This match features two teams living in the basement of the Serie A, Genoa holding 17th place and Lecce lying 18th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
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.
Lecce have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Genoa are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Lecce are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Genoa form and stats
With 5 Serie A wins, 1 draw and 10 defeats from their home games, Genoa are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The fans are hoping that Genoa will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Serie A game against Torino (placed 15th). Ahead of that match, Genoa won a home game hosting SPAL (2-0).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Genoa handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, three draws and one defeat.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Genoa as they are travelling to their away game against Sampdoria in the Serie A. That match is three days after this one.
Genoa has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Genoa defense is not exactly impregnable. 27 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Lecce form and stats
Lecce, who have the most conceded goals (74) in Serie A, have only collected 15 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 4-3-9 (16 played).
Lecce might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Fiorentina proved too strong as Lecce slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadio Comunale Via del Mare. A 0-0 draw at Cagliari's stadium before that.
We have checked recent matches where Lecce have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were three victories, four draws and five defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Lecce are hosting Brescia in the Serie A only three days away.
The visiting Lecce have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 16 games. Lecce have conceded 38 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Lecce - Genoa 2-2 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - three - zero (Genoa wins - draws - Lecce wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Mancosu 11 goals |   G. Pandev 9 goals |  D. Criscito 7 goals |
Genoa missing players
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| Genoa | Lecce | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 40 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 41 |
| 63 | 27 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 38 | 74 |
| 91% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 97% |
| 82% | 75% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 85% |
| 76% | 69% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 75% | 73% |
| 45% | 38% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 56% | 55% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 21% |
| 67% | 69% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 64% |
| 18% | 19% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 9% |
| 24% | 19% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 44% | 30% |
| 4.6 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 394 | 203 | 69 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 189 | 423 |
| 140 | 70 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 67 | 142 |
| 29% | 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 25% | 29% |
- Genoa has the most matches over the total-line (23)
- Lecce has the fewest dropped points from leading position (4)
- Lecce has the most conceded goals (74)
- Lecce has the most conceded goals in the second half (45)
- Lecce have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Lecce have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.