The visiting Cagliari side should be favourites in this visit to Lecce, as the away team holds a 14 point advantage from their twelve league games this season.
It's no vacation for neither Lecce nor Cagliari as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for Cagliari when visiting Lecce as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
Lecce form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Lecce have managed 0 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 5 games. Three draws in a row here at Via del Mare for Lecce, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
Lecce drew their last game, also a home match. Cagliari (placed 5th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Prior to that, an away loss at Lazio.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Lecce here at Via del Mare in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). Lecce have conceded 9 from these games.
Cagliari form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Things are running smoothly for Cagliari who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Inter. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Cagliari are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
It's the second away game in a row for Cagliari, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Lecce (placed 17th) in the Serie A last time out. Prior to that match, a home win 5-2 against Fiorentina.
Cagliari are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. Cagliari are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Lecce - Cagliari 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Lecce 3 wins, 3 draws and Cagliari 3 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  João Pedro 6 goals |   M. Mancosu 5 goals |  G. Simeone 4 goals |
Lecce missing players
Cagliari missing players
| Lecce | Cagliari | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 24 |
| 25 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 77% |
| 62% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 54% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 69% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 31% |
| 31% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 8 | 7.5 | 12.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 9.3 | 6.9 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 153 | 63 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 45 | 144 |
| 49 | 20 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 18 | 53 |
| 31% | 20% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 45% |
- Cagliari has the fewest conceded goals (3) away
- Cagliari have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Cagliari have not yet lost a game away.
- Cagliari have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Cagliari have scored at least twice as many goals away as Lecce have scored home.
- Cagliari have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Cagliari have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cagliari haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Lecce has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- Lecce have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Lecce have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Lecce have yet to win a game at home.
| 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 | Roma | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 5 | Cagliari | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 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 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 10 |
| 18 | Genoa | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -12 | 9 |
| 19 | SPAL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | -11 | 8 |
| 20 | Brescia | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 7 |