Betting preview: Lazio vs Lecce - predictions and stats

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Fri 12.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Olimpico (72698 seats)

Lazio are pursuing the top league positions while Lecce are more concerned with escaping relegation. Who wins the prize?

Insights:
  • Lazio have the most clean sheets (19) in Serie A
  • Lecce have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Serie A

This has all the signs of an appealing match with lots of action and excitement as both teams are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!

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Lazio form and stats

Lazio have played 17 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 10-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).

In their previous game, the manager Sarri led his Lazio to a defeat away at Milan. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Olimpico. Anderson, an attacker, was the top player for the side in that fixture, earning a rating of 7.41 (out of 10). Anderson dribled past the opponent 7 of 7 times and had 39 successful passes (of 48 total).

Before that, Lazio had a home game versus Sassuolo which ended with a victory 2-0.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Lazio matches with similar probabilities have ended with 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats (from 5 games).

It should be taken into account that a look at the 13 most recent league fixtures reveals that 11 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).

Lazio have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Olimpico with 27 goals in 17 league matches. Lazio have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Lecce form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lecce so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 4-3-10 (win-draw-lose). A depressing five defeats in a row for Lecce in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Atalanta.

Lecce failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Hellas Verona (placed 17th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Hjulmand got a match rating of 7.3 in that game, top player of the team. Hjulmand hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Juventus's place.

Low-scoring game? 9 of this club's most recent 11 league matches have contained two goals or less.

The attacking power of Lecce when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 17 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Lecce have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The latest recorded match involving both these teams is the Lecce - Lazio 2-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Lazio wins - draws - Lecce wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LazioC. Immobile
C. Immobile
10 goals
LazioM. Zaccagni
M. Zaccagni
10 goals
LazioF. Anderson Pereira Gomes
F. Anderson Pereira Gomes
9 goals

Lazio missing players

Lecce missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lazio Lecce
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
19 10 3 Won W 1 4 7
7 3 1 Drew D 1 3 10
8 4 1 Lost L 3 10 17
52 27 10 Scored S 4 12 28
26 14 5 Conceded C 8 20 41
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
74% 71% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 74%
41% 47% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 24% 29%
24% 29% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 3%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
32% 41% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 35% 53%
56% 47% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 12%
21% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 53% 38%
 
4.4 4.5 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 3.9 4.6
4.7 4.2 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 5.5 5.4
2.3 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 2.2
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11 12.1 15.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 9.4 11.3
4.1 4.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 2.9 3.1
37% 34% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 24% 27%
 
12.5 12.1 9 Shots against (avg) S A 15.6 14.2 12.4
3.3 3.8 2.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.4 5.2 4.7
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Lazio have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lazio have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lecce have scored away.
  • Lazio have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Serie A
  • Lazio have the most clean sheets (19) in Serie A
  • Lecce have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Serie A
  • Lecce have the most matches under the total-line (24) in Serie A

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Napoli 34 26 5 3 70 23 17 12 3 2 35 14 17 14 2 1 35 9 47 83
2 Juventus 34 20 6 8 52 28 17 12 3 2 36 14 17 8 3 6 16 14 24 66
3 Lazio 34 19 7 8 52 26 17 10 3 4 27 14 17 9 4 4 25 12 26 64
4 Inter 34 20 3 11 62 35 17 12 0 5 30 10 17 8 3 6 32 25 27 63
5 Milan 34 17 10 7 55 39 17 11 4 2 33 18 17 6 6 5 22 21 16 61
6 Atalanta 34 17 7 10 56 41 17 8 3 6 30 23 17 9 4 4 26 18 15 58
7 Roma 34 17 7 10 45 33 17 10 2 5 24 12 17 7 5 5 21 21 12 58
8 Fiorentina 34 12 10 12 45 40 17 7 6 4 26 21 17 5 4 8 19 19 5 46
9 Monza 34 12 10 12 42 45 17 6 5 6 23 21 17 6 5 6 19 24 -3 46
10 Torino 34 12 10 12 36 39 17 5 6 6 14 17 17 7 4 6 22 22 -3 46
11 Bologna 33 12 9 12 42 43 17 7 7 3 22 12 16 5 2 9 20 31 -1 45
12 Udinese 33 10 13 10 43 41 16 5 9 2 28 18 17 5 4 8 15 23 2 43
13 Sassuolo 33 12 7 14 40 49 16 8 3 5 21 17 17 4 4 9 19 32 -9 43
14 Salernitana 33 7 14 12 41 54 17 5 6 6 26 24 16 2 8 6 15 30 -13 35
15 Empoli 33 8 11 14 29 43 16 6 4 6 16 19 17 2 7 8 13 24 -14 35
16 Lecce 34 7 10 17 28 41 17 3 7 7 16 21 17 4 3 10 12 20 -13 31
17 Hellas Verona 34 7 9 18 28 51 17 6 2 9 19 30 17 1 7 9 9 21 -23 30
18 Spezia 34 5 12 17 28 56 17 3 8 6 16 26 17 2 4 11 12 30 -28 27
19 Cremonese 34 4 12 18 31 59 17 3 4 10 12 26 17 1 8 8 19 33 -28 24
20 Sampdoria 33 3 8 22 20 59 17 1 5 11 9 25 16 2 3 11 11 34 -39 17

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Napoli 34 26 5 3 70 23 17 12 3 2 35 14 17 14 2 1 35 9 47 83
2 Juventus 34 20 6 8 52 28 17 12 3 2 36 14 17 8 3 6 16 14 24 66
3 Lazio 34 19 7 8 52 26 17 10 3 4 27 14 17 9 4 4 25 12 26 64
4 Inter 34 20 3 11 62 35 17 12 0 5 30 10 17 8 3 6 32 25 27 63
5 Milan 34 17 10 7 55 39 17 11 4 2 33 18 17 6 6 5 22 21 16 61
6 Atalanta 34 17 7 10 56 41 17 8 3 6 30 23 17 9 4 4 26 18 15 58
7 Roma 34 17 7 10 45 33 17 10 2 5 24 12 17 7 5 5 21 21 12 58
8 Fiorentina 34 12 10 12 45 40 17 7 6 4 26 21 17 5 4 8 19 19 5 46
9 Monza 34 12 10 12 42 45 17 6 5 6 23 21 17 6 5 6 19 24 -3 46
10 Torino 34 12 10 12 36 39 17 5 6 6 14 17 17 7 4 6 22 22 -3 46
11 Bologna 33 12 9 12 42 43 17 7 7 3 22 12 16 5 2 9 20 31 -1 45
12 Udinese 33 10 13 10 43 41 16 5 9 2 28 18 17 5 4 8 15 23 2 43
13 Sassuolo 33 12 7 14 40 49 16 8 3 5 21 17 17 4 4 9 19 32 -9 43
14 Salernitana 33 7 14 12 41 54 17 5 6 6 26 24 16 2 8 6 15 30 -13 35
15 Empoli 33 8 11 14 29 43 16 6 4 6 16 19 17 2 7 8 13 24 -14 35
16 Lecce 34 7 10 17 28 41 17 3 7 7 16 21 17 4 3 10 12 20 -13 31
17 Hellas Verona 34 7 9 18 28 51 17 6 2 9 19 30 17 1 7 9 9 21 -23 30
18 Spezia 34 5 12 17 28 56 17 3 8 6 16 26 17 2 4 11 12 30 -28 27
19 Cremonese 34 4 12 18 31 59 17 3 4 10 12 26 17 1 8 8 19 33 -28 24
20 Sampdoria 33 3 8 22 20 59 17 1 5 11 9 25 16 2 3 11 11 34 -39 17

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Serie A is the division at the top of the Italian football league system and regarded as one of the top leagues of the world. 20 teams play each other home and away to create a final league table after 380 fixtures. The winners are titled “Campione d’Italia” (Champion of Italy), often referred to as the scudetto.