An important duel in the bottom section of the Serie A, with both Lecce and Sampdoria experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 18th and the visitors in 16th place.
The visiting Sampdoria played their last game only three days ago, a Serie A match.
These teams have little in common geographically as Sampdoria have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Lecce form and stats
Lecce's results here at Stadio Comunale Via del Mare in the Serie A have been very modest with 2 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats. It's trouble wherever Lecce are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Lecce, their manager F. Liverani and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
The fans are hoping that Lecce will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the Serie A game against Juventus (placed 1st). Preceding that match was a defeat to Milan (1-4).
Lecce were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Gabriel had a busy but productive day in the Juventus match. Despite making eight saves the loss could not be prevented.
Lecce are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Sassuolo awaits in three days.
The Lecce fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 14 matches. Lecce have conceded 30 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Sampdoria form and stats
Sampdoria have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 3-1-9 (13 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Sampdoria as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Hellas Verona match. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Sampdoria are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
The manager C. Ranieri was unhappy after their last game, a Serie A match played at their home ground Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris. Sampdoria suffered a 1-2 loss to Bologna (placed 11th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Roma wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting SPAL in just four days.
Sampdoria find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. Sampdoria have conceded 26 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sampdoria - Lecce 1-1 earlier this season. Last eight meetings between the teams: Lecce won two, Sampdoria won five and one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Mancosu 9 goals |   F. Quagliarella 9 goals | G. Lapadula 7 goals |
Lecce missing players
Sampdoria missing players
| Lecce | Sampdoria | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 35 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 64 | 30 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 26 | 50 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 86% |
| 86% | 79% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 77% | 71% |
| 71% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 62% | 61% |
| 57% | 57% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 31% | 29% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 21% |
| 61% | 71% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 61% |
| 7% | 7% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 23% | 25% |
| 32% | 21% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 23% | 29% |
| 4.4 | 5.2 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| 7.5 | 7.1 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 6.4 | 5.7 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 351 | 191 | 72 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 135 | 408 |
| 117 | 62 | 26 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 44 | 131 |
| 30% | 32% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 32% | 24% |
- Lecce has the fewest dropped points from leading position (4)
- Lecce has the most conceded goals (30) at home
- Lecce has the most conceded goals (64)
- Lecce has the most conceded goals in the second half (41)
- Lecce has the the worst goal difference (-29)
- Lecce haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sampdoria has the fewest scored goals in the first half (7)
- Sampdoria have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sampdoria 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 | Juventus | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 32 | 69 |
| 2 | Lazio | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 37 | 65 |
| 3 | Inter | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 27 | 61 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 80 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 41 | 57 |
| 5 | Roma | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 48 |
| 6 | Napoli | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 45 |
| 7 | Milan | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 42 |
| 8 | Parma | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 39 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 39 |
| 10 | Cagliari | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 38 |
| 11 | Bologna | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -5 | 37 |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -1 | 34 |
| 13 | Fiorentina | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -5 | 31 |
| 14 | Torino | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 50 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -18 | 31 |
| 15 | Udinese | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -18 | 28 |
| 16 | Genoa | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 31 | -19 | 26 |
| 17 | Sampdoria | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -19 | 26 |
| 18 | Lecce | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 64 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 34 | -29 | 25 |
| 19 | Brescia | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -27 | 18 |
| 20 | SPAL | 28 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 27 | -27 | 18 |