Monza vs Lecce prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-05-27 13:00.
With just two games remaining in their Serie A (SA) campaign, Monza hold all the cards as they push hard to secure eighth spot, which could in turn mean European football if top-seven Juventus are banned from competing by UEFA. Considering Monza had never previously competed in SA before this season, to be in such a position is remarkable and with an eight-match unbeaten run in tow (W5, D3), they’re showing no signs of slowing up.
They’ll go in search of a third-successive league victory when Lecce come to town, but with their visitors fighting for their lives at the bottom-end of the table, this promises to be far from straightforward. A perfectly split H2H record of two wins each and seven draws across the last 11 meetings at the U-Power Stadium would support that theory, and considering the reverse fixture also ended in stalemate, history suggests this will be a close-fought contest despite the gulf in the table.
Coming into the round three points above the drop zone, Lecce’s survival hopes are firmly in their own hands and their safety could be confirmed this weekend by simply bettering Verona’s result against Empoli. Other permutations could also see Lecce safe, but with both of their nearest rivals in Verona and Spezia playing before this match kicks off, Lecce will know what they have to do before they take to the field.
Without delving too much into permutations, boss Marco Baroni will be keen to see his side simply win the game, but they seemingly run into an issue in the fact this match comes on the road. Lecce are winless in six away league games (D1, L5), and considering they conceded the opener in each of those games, it’s easy to see slow starts are a problem plaguing them on the road.
Players to watch: Dany Mota has scored two first-half goals across Monza’s last three home SA games and now goes in search of a first-ever career goal against Lecce. He’ll likely be vying with Assan Ceesay for some early impact, as his last five SA goals have all arrived in the first half.
Hot stat: Ahead of the round, Lecce have scored a league-high portion of their SA goals in the first-half (60%).