Serie B match preview: Lecce versus Salernitana

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 02.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Via del Mare (33876 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Lecce - Salernitana!

Insights:
  • Lecce have the most scored goals (58) in Serie B
  • Salernitana have the most clean sheets (7) away in Serie B

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Lecce form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie B, Lecce, who have the most scored goals (58) in Serie B, have managed 5 wins, 8 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 15 games. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.

Lecce enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Frosinone's place. The match ended 3-0 with Massimo Coda (2) and Pablo Rodríguez scoring. In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Venezia.

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

Lecce can score goals in their home matches. After 15 league matches they have found the net 30 times. Lecce have conceded 21 in these home matches.

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Salernitana form and stats

5-6-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Salernitana, who have the most clean sheets (7) away in Serie B, in their Serie B matches away. In general it has been a productive period now for Salernitana as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.

637 minutes! That's how long the Salernitana goalkeeper Vid Belec and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Salernitana go into this game after a win, the home game against Brescia that ended 1-0. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Cittadella that ended 0-0.

A quick return to home after this game, as Salernitana are hosting Frosinone in the Serie B only three days away.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 18 goals have been conceded by Salernitana in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Salernitana - Lecce 1-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: four - two - two (Lecce wins - draws - Salernitana wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LecceM. Coda
M. Coda
20 goals
SalernitanaG. Tutino
G. Tutino
10 goals
LecceM. Mancosu
M. Mancosu
8 goals

Lecce missing players

Salernitana missing players

Lecce Salernitana
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 3 Played P 4 15 30
13 5 0 Won W 1 5 13
13 8 3 Drew D 1 6 12
4 2 0 Lost L 2 4 5
58 30 4 Scored S 2 12 32
36 21 4 Conceded C 9 18 27
90% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 73% 80%
83% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 60% 63%
67% 80% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 40% 33%
43% 60% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 20% 13%
13% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 7% 7%
67% 73% 67% BTTS BTTS 25% 33% 40%
23% 20% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 47% 47%
20% 27% 33% Failed to Score F T 75% 47% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.3 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.7 2.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
15.8 16.3 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 11 11.3
4.8 4.5 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.5 3.5
40% 45% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 23% 28%
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 at home as Salernitana have scored away.
  • Lecce have the fewest matches under the total-line (11) in Serie B
  • Lecce have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Serie B
  • Lecce have the most scored goals (30) at home in Serie B
  • Lecce have the most scored goals (58) in Serie B
  • Lecce have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Serie B
  • Salernitana have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Salernitana have the most clean sheets (7) away 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 Empoli 30 15 14 1 53 24 15 8 7 0 26 10 15 7 7 1 27 14 29 59
2 Lecce 30 13 13 4 58 36 15 5 8 2 30 21 15 8 5 2 28 15 22 52
3 Salernitana 30 13 12 5 32 27 15 8 6 1 20 9 15 5 6 4 12 18 5 51
4 Monza 30 13 11 6 40 26 15 7 5 3 23 12 15 6 6 3 17 14 14 50
5 Venezia 30 13 10 7 42 30 15 8 2 5 22 16 15 5 8 2 20 14 12 49
6 Cittadella 30 12 9 9 40 28 15 7 5 3 21 12 15 5 4 6 19 16 12 45
7 SPAL 30 11 12 7 35 32 15 7 5 3 22 15 15 4 7 4 13 17 3 45
8 Chievo 30 11 11 8 37 28 15 8 3 4 22 12 15 3 8 4 15 16 9 44
9 Pisa 29 9 13 7 39 40 15 5 9 1 18 14 14 4 4 6 21 26 -1 40
10 Brescia 30 10 9 11 40 41 15 6 4 5 24 21 15 4 5 6 16 20 -1 39
11 Vicenza 30 8 14 8 40 40 15 3 9 3 18 18 15 5 5 5 22 22 0 38
12 Frosinone 30 9 11 10 28 36 15 3 6 6 11 18 15 6 5 4 17 18 -8 38
13 Reggina 30 9 10 11 29 34 15 6 3 6 13 15 15 3 7 5 16 19 -5 37
14 Cremonese 30 9 9 12 35 36 15 5 4 6 19 18 15 4 5 6 16 18 -1 36
15 Pordenone 29 7 13 9 28 28 14 2 9 3 17 15 15 5 4 6 11 13 0 34
16 Cosenza 30 4 17 9 24 30 15 1 9 5 10 15 15 3 8 4 14 15 -6 29
17 Reggiana 30 8 5 17 25 47 15 5 4 6 15 18 15 3 1 11 10 29 -22 29
18 Ascoli 30 6 10 14 25 39 15 4 5 6 11 18 15 2 5 8 14 21 -14 28
19 Pescara 30 5 8 17 22 47 15 2 4 9 13 24 15 3 4 8 9 23 -25 23
20 Virtus Entella 30 4 9 17 24 47 15 3 3 9 14 26 15 1 6 8 10 21 -23 21

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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.