Serie A: Udinese vs Lecce – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 7 match between Udinese and Lecce and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Form hasn’t been great recently for Udinese, who hope to turn things around against Lecce on Sunday. This is a round 7 match in the current Serie A campaign, and they face each other at Bluenergy Stadium – Stadio Friuli.

Udinese are placed 15th with four points after six matches. Lecce occupy a position as 13th in the league on six points.

Team form: Udinese vs Lecce

Udinese Form

In their last three matches, Udinese lost 5-3 against Inter, 0-1 against Cagliari and 2-1 against Torino. Udinese claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Serie A, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored four and conceded six goals.

Lecce Form

Lecce have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 3-2 win against Monza. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-0 against AC Milan, before suffering another loss in a 1-2 match against Bologna. Lecce won half their previous six away matches in the Serie A, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven goals whilst conceding seven.

Betting stats for Udinese 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 Udinese and Lecce played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Udinese vs Lecce

Lassana Coulibaly 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 Udinese, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Jurgen Ekkelenkamp also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Serie A matches.

Popular betting markets: Udinese vs Lecce

Full-time result

Udinese claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Lecce won four, drew one and lost five of their last 10 games away. Udinese lost their previous 4 matches. Udinese have not lost to Lecce in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Udinese scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Curiously, Lecce only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Lecce should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Sunday, as Udinese only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Lecce claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games. Udinese have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Lecce.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Udinese’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Lecce, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game. Udinese conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches.