Lecce hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 15 points and a 16th position in the Serie A table. Visiting Bologna holds 12th place with 19 pts.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Lecce and Bologna.
Bologna have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Lecce form and stats
Lecce's struggle is real here at Via del Mare with only 4 points collected from 7 Serie A games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-4-3. With eight home games in a row without a win, the Lecce fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Spezia game long ago, can be stopped today.
Lecce's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus Bologna (placed 12th). Prior to that, an away loss at Brescia.
Lecce's goalkeeper Gabriel was extremely busy against Bologna, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 12 saves.
Lecce has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Lecce have conceded 13 from these games.
Bologna form and stats
Bologna have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 2-2-4 (8 played). Momentum is building for Bologna in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
It's the second away game in a row for Bologna, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Lecce (placed 16th) in the Serie A last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Atalanta.
Bologna are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 8 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Bologna have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Lecce - Bologna 2-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Lecce 2 wins, 3 draws and Bologna 5 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Mancosu 5 goals |   R. Palacio 5 goals |  G. Lapadula 4 goals |
Lecce missing players
Bologna missing players
| Lecce | Bologna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 35 | 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 94% |
| 82% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 78% | 82% |
| 71% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 67% | 76% |
| 59% | 62% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | 41% |
| 18% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 24% |
| 71% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 78% | 82% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 11% | 12% |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 22% | 12% |
| 4.8 | 5.9 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
| 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 222 | 117 | 34 | Total Shots | T S | 51 | 134 | 223 |
| 72 | 35 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 46 | 81 |
| 31% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 30% | 33% |
- Bologna have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Lecce has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home
- Lecce has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- Lecce have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Lecce have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Lecce have yet to win a game at 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 | Inter | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | Juventus | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 42 |
| 3 | Lazio | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 36 |
| 4 | Roma | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 35 |
| 5 | Cagliari | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 29 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 28 |
| 7 | Parma | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Napoli | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 | Milan | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 21 |
| 10 | Torino | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 21 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Bologna | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 13 | Hellas Verona | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Udinese | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -15 | 18 |
| 15 | Fiorentina | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 16 | Lecce | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -12 | 15 |
| 17 | Sampdoria | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 15 |
| 18 | Brescia | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -14 | 13 |
| 19 | SPAL | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -14 | 12 |
| 20 | Genoa | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | -18 | 11 |