Betting preview: Reggina faced with a tough challenge when Lecce visits

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Mon 18.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Oreste Granillo (27763 seats)

Match preview: 21 points are between the teams ahead of this match, Lecce on top. Can Reggina take the guests by surprise?

Insights:
  • Reggina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lecce have the fewest conceded goals (28) in Serie B

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Reggina form and stats

All-inclusive Serie B statistics playing at home this season for Reggina are 8-2-7 (wins-draws-losses).

Galabinov was the last player to score a league goal for Reggina and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Reggina haven't scored in 190 minutes.

The followers are hoping that Reggina will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the game against Ascoli (placed 7th). Turati had a busy but productive day in the Ascoli match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Midfielder Bellomo was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.6 (out of ten) in that game. Bellomo hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Benevento with the scoreline 0-3.

Reggina's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Lecce form and stats

Playing away, Lecce, who have the fewest conceded goals (28) in Serie B, have won 6 games, drawn 9 and suffered 2 defeats in the Serie B this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Pisa game have they lost an away game, meaning Lecce has taken points from eight away matches in a row.

Lecce won their last game, 1-0 versus SPAL played at home. Helgason came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against SPAL last time out, making the manager Baroni feel like a tactical genius. Attacker Coda got a player rating of 8.11 in the game. "Man of the match" Coda served one assist and hit three key passes.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Ternana with the score of 4-1.

Lecce have scored 21 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Lecce as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other previously this season, with the final score Lecce - Reggina 2-0 written in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Reggina victory, one draw and eight Lecce wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LecceM. Coda
M. Coda
20 goals
LecceG. Strefezza Rebelato
G. Strefezza Rebelato
12 goals
RegginaA. Galabinov
A. Galabinov
9 goals

Reggina missing players

Lecce missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reggina Lecce
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
12 8 1 Won W 3 6 17
8 2 1 Drew D 2 9 14
14 7 3 Lost L 0 2 3
29 17 2 Scored S 10 21 55
42 20 7 Conceded C 4 14 28
91% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 88%
68% 59% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 65% 74%
32% 47% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 35% 47%
15% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 18% 24%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
35% 35% 20% BTTS BTTS 60% 53% 56%
29% 35% 40% Clean Sheets C S 40% 35% 38%
44% 41% 60% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 18%
 
3.8 3.9 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 4.8 5.5
6.4 5.6 5.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.3 3.9
3.1 2.9 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.7 2.3
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.7 11.8 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 13.4 14.7
3.4 4.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 5 5.2
25% 24% 10% Goal Efficiency G E 53% 25% 31%
 
14.9 13.2 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 9.6 10.7 9.4
4.4 4.1 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.2 3.2 2.8
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Lecce have the fewest conceded goals (28) in Serie B
  • Lecce have the most scored goals in the first half (31) in Serie B
  • Lecce have the the best goal difference (+27) in Serie B
  • Reggina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lecce 34 17 14 3 55 28 17 11 5 1 34 14 17 6 9 2 21 14 27 65
2 Monza 34 18 9 7 55 32 17 12 3 2 33 13 17 6 6 5 22 19 23 63
3 Cremonese 34 18 9 7 51 33 17 10 6 1 29 16 17 8 3 6 22 17 18 63
4 Brescia 34 16 13 5 50 32 17 7 7 3 26 19 17 9 6 2 24 13 18 61
5 Benevento 33 17 9 7 56 30 17 10 4 3 36 16 16 7 5 4 20 14 26 60
6 Pisa 34 16 12 6 42 30 17 9 7 1 22 11 17 7 5 5 20 19 12 60
7 Ascoli 34 16 7 11 46 41 17 7 5 5 20 17 17 9 2 6 26 24 5 55
8 Frosinone 34 14 12 8 49 35 17 9 6 2 29 13 17 5 6 6 20 22 14 54
9 Perugia 34 11 16 7 35 29 17 4 8 5 16 15 17 7 8 2 19 14 6 49
10 Cittadella 34 12 12 10 36 33 17 6 5 6 20 16 17 6 7 4 16 17 3 48
11 Ternana 34 13 8 13 50 52 17 8 1 8 25 23 17 5 7 5 25 29 -2 47
12 Parma 34 10 15 9 44 38 17 5 8 4 23 17 17 5 7 5 21 21 6 45
13 Como 34 10 14 10 43 46 17 5 7 5 19 17 17 5 7 5 24 29 -3 44
14 Reggina 34 12 8 14 29 42 17 8 2 7 17 20 17 4 6 7 12 22 -13 44
15 SPAL 34 7 13 14 39 51 17 3 7 7 26 27 17 4 6 7 13 24 -12 34
16 Alessandria 34 7 8 19 33 55 17 5 5 7 16 22 17 2 3 12 17 33 -22 29
17 Vicenza 34 6 7 21 32 56 17 4 5 8 19 23 17 2 2 13 13 33 -24 25
18 Cosenza 33 5 10 18 29 54 16 5 3 8 16 22 17 0 7 10 13 32 -25 25
19 Crotone 34 3 12 19 34 55 17 3 8 6 20 23 17 0 4 13 14 32 -21 21
20 Pordenone 34 3 8 23 24 60 17 2 6 9 15 27 17 1 2 14 9 33 -36 17

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 Lecce 34 17 14 3 55 28 17 11 5 1 34 14 17 6 9 2 21 14 27 65
2 Monza 34 18 9 7 55 32 17 12 3 2 33 13 17 6 6 5 22 19 23 63
3 Cremonese 34 18 9 7 51 33 17 10 6 1 29 16 17 8 3 6 22 17 18 63
4 Brescia 34 16 13 5 50 32 17 7 7 3 26 19 17 9 6 2 24 13 18 61
5 Benevento 33 17 9 7 56 30 17 10 4 3 36 16 16 7 5 4 20 14 26 60
6 Pisa 34 16 12 6 42 30 17 9 7 1 22 11 17 7 5 5 20 19 12 60
7 Ascoli 34 16 7 11 46 41 17 7 5 5 20 17 17 9 2 6 26 24 5 55
8 Frosinone 34 14 12 8 49 35 17 9 6 2 29 13 17 5 6 6 20 22 14 54
9 Perugia 34 11 16 7 35 29 17 4 8 5 16 15 17 7 8 2 19 14 6 49
10 Cittadella 34 12 12 10 36 33 17 6 5 6 20 16 17 6 7 4 16 17 3 48
11 Ternana 34 13 8 13 50 52 17 8 1 8 25 23 17 5 7 5 25 29 -2 47
12 Parma 34 10 15 9 44 38 17 5 8 4 23 17 17 5 7 5 21 21 6 45
13 Como 34 10 14 10 43 46 17 5 7 5 19 17 17 5 7 5 24 29 -3 44
14 Reggina 34 12 8 14 29 42 17 8 2 7 17 20 17 4 6 7 12 22 -13 44
15 SPAL 34 7 13 14 39 51 17 3 7 7 26 27 17 4 6 7 13 24 -12 34
16 Alessandria 34 7 8 19 33 55 17 5 5 7 16 22 17 2 3 12 17 33 -22 29
17 Vicenza 34 6 7 21 32 56 17 4 5 8 19 23 17 2 2 13 13 33 -24 25
18 Cosenza 33 5 10 18 29 54 16 5 3 8 16 22 17 0 7 10 13 32 -25 25
19 Crotone 34 3 12 19 34 55 17 3 8 6 20 23 17 0 4 13 14 32 -21 21
20 Pordenone 34 3 8 23 24 60 17 2 6 9 15 27 17 1 2 14 9 33 -36 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.