National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Lecco or Juventus U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Lecco form and stats
Last season, Lecco's Coppa Italia Serie C journey ended in the 1st round.The home regulars saw a 0-0 draw vs Juventus U23 in the Coppa Italia Serie C last time out and are hoping for a victory here.
Before that, Lecco played out a Serie C: Girone A draw 1-1 when visiting AlbinoLeffe.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Lecco friendly games in pre-season: Lecco played two friendlies, won 1, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Lecco scored 3 goals and conceded 6 in these two games.
Juventus U23 form and stats
Juventus U23's mission in Coppa Italia Serie C last season failed in the round of 16.It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Lecco in their previous outing. The Coppa Italia Serie C duel ended 0-0.
A draw for Juventus before that, at their own venue hosting Pergolettese (1-1).Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Lecco two wins, two draws and Juventus U23 one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Celjak 1 goals |  M. Battistini 1 goals |
Lecco missing players
Juventus U23 missing players
| Lecco | Juventus U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 33 | 22 | Scored | S | 12 | 29 | ||
| 33 | 11 | Conceded | C | 11 | 23 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 4 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 5 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8.7 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 7.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | ||
| 37% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | ||
| 9.1 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.3 | ||
