The Serie A Round 17 fixture between Lecce and Como will take place on 27 December at the Stadio Via del Mare. Lecce v Como: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Lecce
Eusebio Di Francesco's side beat Pisa 1-0 at home in the last round, recording their fourth victory of the current campaign. The club kept a clean sheet for the sixth time this Serie A season. Lecce have 16 points and sit 14th in the table. Notably, the team have scored just 11 goals so far, ahead of only Parma (10) in that regard.
- The club are unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home Serie A matches (2 wins, 3 draws).
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in 8 of the team's previous 11 home league fixtures.
- No more than two goals were scored in 7 of Lecce's last 10 home matches in Serie A.
Predicted Lecce lineup (4-5-1)
Vladimiro Falcone – Corry Ndaba, Tiago Gabriel, Kialonda Gaspar, Danilu Veiga – Riccardo Sottill, Lassana Coulibaly, Medon Berisha, Yulber Ramadani, Santiago Pierotti – Francesco Camarda.
Defender Gabi Jean and midfielder Balthazar Pierre are injured. In addition, defender Kialonda Gaspar, and midfielders Lassana Coulibaly and Lamek Banda have left for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Como
In the last round, Cesc Fàbregas' side were beaten 0-1 away at Roma. As a result, Como have for the first time in two seasons suffered two successive defeats without scoring. Defensively the team have been solid — in 14 of their previous 15 league matches they have not conceded more than one goal. Como sit seventh in the table with 24 points.
- The team are unbeaten in 9 of their last 12 away Serie A matches (5 wins, 4 draws).
- The club conceded no more than one goal in 11 of their previous 12 away league fixtures.
- A maximum of two goals were scored in 7 of Como's last 10 away matches in Serie A.
Predicted Como lineup (4-5-1)
Jean Buté – Alex Valle, Ivan Smolcic, Mark Oliver Kempf, Jacobo Ramon – Assane Diao, Jayden Addai, Maxence Caqueret, Nico Paz, Lucas da Cunha – Martin Baturina.
Midfielder Sergi Roberto, and forwards Assane Diao and Alvaro Morata will miss the game through injury.
Referee: Matteo Marchetti (Italy)
Matches – 16 (Serie A, 2024/25–2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 62;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.9;
Red cards shown – 5;
Average fouls per match – 26;
Penalties – 13%.
Lecce v Como: Match Prediction
Neither side impresses with their attacking output, but both are capable of being solid at the back, so I do not expect many goals in this encounter. In Lecce's last 19 home Serie A matches they have scored more than once on only three occasions, and in 11 of those games they failed to score at all.
Como favour a reliable defensive approach and only rarely produce productive attacking displays on the road. In their previous 10 away league matches, Fàbregas' team have managed to score more than once on just two occasions — both against Torino and Fiorentina, sides that rank among the poorest defences this season.
I expect a low-scoring game, so my prediction: Total under 2.5 goals
*Each team's starting lineup is taken from their most recent match in this competition.