The match of round 19 of the Serie A between Lecce and Roma will take place on january 6 at Via del Mare stadium. Lecce vs Roma: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Lecce
Lecce, coached by Eusebio Di Francesco, in the last round managed to secure a draw away against Juventus (1:1). Nevertheless, the home side failed to win in five of their last seven league matches (2 draws, 3 losses). The club has 17 points and sits in 16th position in the league table. Note that the team has scored only 12 goals in the current campaign and, together with Parma, is the worst in this indicator.
- The club has not won in 7 of its last 9 home Serie A matches (3 draws, 4 losses).
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in 9 of the previous 12 home league meetings for the team.
- Lecce failed to score more than one goal in 12 of their last 14 home Serie A games.
Potential Lecce Lineup (4-5-1)*
Vladimiro Falcone – Matias Perez Sepulveda, Thiago Gabriel, Antonino Gallo, Kialonda Gaspar – Lamek Banda, Mohamed Kaba, Yulber Ramadani, Santiago Pierotti, Youssef Male – Francesco Camarda.
Midfielder Medon Berisha, as well as forwards Riccardo Sottil and Tete Morente, are injured. Midfielder Lassana Coulibaly is with the national team.
Roma
Roma, coached by Gian Piero Gasperini, in the last round lost away to Atalanta with a score of 0:1. For Roma this is already the seventh defeat in the current campaign, and in six cases the club lost by a minimal margin. In addition, the visiting team conceded goals in 6 of the previous 7 Serie A matches. At the same time, note that Roma, together with Como, have the best defence in the current campaign – 12 conceded goals. Roma has accumulated 33 points and sits in fifth place in the league table.
- The club lost in 4 of its last 5 away Serie A matches.
- The team conceded in five of the previous away league matches.
- A maximum of two goals were scored in 7 of Roma's last 10 away Serie A matches.
Potential Roma Lineup (3-4-3)*
Mile Svilar – Jan Zelkowski, Gianluca Mancini, Zeki Celik – Devyne Rensch, Kouadio Kone, Bryan Cristante, Mario Hermoso – Matias Soule, Paulo Dybala, Evan Ferguson.
Midfielders Lorenzo Pellegrini and Tommaso Baldanzi, as well as forward Leon Bailey, will miss the match due to injuries. Defenders Gianluca Mancini and Mario Hermoso are suspended. In addition, due to participation in the Africa Cup of Nations, defender Evan Ndicka and midfielder Nel El-Enawy are absent.
Referee
Juan Luca Sacchi (Italy)
Matches – 15 (the Serie A, 2024/25–2025/26);
Yellow/Red Cards (Including Second Yellows) – 48;
Average Yellow/Red Per Match – 3.2;
Red Cards Shown – 2;
Fouls Per Match – 26;
Penalties – 13%.
Lecce vs Roma: Match Prediction
The scoring form of the hosts does not allow for expectations of a vibrant attacking display even on their own ground. Lecce have one of the worst goalscoring records in the current campaign (12), and the home side failed to score in 4 of their last 6 Serie A matches at Via del Mare. At the same time, the club is fairly reliable at the back: in 5 of the last 6 home league meetings Lecce did not concede more than one goal.
The visitors also cannot boast of an efficient attack, especially in away matches. Across their last 17 away Serie A fixtures the side managed to score more than one goal only three times, and in 3 of the last 5 away matches they failed to score at all. At the same time Roma are solid defensively: the club has conceded only 12 goals in the current Serie A campaign and in 9 of the last 10 away meetings they did not allow opponents to score more than once.
Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
* The starting lineup shown for each team is from its previous match in this competition.
