great recently for Roma, who hope to turn things around against Lecce on Sunday. This is a round 30 match in the current Serie A campaign, and they face each other at Stadio Olimpico, Rome.

Roma approach round 30 as number 6 in the Serie A table with 51 points on their account so far. With 29 rounds behind them, Lecce have amassed 27 points, placing them as number 17 in the standings.

Form: Roma vs Lecce

Roma Form

Roma are without a win from their previous three outings, as Bologna managed a draw, before they lost 2-1 against Como. Their latest match ended in a 3-3 draw with Bologna. Roma managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 14 goals and conceded five times.

Lecce Form

It is all or nothing with Lecce following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 3-1 in an encounter with Como to which, they replied by beating Cremonese2-1. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 2-1 against SSC Napoli. Lecce only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Serie A. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by eight goals to four.

Betting stats and facts 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-form players: Roma vs Lecce

Omri Gandelman shows decent form right now for Lecce, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Serie A. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Roma, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Donyell Malen also look a nice prospect as he scored six goals in his last six Serie A matches.

Popular betting markets: Roma vs Lecce

Full-time result

Roma claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing two. Lecce won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run. Roma did not lose any of their last 7 matches on home soil. Roma have beaten Lecce in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Roma scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Lecce got the opening goal in five out of their 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. Roma have scored in 13 consecutive home meetings with Lecce.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Roma’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Lecce’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches. Roma’s last 5 matches had more than three goals. Lecce’s last 3 matches had more than three goals.