The Serie A matchday 19 match between Lecce and Roma will take place on january 6 at the Via del Mare stadium. Lecce vs Roma: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Lecce
Lecce, coached by Eusebio Di Francesco, managed to secure a draw away to Juventus (1:1) in the last round. Nevertheless, the home side has failed to win in five of its last seven league matches (2 draws, 3 defeats). The club has collected 17 points and sits 16th in the standings. It should be noted that the team has scored only 12 goals in the current campaign and, together with Parma, is the worst in this regard.
- The club has not won in 7 of its last 9 home Serie A matches (3 draws, 4 defeats).
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in 9 of the previous 12 home league meetings for the team.
- Lecce failed to score more than one goal in 12 of their last 14 home matches in Serie A.
Potential Lecce Lineup (4-5-1)*
Vladimiro Falcone – Matias Perez Sepulveda, Tiago Gabriel, Antonino Gallo, Kialonda Gaspar – Lamek Banda, Mohamed Kaba, Ylber Ramadani, Santiago Pierotti, Youssef Maleh – Francesco Camarda.
Midfielder Medon Berisha and forwards Riccardo Sottil and Tete Morente are injured. Midfielder Lassana Coulibaly is with his national team.
Roma
Roma, coached by Gian Piero Gasperini, lost away to Atalanta 0:1 in the last round. For Roma this is already the seventh defeat in the current campaign, and in six cases the club lost by a single goal. In addition, the visitors failed to keep a clean sheet in 6 of their previous 7 Serie A matches. At the same time, the capital side, together with Como, boasts one of the best defensive records in the current campaign – 12 goals conceded. Roma has collected 33 points and is fifth in the standings.
- The club lost 4 of its last 5 away matches in Serie A.
- The team conceded in five of its previous away league fixtures.
- No more than two goals were scored in 7 of Roma’s last 10 away Serie A matches.
Potential Roma Lineup (3-4-3)*
Mile Svilar – Jan Zelkowski, Gianluca Mancini, Zeki Celik – Devyne Rensch, Kwadwo Kone, Bryan Cristante, Mario Hermoso – Matias Soule, Paulo Dybala, Evan Ferguson.
Midfielders Lorenzo Pellegrini and Tommaso Baldanzi, as well as forward Leon Bailey, will miss the match through injury. Defenders Gianluca Mancini and Mario Hermoso are suspended. In addition, due to participation in the Africa Cup of Nations, defender Evan N'Dicka and midfielder Nel El-Enawy are absent.
Lecce vs Roma: Match Prediction
The hosts’ lack of goal threat makes it unlikely that they will produce an impressive attacking display even at home. Lecce has one of the worst goals-scored records in the current championship (12), and the home side failed to score in 4 of their previous 6 Serie A matches at this stadium. At the same time, the club is reasonably solid at the back: in 5 of the last 6 home league matches Lecce conceded no more than one goal.
The visitors also cannot boast an efficient attack, especially on the road. Across the previous 17 away Serie A matches the capital team exceeded one goal only three times, and in 3 of the last 5 away matches they failed to score at all. At the same time Roma are strong defensively: the club has conceded only 12 goals in the current Serie A campaign and in 9 of the previous 10 away matches allowed opponents to score no more than once.
We do not expect a high-scoring game in this fixture, and our prediction is Total Under 2.5.
Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
* The starting lineup for each team is shown from its previous match in this competition.
