Serie B match preview and statistics: Lecce fight Monza

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Mon 04.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Via del Mare (33876 seats)

The Lecce & Monza managers S. Lanna and C. Brocchi are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Serie B league table.

Insights:
  • Lecce has the most scored goals (31) in Serie B
  • Monza is in the best form (5-0-1)

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

It's quite the trip for Monza when visiting Lecce as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

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Lecce form and stats

Lecce, who have the most scored goals (31) in Serie B, have collected 13 points from their Serie B home games so far after 3-4-1.

Lecce shared the glory with Cittadella in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Ahead of that match, Lecce won a home game hosting Vicenza (2-1).

The Lecce goalkeeper Gabriel was crucial in the match against Cittadella last time out, making six saves.

Lecce can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 18 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Monza form and stats

3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Monza playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.

Monza have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio. It's been 270 minutes since they last conceded in Serie B.

Monza go into this game after a win, the home game against Salernitana that ended 3-0. Preceding that game was the away victory against Cremonese with the score of 2-0.

The visiting Monza have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Monza have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

LecceM. Coda
M. Coda
10 goals
LecceM. Mancosu
M. Mancosu
6 goals
LecceM. Stępiński
M. Stępiński
4 goals

Lecce missing players

Monza missing players

Lecce Monza
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 0 Played P 2 8 16
6 3 0 Won W 1 3 8
7 4 0 Drew D 1 3 5
3 1 0 Lost L 0 2 3
31 18 0 Scored S 2 10 25
22 12 0 Conceded C 1 9 12
94% 88% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 88% 88%
88% 88% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 88% 81%
69% 88% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 38%
44% 62% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 12%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 12%
69% 75% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 38%
12% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 56%
25% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
18.4 18.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10 13.1 14.9
5.9 5.1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.8 5.8
33% 44% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 26% 27%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Lecce has the most scored goals (18) at home in Serie B
  • Lecce has the most scored goals (31) in Serie B
  • Lecce have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Monza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Monza is in the best form (5-0-1)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Empoli 16 8 7 1 27 14 8 4 4 0 12 5 8 4 3 1 15 9 13 31
2 Salernitana 16 9 4 3 22 16 8 6 2 0 15 5 8 3 2 3 7 11 6 31
3 Monza 16 8 5 3 25 12 8 5 2 1 15 3 8 3 3 2 10 9 13 29
4 Cittadella 14 8 3 3 27 13 8 5 2 1 16 6 6 3 1 2 11 7 14 27
5 SPAL 16 7 5 4 21 15 8 5 2 1 15 6 8 2 3 3 6 9 6 26
6 Lecce 16 6 7 3 31 22 8 3 4 1 18 12 8 3 3 2 13 10 9 25
7 Frosinone 15 7 4 4 16 14 8 3 3 2 6 7 7 4 1 2 10 7 2 25
8 Venezia 15 6 5 4 19 14 8 4 1 3 10 7 7 2 4 1 9 7 5 23
9 Pordenone 16 4 9 3 18 15 8 1 6 1 12 10 8 3 3 2 6 5 3 21
10 Brescia 16 5 6 5 26 25 8 3 3 2 16 12 8 2 3 3 10 13 1 21
11 Chievo 13 5 5 3 17 12 6 3 1 2 9 5 7 2 4 1 8 7 5 20
12 Pisa 15 4 7 4 22 28 7 2 4 1 8 9 8 2 3 3 14 19 -6 19
13 Reggina 16 4 5 7 15 22 8 3 1 4 9 10 8 1 4 3 6 12 -7 17
14 Vicenza 15 3 7 5 20 24 7 1 5 1 10 10 8 2 2 4 10 14 -4 16
15 Cosenza 16 2 9 5 11 12 8 0 5 3 4 7 8 2 4 2 7 5 -1 15
16 Cremonese 16 3 6 7 15 21 8 2 3 3 8 11 8 1 3 4 7 10 -6 15
17 Reggiana 15 4 3 8 15 26 7 2 2 3 9 8 8 2 1 5 6 18 -11 15
18 Pescara 16 3 4 9 14 28 9 2 3 4 10 13 7 1 1 5 4 15 -14 13
19 Virtus Entella 16 2 5 9 13 29 8 1 1 6 7 17 8 1 4 3 6 12 -16 11
20 Ascoli 16 2 4 10 13 25 7 2 1 4 5 10 9 0 3 6 8 15 -12 10

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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.