The Matchday 9 clash in Serie A between Lecce and Napoli will take place on October 28 at the Via del Mare Stadium. Lecce vs. Napoli: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Lecce
Eusebio Di Francesco's side suffered a 2-3 defeat away to Udinese in the last round. As a result, Lecce's three-match unbeaten run in the league (1 win, 2 draws) came to an end. However, this was only the second time in the last 18 Serie A matches that the club scored more than one goal. The team has collected six points and is positioned 16th in the standings.
- The club has not won in 14 of their last 15 home matches in Serie A (5 draws, 9 losses).
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in 5 of the team's last 7 home league matches.
- Lecce has not scored more than one goal in 8 of their last 9 home games in Serie A.
Predicted lineup for Lecce (4-5-1)
Vladimiro Falcone – Antonino Gallo, Thiago Gabriel, Kialonda Gaspar, Danilo Veiga – Tete Morente, Thorir Helgason, Medon Berisha, Ylber Ramadani, Santiago Pierotti – Nikola Stulic.
Forward Riccardo Sottil will miss the match due to injury.
Napoli
Antonio Conte's side defeated Inter 3-1 at home in the last round. As a result, Napoli secured their sixth win in the current Serie A campaign. Moreover, the team scored more than two goals for the third time this season, although they failed to keep a clean sheet for the sixth consecutive Serie A match. The Neapolitans have collected 18 points and returned to the top of the standings. Notably, the team has already scored 15 goals this season, second only to Inter (19).
- The club has not lost in 7 of their last 9 away matches in Serie A (4 wins, 3 draws).
- The team has not scored more than once in 8 of their last 10 away league matches.
- A maximum of two goals were scored in 7 of Napoli's last 9 away matches in Serie A.
Predicted lineup for Napoli (3-5-2)
Vanja Milinkovic-Savic – Alessandro Buongiorno, Juan Jesus, Giovanni Di Lorenzo – Scott McTominay, Billy Gilmour, Kevin De Bruyne, André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Leonardo Spinazzola – Matteo Politano, David Neres.
Defender Amir Rrahmani, midfielders Kevin De Bruyne and Stanislav Lobotka, as well as forwards David Neres, Romelu Lukaku, and Rasmus Højlund will miss the match due to injuries.
Lecce vs. Napoli: Match Prediction
Even on their home turf, Lecce rarely manages to delight fans with vibrant attacking football: in their last 15 home matches in Serie A, the team has only scored more than one goal twice, and in nine games during this period, they failed to score at all. Furthermore, the club has not found the net in both of their previous home encounters with the Neapolitans in the league.
Napoli does not impress with high scoring, especially when it comes to away games. In their last ten away matches in Serie A, Antonio Conte's side has only scored more than once on two occasions, and in three matches during this stretch, they left the field without scoring. At the same time, the Neapolitans are very solid defensively, conceding only five goals in their last nine away league games.
I do not expect many goals in this encounter, so my prediction: Total under 2.5 goals
