Home advantage could prove decisive in Lecce - Frosinone battle

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Via del Mare (33876 seats)

Lecce reset their brains and bodies for another game after their 0-0 result vs Parma, a match they learned a lot from. Will they show it against Frosinone?

Insights:
  • Lecce have the the best goal difference (+22) in Serie B

Lecce and Frosinone should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Lecce form and stats

32 points is a decent return from 15 Serie B games here at Stadio Comunale Via del Mare for Lecce. The data says 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as Lecce has four draws from their last four matches.

Lecce drew their last game, 0-0 away at Parma (placed 14th). Midfield player Hjulmand got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, the max score being 10. Hjulmand dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 28 successful passes (of 33 total).

A 2-2 draw away before that, with Cosenza the opponent.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Lecce handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, six draws and two defeats.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Lecce as they are travelling to their away game against Ternana in the Serie B. That match is three days after this one.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (32 in 15 games), Lecce's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Lecce have conceded only 14 goals.

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Frosinone form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.

Impressive finishing from Ricci secured the home win 2-0 against Benevento in their previous game. Midfielder Ricci was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.25. Ricci scored one goal and hit three key passes.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Crotone's place.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Frosinone manager Grosso as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Pordenone.

Frosinone have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 20 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 19 goals have been conceded by Frosinone in these games.

Head 2 Head

The latest head to head meeting ended Frosinone - Lecce 0-0, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Lecce victories, two draws and two Frosinone wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LecceM. Coda
M. Coda
18 goals
LecceG. Strefezza Rebelato
G. Strefezza Rebelato
11 goals
FrosinoneG. Charpentier
G. Charpentier
10 goals

Lecce missing players

Frosinone missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lecce Frosinone
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 6 Played P 5 15 31
14 9 2 Won W 2 5 13
14 5 3 Drew D 2 6 12
3 1 1 Lost L 1 4 6
49 32 10 Scored S 12 20 47
27 14 7 Conceded C 8 19 31
87% 93% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 90%
77% 93% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 81%
48% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 40% 48%
23% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 80% 27% 26%
6% 13% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 13% 6%
58% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 53% 48%
35% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 39%
19% 7% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 23%
 
5.6 6.4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 6.1 6.6
3.8 3.5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.4 3.8 3.8
2.2 1.7 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 3.3 3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14.8 16.3 14.3 Shots (avg) S ( 13.8 14.6 15.6
5.3 5.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.7 4.9
30% 39% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 48% 29% 31%
 
9.4 8.1 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 14 12.7 11.6
2.9 2.6 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 3.9 3.5
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Lecce have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lecce have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Lecce have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Serie B
  • Lecce have the most scored goals (32) at home in Serie B
  • Lecce have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Serie B
  • Lecce have the the best goal difference (+22) in Serie B

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cremonese 31 17 8 6 47 29 15 9 5 1 26 14 16 8 3 5 21 15 18 59
2 Pisa 31 16 10 5 40 24 16 9 6 1 22 11 15 7 4 4 18 13 16 58
3 Monza 31 16 9 6 51 30 16 11 3 2 31 13 15 5 6 4 20 17 21 57
4 Lecce 31 14 14 3 49 27 15 9 5 1 32 14 16 5 9 2 17 13 22 56
5 Brescia 31 14 12 5 47 32 15 5 7 3 23 19 16 9 5 2 24 13 15 54
6 Benevento 30 14 9 7 47 29 15 8 4 3 30 15 15 6 5 4 17 14 18 51
7 Frosinone 31 13 12 6 47 31 16 8 6 2 27 12 15 5 6 4 20 19 16 51
8 Ascoli 31 14 7 10 43 39 15 5 5 5 17 17 16 9 2 5 26 22 4 49
9 Perugia 31 11 13 7 33 27 16 4 7 5 15 14 15 7 6 2 18 13 6 46
10 Cittadella 31 11 11 9 33 30 15 6 4 5 19 14 16 5 7 4 14 16 3 44
11 Reggina 31 12 7 12 28 36 16 8 2 6 17 17 15 4 5 6 11 19 -8 43
12 Ternana 31 11 8 12 45 46 16 8 1 7 24 19 15 3 7 5 21 27 -1 41
13 Como 31 9 14 8 37 40 15 4 7 4 16 15 16 5 7 4 21 25 -3 41
14 Parma 31 8 15 8 37 33 16 4 8 4 19 14 15 4 7 4 18 19 4 39
15 SPAL 31 7 11 13 35 46 16 3 6 7 24 25 15 4 5 6 11 21 -11 32
16 Alessandria 31 6 7 18 28 51 15 4 4 7 12 20 16 2 3 11 16 31 -23 25
17 Vicenza 31 6 6 19 31 52 16 4 4 8 18 22 15 2 2 11 13 30 -21 24
18 Cosenza 30 5 9 16 26 47 14 5 3 6 15 17 16 0 6 10 11 30 -21 24
19 Crotone 31 3 10 18 31 51 15 3 7 5 18 20 16 0 3 13 13 31 -20 19
20 Pordenone 31 2 8 21 22 57 16 1 6 9 13 27 15 1 2 12 9 30 -35 14

Lecce:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cremonese 31 17 8 6 47 29 15 9 5 1 26 14 16 8 3 5 21 15 18 59
2 Pisa 31 16 10 5 40 24 16 9 6 1 22 11 15 7 4 4 18 13 16 58
3 Monza 31 16 9 6 51 30 16 11 3 2 31 13 15 5 6 4 20 17 21 57
4 Lecce 31 14 14 3 49 27 15 9 5 1 32 14 16 5 9 2 17 13 22 56
5 Brescia 31 14 12 5 47 32 15 5 7 3 23 19 16 9 5 2 24 13 15 54
6 Benevento 30 14 9 7 47 29 15 8 4 3 30 15 15 6 5 4 17 14 18 51
7 Frosinone 31 13 12 6 47 31 16 8 6 2 27 12 15 5 6 4 20 19 16 51
8 Ascoli 31 14 7 10 43 39 15 5 5 5 17 17 16 9 2 5 26 22 4 49
9 Perugia 31 11 13 7 33 27 16 4 7 5 15 14 15 7 6 2 18 13 6 46
10 Cittadella 31 11 11 9 33 30 15 6 4 5 19 14 16 5 7 4 14 16 3 44
11 Reggina 31 12 7 12 28 36 16 8 2 6 17 17 15 4 5 6 11 19 -8 43
12 Ternana 31 11 8 12 45 46 16 8 1 7 24 19 15 3 7 5 21 27 -1 41
13 Como 31 9 14 8 37 40 15 4 7 4 16 15 16 5 7 4 21 25 -3 41
14 Parma 31 8 15 8 37 33 16 4 8 4 19 14 15 4 7 4 18 19 4 39
15 SPAL 31 7 11 13 35 46 16 3 6 7 24 25 15 4 5 6 11 21 -11 32
16 Alessandria 31 6 7 18 28 51 15 4 4 7 12 20 16 2 3 11 16 31 -23 25
17 Vicenza 31 6 6 19 31 52 16 4 4 8 18 22 15 2 2 11 13 30 -21 24
18 Cosenza 30 5 9 16 26 47 14 5 3 6 15 17 16 0 6 10 11 30 -21 24
19 Crotone 31 3 10 18 31 51 15 3 7 5 18 20 16 0 3 13 13 31 -20 19
20 Pordenone 31 2 8 21 22 57 16 1 6 9 13 27 15 1 2 12 9 30 -35 14

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Serie B is the second highest division in Italian football. It usually has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other. The two top teams of the league table are automatically promoted, with a third following depending on standings and/or a playoff. Matches are usually played on Saturdays.