Juventus U23 v Lecco betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Sun 19.February
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta (6000 seats)

Flashy Lecco come to Juventus U23 after their 3-1-result vs Novara. Check out our thorough match preview!

Insights:
  • Juventus U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lecco have won significantly less corners away then at home.

The hosts Juventus saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Coppa Italia Serie C. Thankfully the previous game, versus Foggia, was also a home game here at Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta. The away team is better rested.

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Juventus U23 form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie C: Girone A, Juventus U23 have managed 8 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 14 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta.

Juventus U23's previous match was a Coppa Italia Serie C game also played at their home, ending 2-1 against Foggia. The home side are looking to continue in that form.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Pro Sesto that finished 1-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Juventus U23 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Juventus U23 as a small favourite), we find 18 games. Juventus U23 has won 12 of these, drawn 2 and lost 4.

Juventus has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. From these home matches, Juventus U23 have conceded only 13 goals.

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Lecco form and stats

There's been little loot from Lecco's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 14 away games in the Serie C: Girone A. Lecco only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 5 draws. Lecco seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Bunino, Buso and Ilari scored in Lecco's previous match, the home game against Novara that ended 3-1.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Sangiuliano City's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Lecco playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 2 Lecco wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 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. Lecco have conceded 25 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Lecco - Juventus U23 1-0 was the product when this pair of teams formerly did battle, earlier this season. Juventus U23-Lecco H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Juventus U23 two wins, Lecco three wins, two draws. three of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

LeccoN. Buso
N. Buso
6 goals
LeccoC. Ilari
C. Ilari
6 goals
JuventusE. Pecorino
E. Pecorino
5 goals

Juventus U23 missing players

Lecco missing players

Juventus U23 Lecco
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 14 3 Played P 4 14 27
10 8 2 Won W 2 3 13
8 3 0 Drew D 2 5 6
9 3 1 Lost L 0 6 8
34 20 6 Scored S 7 13 36
32 13 3 Conceded C 4 25 33
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
78% 79% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 81%
44% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 48%
11% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 29% 22%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 7%
59% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 50% 44%
30% 43% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 14% 33%
11% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 43% 30%
 
3.4 3.5 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.4 4.3
6.1 6.2 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.5 4.3
2.3 2.2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.4 3.1
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9 10 8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 7.9 9.1
3.6 3.9 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.4 3.7
37% 39% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 64% 39% 36%
 
11.1 10.9 10 Shots against (avg) S A 8.2 9.5 9.6
4 3.4 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.6 3.7
Key stats in Serie C: Girone A this season:
  • Juventus U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Juventus U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Lecco have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FeralpiSalo 28 14 8 6 25 15 14 7 2 5 14 11 14 7 6 1 11 4 10 50
2 Pro Sesto 28 14 8 6 37 35 14 6 5 3 18 16 14 8 3 3 19 19 2 50
3 Pordenone 28 13 10 5 45 25 14 6 6 2 22 12 14 7 4 3 23 13 20 49
4 Lecco 27 13 6 8 36 33 13 10 1 2 23 8 14 3 5 6 13 25 3 45
5 Vicenza 27 13 5 9 46 31 14 8 3 3 31 12 13 5 2 6 15 19 15 44
6 Pro Patria 28 12 7 9 30 27 14 7 3 4 18 13 14 5 4 5 12 14 3 43
7 Renate 28 11 9 8 37 34 14 7 3 4 18 15 14 4 6 4 19 19 3 42
8 Union ArzignanoChiampo 28 10 11 7 34 28 14 5 6 3 19 12 14 5 5 4 15 16 6 41
9 Juventus U23 27 10 8 9 34 32 14 8 3 3 20 13 13 2 5 6 14 19 2 38
10 Novara 28 11 4 13 34 34 14 6 4 4 21 11 14 5 0 9 13 23 0 37
11 Calcio Padova 28 8 12 8 30 32 15 4 8 3 18 17 13 4 4 5 12 15 -2 36
12 Virtus Verona 28 8 11 9 29 24 13 1 5 7 9 16 15 7 6 2 20 8 5 35
13 Pro Vercelli 28 9 8 11 32 36 15 5 4 6 16 19 13 4 4 5 16 17 -4 35
14 Trento Calcio 1921 28 9 7 12 31 34 14 3 5 6 14 18 14 6 2 6 17 16 -3 34
15 AlbinoLeffe 28 8 10 10 32 36 14 3 6 5 14 15 14 5 4 5 18 21 -4 34
16 Pergolettese 28 9 6 13 33 37 14 7 2 5 24 20 14 2 4 8 9 17 -4 33
17 Sangiuliano City 28 9 4 15 31 37 14 6 2 6 16 15 14 3 2 9 15 22 -6 31
18 Mantova 27 8 7 12 33 43 13 6 3 4 19 15 14 2 4 8 14 28 -10 31
19 Piacenza 28 5 9 14 31 48 13 2 5 6 16 22 15 3 4 8 15 26 -17 24
20 Triestina 28 5 8 15 20 39 14 4 3 7 11 19 14 1 5 8 9 20 -19 23

Read more about Serie C: Girone A

Serie C is the third highest level in the Italian football league. It is divided into three geographical divisions; North East, North West and South. These are often referred to as Girone (or group) A, B, C. Each group holds 20 teams who play 38 fixtures each to create a final league table.