Serie A: Venezia vs Lecce – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Venezia and Lecce who meet up on Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Venezia and Lecce will be desperate for points this coming Monday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Venezia are number 20 in the table on eight points after 12 matches. Lecce rank as number 18 with nine points after 12 matches played.

Team form: Venezia vs Lecce

Venezia Form

Venezia managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 3-2 victory against Udinese. They went on to lose 1-0 against Inter, before getting dumped in a 1-2 defeat against Parma Calcio 1913. Venezia managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Serie A. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded seven goals.

Lecce Form

In has been a bit of everything for Lecce in their previous three matches, as they first beat Verona by 1-0. This was followed by a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Bologna, before an encounter with Empoli produced a 1-1 draw. Lecce came through their last six away games in the Serie A without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by eight goals to zero.

Betting facts for Venezia 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 Venezia and Lecce played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Venezia vs Lecce

Joel Pohjanpalo found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Santiago Pierotti just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Betting markets: Venezia vs Lecce

Full-time result

Venezia claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing four. Lecce won one of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost seven of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Venezia scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Lecce scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Lecce have failed to score in 7 consecutive away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Venezia managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Lecce kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Venezia have scored in 10 consecutive league meetings with Lecce.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Venezia’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Lecce, who managed to score 0.4 times in those matches. Venezia conceded a goal in their last 7 matches. Lecce did not score a single goal in 7 consecutive games.