Lecce Form
In the last round, Lecce suffered a narrow away defeat to Roma (0:1). That loss was the fourth in the last five matches for Eusebio Di Francesco's men (one win). At the moment, Lecce sit in the relegation zone in 18th place. At the same time, the team are behind Cremonese, who are in the safety spot of 17th, only on tie-breakers. It is also worth highlighting the club's weak attacking output: after 30 rounds they have scored just 21 goals, the worst tally in the league, level with Parma.
In 15 home matches this season, the club have recorded four wins (four draws, seven defeats).
Lecce have conceded in six of their previous seven Serie A home games.
They have lost all seven league matches this season in which they were behind at half-time.
Potential Lecce Lineup (4-2-3-1)
Wladimiro Falcone – Danilo Veiga, Jamil Siebert, Tiago Gabriel, Antonino Gallo – Ylber Ramadani, Umar Ngom – Santiago Pierotti, Lassana Coulibaly, Lameck Banda – Nikola Stulic
Atalanta Form
Atalanta come into this trip after a home win over Verona (1:0), while a round earlier Raffaele Palladino's men took points off leaders Inter (1:1). And although Atalanta are only seventh at present, the team's performances—especially in recent matches—have been impressive: the club have avoided defeat in 12 of their previous 13 Serie A games (eight wins, four draws). They are four points off the European places, and there is no pressure from below either: the gap to the nearest chasers, Lazio, is a comfortable seven points.
In 14 away matches in the 2025/26 season, Atalanta have claimed four wins (six draws, four defeats).
Both teams to score has landed in four of Atalanta's previous five Serie A matches.
The club's scoring run in the league now stands at seven games.
Potential Atalanta Lineup (3-4-3)
Marco Carnesecchi – Berat Djimsiti, Giorgio Scalvini, Honest Ahanor – Nicola Zalewski, Lorenzo Bernasconi, Lazar Samardzic, Davide Zappacosta – Marten de Roon, Ederson, Nikola Krstovic.
Midfielder Charles De Ketelaere, Ederson and forward Giacomo Raspadori are injured.
Who Will Referee the Match
Federico La Penna (Italy)
Matches – 12 (the Serie A, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 44;
Yellow cards per match – 3.7;
Red cards shown – 5;
Fouls per match – 28;
Penalties – 17%.
