Only three points will be enough for the Milan fans in this Stadio Giuseppe Meazza clash with Lecce, seeing as they have a healthy lead on them in the Serie A standings.
- Milan have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Serie A
- Lecce is in the worst form (0-1-5)
Lecce have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Both contenders have had time to rest since their last match. Let's wish for an active fixture!
Milan form and stats
Milan are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. 9 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 14 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The Milan coach Pioli and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Napoli in the Champions League. Midfielder Leão was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Leão served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
Before that, Milan played out a Serie A draw 1-1 when visiting Bologna.17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Lecce form and stats
There's been little loot from Lecce's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 15 away games in the Serie A. Lecce only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Baroni, the Lecce manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Lecce delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Sampdoria (placed 20th) in their previous fixture. Midfield player Strefezza was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.4/10. Strefezza served one assist, hit eight key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Napoli.Low on goals? 8 of this team's most recent 10 league rounds have seen two or less goals.
The attacking power of Lecce when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 16 goals have been conceded by Lecce in these games.
Head 2 Head
Milan have pulled off a streak of 9 consecutive matches without defeat (5-4-0) when playing Lecce.Here's the final score when the teams played each other earlier this campaign; Lecce - Milan 2-2.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Conceição Leão 10 goals |  O. Giroud 8 goals |   G. Strefezza Rebelato 7 goals |
Milan missing players
Lecce missing players
| Milan | Lecce | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 49 | 28 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| 37 | 17 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 36 |
| 90% | 93% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 80% | 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 77% |
| 60% | 57% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 20% | 30% |
| 33% | 36% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 13% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 63% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 33% | 57% |
| 30% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 17% | 7% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 53% | 37% |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15.3 | 17.1 | 24 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.1 | 11.1 |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 31% | 38% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 28% | 29% |
| 11.1 | 9.7 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.5 | 14.4 | 12.5 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
- Lecce have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Serie A
- Lecce is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Milan have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lecce have scored away.
- Milan have the fewest matches under the total-line (12) in Serie A
- Milan have the most matches over the total-line (18) 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 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 45 | 75 |
| 2 | Lazio | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 29 | 61 |
| 3 | Roma | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 56 |
| 4 | Milan | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 53 |
| 5 | Inter | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 51 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 49 |
| 7 | Juventus | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 44 |
| 8 | Bologna | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 44 |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 42 |
| 10 | Sassuolo | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -5 | 40 |
| 11 | Udinese | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 39 |
| 12 | Torino | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -5 | 39 |
| 13 | Monza | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -6 | 38 |
| 14 | Empoli | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -12 | 32 |
| 15 | Salernitana | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 29 | -16 | 30 |
| 16 | Lecce | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 28 |
| 17 | Spezia | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 48 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 24 | -23 | 26 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 23 |
| 19 | Cremonese | 30 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 29 | -27 | 19 |
| 20 | Sampdoria | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 51 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 29 | -32 | 16 |
