With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Fiorentina fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Lecce.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's quite the trip for Lecce when visiting Fiorentina as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Fiorentina form and stats
2-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Fiorentina so far this season.
The fans are hoping that Fiorentina will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Serie A game against Hellas Verona (placed 9th). Heartbreak before that as Fiorentina lost 2-5 at Cagliari's place.
Fiorentina's goalkeeper Bartłomiej Drągowski was extremely busy against Hellas Verona, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 6 saves.
Fiorentina are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found three matches and the win/draw/lost stats: W2-D0-L1.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Fiorentina as they have a new game in only three days, a Coppa Italia match thankfully also at home. Cittadella are visiting.
Fiorentina are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. Fiorentina's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Lecce form and stats
2-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lecce in their Serie A matches away.
Lecce delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Cagliari (placed 4th) in their previous match; a Serie A game. A 2-4 defeat away at Lazio before that.
Lecce's last match (vs Cagliari) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw and a point thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by M. Calderoni.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Coppa Italia trip to SPAL.
The travelling fans enjoy Lecce's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. The Lecce manager F. Liverani has some worries about the defense as 16 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Fiorentina-Lecce H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Fiorentina 3 wins, Lecce 3 wins, 2 draws. 2 of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Mancosu 5 goals |  G. Lapadula 4 goals |   N. Milenković 3 goals |
Fiorentina missing players
Lecce missing players
| Fiorentina | Lecce | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 17 |
| 20 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 27 |
| 85% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 62% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 86% | 69% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 71% | 62% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 69% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 86% | 77% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 23% |
| 6.5 | 6.8 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 4.5 | 2.3 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 8.4 | 8.1 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 206 | 103 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 90 | 175 |
| 71 | 33 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 29 | 56 |
| 25% | 24% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 38% | 30% |
- All of Lecce's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Fiorentina have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Lecce has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- Lecce have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Lecce have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Lecce have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lecce haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Juventus | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 35 |
| 2 | Inter | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 34 |
| 3 | Lazio | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 27 |
| 4 | Cagliari | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 5 | Roma | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
| 7 | Napoli | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | Parma | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Fiorentina | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 16 |
| 11 | Torino | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 14 |
| 12 | Milan | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 13 | Udinese | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 14 |
| 14 | Sassuolo | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Bologna | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Sampdoria | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Lecce | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 11 |
| 18 | Genoa | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -12 | 10 |
| 19 | SPAL | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | -11 | 9 |
| 20 | Brescia | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 7 |