Serie A: Verona vs Lecce – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 36 match between Verona and Lecce and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Verona welcome Lecce at Stadio M. A. Bentegodi in round 36 of the Serie A campaign. Only three matches remain this season, and important points are at stake on Sunday.

Ranked as number 15 in the Serie A standings, Verona, have so far collected 32 points this season, while Lecce collected 27 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 35 rounds.

Form: Verona vs Lecce

Verona Form

Verona have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by Roma, before Cagliari ran out 0-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Inter, who came out 1-0 winners. Verona just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Serie A matches at the Stadio M. A. Bentegodi. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored two and conceded nine goals.

Lecce Form

Lecce only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 0-3 defeat against Como. Then a 1-1 draw with Atalanta followed, before SSC Napoli claimed a 0-1 victory. Lecce claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Serie A. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by seven goals to six.

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

In-form players: Verona vs Lecce

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

Betting markets: Verona vs Lecce

Full-time result

Verona claimed a modest one wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing six. Lecce won two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six of the games in this run. Somehow Lecce failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches. Verona have not lost to Lecce in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Verona only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Lecce scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Verona have failed to score in 4 consecutive games. Verona will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Sunday, as Lecce have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Verona have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Lecce.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Verona, who scored an average of 0.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Lecce, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches. Lecce conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.