Serie A game preview: Lecce vs Napoli

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sat 30.Sep
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Via del Mare (33876 seats)

A key fixture in Serie A as both participants are battling for the top positions. With Lecce in 6th place and Napoli at 5th, this has all the looks of an exciting duel. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Lecce have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Napoli have not yet lost a game away.

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 Napoli.

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Lecce form and stats

Perfect Serie A season at home so far for Lecce 3 wins from 3 appearances.

In their previous game, the manager D'Aversa led his Lecce to a defeat away at Juventus. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Comunale Via del Mare. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going unbeaten through five league rounds. Pongračić, defender, was given a rating of 7.33/10 in that game, top of the team. Pongračić won 2 of 8 duels.

Before that, Lecce had a home game versus Genoa which ended with a victory 1-0.

A decent goal production from Lecce in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Lecce have only let in {1 goals} at home.

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Napoli form and stats

Things could have gone better for Napoli in their Serie A away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right.

Napoli go into this game after a win, the home game against Udinese that ended 4-1. That victory felt good as this side had gone three league fixtures without winning. Attacker Kvaratskhelia got a player rating of 9.65 in the game. "Man of the match" Kvaratskhelia scored one goal, hit the woodwork two (!) times, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.

Before that, Napoli travelled to Bologna and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

A new game in only three days for Napoli, the Champions League home match versus Real Madrid. Busy days.

Napoli has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the prior ten meetings featuring these two participants are: two wins for Lecce, two draws and six wins for Napoli. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

NapoliV. Osimhen
V. Osimhen
4 goals
LecceN. Krstović
N. Krstović
3 goals
NapoliP. Zieliński
P. Zieliński
2 goals

Lecce missing players

Napoli missing players

Lecce Napoli
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 3 0 Played P 0 3 6
3 3 0 Won W 0 1 3
2 0 0 Drew D 0 2 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
8 5 0 Scored S 0 5 12
5 1 0 Conceded C 0 3 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 83%
67% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 83%
33% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 67%
17% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 67% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 17%
50% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 67%
33% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 33%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 17%
 
3.3 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 6.5
4.7 3.3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 3.7
2.5 2.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.3 1.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.2 20.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 14.3 18.8
3.5 5.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5.3 6
38% 31% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 31% 33%
 
13.2 9.7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 5.3 6.8
4 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2 2.2
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Lecce have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Lecce have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Lecce haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Napoli have not yet lost a game away.
  • Napoli have won significantly less corners away then 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 Inter 6 5 0 1 15 3 4 3 0 1 12 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 12 15
2 Milan 6 5 0 1 13 8 2 2 0 0 5 1 4 3 0 1 8 7 5 15
3 Juventus 6 4 1 1 12 6 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 2 0 1 7 4 6 13
4 Atalanta 6 4 0 2 11 5 2 2 0 0 5 0 4 2 0 2 6 5 6 12
5 Napoli 6 3 2 1 12 6 3 2 0 1 7 3 3 1 2 0 5 3 6 11
6 Lecce 6 3 2 1 8 5 3 3 0 0 5 1 3 0 2 1 3 4 3 11
7 Fiorentina 5 3 1 1 11 9 2 1 1 0 5 4 3 2 0 1 6 5 2 10
8 Sassuolo 6 3 0 3 11 12 3 2 0 1 7 5 3 1 0 2 4 7 -1 9
9 Frosinone 5 2 2 1 8 7 3 2 0 1 7 6 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 8
10 Torino 6 2 2 2 6 7 3 1 2 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 4 6 -1 8
11 Lazio 6 2 1 3 7 8 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 0 2 4 6 -1 7
12 Hellas Verona 6 2 1 3 4 6 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 7
13 Bologna 5 1 3 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1 6
14 Roma 5 1 2 2 12 7 3 1 1 1 10 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 5 5
15 Monza 5 1 2 2 4 7 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 0 1 2 1 6 -3 5
16 Genoa 5 1 1 3 4 8 2 0 1 1 3 6 3 1 0 2 1 2 -4 4
17 Salernitana 6 0 3 3 4 10 3 0 2 1 2 5 3 0 1 2 2 5 -6 3
18 Udinese 6 0 3 3 2 10 3 0 1 2 0 5 3 0 2 1 2 5 -8 3
19 Empoli 6 1 0 5 1 13 4 1 0 3 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 9 -12 3
20 Cagliari 6 0 2 4 2 9 3 0 1 2 1 5 3 0 1 2 1 4 -7 2

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Read more about Serie A

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.