Lecce vs SPAL preview: Visitors face a demanding 90 minutes at Stadio Comunale Via del Mare

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Via del Mare (33876 seats)

Lecce are pursuing the top league places while SPAL are more worried about escaping relegation. May the best team win!

Insights:
  • Lecce have the the best goal difference (+26) in Serie B
  • Lecce have scored at least twice as many goals at home as SPAL have scored away.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Lecce and SPAL.

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Lecce form and stats

Lecce are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at Stadio Comunale Via del Mare. 10 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 16 games.

Lecce enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Ternana's place. The match ended 4-1 with Ragusa, Mariano, Strefezza and Coda scoring. Attacking player Strefezza outperformed all teammates in that game and received a match rating of 8.6 out of 10. Strefezza scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Frosinone in a game that was won 1-0.

The Lecce manager Baroni has got the team scoring with 33 from 16 home games in the league. Lecce have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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SPAL form and stats

4-6-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for SPAL in their Serie B matches away. SPAL has drawn their two previous away games.

There were no winners in SPAL's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Cosenza (placed 17th). Dickmann, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.61. Dickmann scored one goal and won 6 of 11 duels.

A 2-2 draw at Alessandria's stadium before that.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, SPAL have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road. More than 60 percent of these were let in from the 60th minute and onwards in these in the last 30 minutes of matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these sides face each other this campaign, as the results database show this recent fixture: SPAL - Lecce 1-3. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's three Lecce victories, zero draws and three SPAL wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LecceM. Coda
M. Coda
20 goals
LecceG. Strefezza Rebelato
G. Strefezza Rebelato
12 goals
SPALL. Colombo
L. Colombo
6 goals

Lecce missing players

SPAL missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lecce SPAL
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 3 16 33
16 10 5 Won W 0 4 7
14 5 0 Drew D 1 6 13
3 1 0 Lost L 2 6 13
54 33 15 Scored S 1 13 39
28 14 4 Conceded C 6 23 50
88% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
76% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 79%
48% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 48%
24% 31% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 36%
9% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
58% 62% 60% BTTS BTTS 33% 44% 58%
36% 38% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 21%
18% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 38% 30%
 
5.5 6.3 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.4 4.9
3.8 3.3 2.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.2 5
2.3 1.9 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.9 2.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
14.6 15.9 19.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9 11.9 14.9
5.2 5.4 7.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.7 4.8
32% 38% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 22% 25%
 
9.3 7.8 7 Shots against (avg) S A 14.7 13.5 13.3
2.8 2.4 1.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.7 4.5
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 scored at least twice as many goals at home as SPAL have scored away.
  • Lecce have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Serie B
  • Lecce have the most scored goals in the first half (31) in Serie B
  • Lecce have the the best goal difference (+26) 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 33 18 9 6 50 31 17 10 6 1 29 16 16 8 3 5 21 15 19 63
2 Lecce 33 16 14 3 54 28 16 10 5 1 33 14 17 6 9 2 21 14 26 62
3 Pisa 32 16 10 6 41 29 16 9 6 1 22 11 16 7 4 5 19 18 12 58
4 Benevento 32 16 9 7 55 30 16 9 4 3 35 16 16 7 5 4 20 14 25 57
5 Monza 32 16 9 7 51 32 16 11 3 2 31 13 16 5 6 5 20 19 19 57
6 Brescia 32 15 12 5 49 32 16 6 7 3 25 19 16 9 5 2 24 13 17 57
7 Ascoli 32 15 7 10 44 39 16 6 5 5 18 17 16 9 2 5 26 22 5 52
8 Frosinone 33 13 12 8 47 34 16 8 6 2 27 12 17 5 6 6 20 22 13 51
9 Perugia 32 11 14 7 34 28 16 4 7 5 15 14 16 7 7 2 19 14 6 47
10 Cittadella 32 11 11 10 34 32 16 6 4 6 20 16 16 5 7 4 14 16 2 44
11 Como 32 10 14 8 39 40 16 5 7 4 18 15 16 5 7 4 21 25 -1 44
12 Ternana 33 12 8 13 48 51 17 8 1 8 25 23 16 4 7 5 23 28 -3 44
13 Reggina 33 12 8 13 29 40 17 8 2 7 17 20 16 4 6 6 12 20 -11 44
14 Parma 32 9 15 8 40 34 16 4 8 4 19 14 16 5 7 4 21 20 6 42
15 SPAL 33 7 13 13 39 50 17 3 7 7 26 27 16 4 6 6 13 23 -11 34
16 Alessandria 33 6 8 19 31 55 16 4 5 7 14 22 17 2 3 12 17 33 -24 26
17 Cosenza 32 5 10 17 29 52 15 5 3 7 16 20 17 0 7 10 13 32 -23 25
18 Vicenza 32 6 6 20 31 54 16 4 4 8 18 22 16 2 2 12 13 32 -23 24
19 Crotone 32 3 11 18 32 52 16 3 8 5 19 21 16 0 3 13 13 31 -20 20
20 Pordenone 33 3 8 22 24 58 17 2 6 9 15 27 16 1 2 13 9 31 -34 17

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SPAL:
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 33 18 9 6 50 31 17 10 6 1 29 16 16 8 3 5 21 15 19 63
2 Lecce 33 16 14 3 54 28 16 10 5 1 33 14 17 6 9 2 21 14 26 62
3 Pisa 32 16 10 6 41 29 16 9 6 1 22 11 16 7 4 5 19 18 12 58
4 Benevento 32 16 9 7 55 30 16 9 4 3 35 16 16 7 5 4 20 14 25 57
5 Monza 32 16 9 7 51 32 16 11 3 2 31 13 16 5 6 5 20 19 19 57
6 Brescia 32 15 12 5 49 32 16 6 7 3 25 19 16 9 5 2 24 13 17 57
7 Ascoli 32 15 7 10 44 39 16 6 5 5 18 17 16 9 2 5 26 22 5 52
8 Frosinone 33 13 12 8 47 34 16 8 6 2 27 12 17 5 6 6 20 22 13 51
9 Perugia 32 11 14 7 34 28 16 4 7 5 15 14 16 7 7 2 19 14 6 47
10 Cittadella 32 11 11 10 34 32 16 6 4 6 20 16 16 5 7 4 14 16 2 44
11 Como 32 10 14 8 39 40 16 5 7 4 18 15 16 5 7 4 21 25 -1 44
12 Ternana 33 12 8 13 48 51 17 8 1 8 25 23 16 4 7 5 23 28 -3 44
13 Reggina 33 12 8 13 29 40 17 8 2 7 17 20 16 4 6 6 12 20 -11 44
14 Parma 32 9 15 8 40 34 16 4 8 4 19 14 16 5 7 4 21 20 6 42
15 SPAL 33 7 13 13 39 50 17 3 7 7 26 27 16 4 6 6 13 23 -11 34
16 Alessandria 33 6 8 19 31 55 16 4 5 7 14 22 17 2 3 12 17 33 -24 26
17 Cosenza 32 5 10 17 29 52 15 5 3 7 16 20 17 0 7 10 13 32 -23 25
18 Vicenza 32 6 6 20 31 54 16 4 4 8 18 22 16 2 2 12 13 32 -23 24
19 Crotone 32 3 11 18 32 52 16 3 8 5 19 21 16 0 3 13 13 31 -20 20
20 Pordenone 33 3 8 22 24 58 17 2 6 9 15 27 16 1 2 13 9 31 -34 17

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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.