Lecce vs Verona prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-10-28 17:30.
[p]There seems to be no end in sight for the current freefall Lecce are experiencing, as a 1-0 loss to top-of-the-table Napoli last time out made it four successive defeats in Serie A for Luca Gotti’s men. The Giallorossi survived a barrage of attacks to keep the scoreline respectable on Saturday, but their lack of potency in front of goal is truly to blame for them being stranded in the relegation zone since all those league defeats – and another in the Coppa Italia – came without Lecce scoring. [/p]
[p]Indeed, Gotti’s side have netted just three times in Serie A this term – the fewest goals scored amongst sides in Europe’s traditional top-five leagues. Lecce have actually failed to score in 18 top-flight matches in 2024, also the most in Europe’s top-five leagues, but the home faithful have right to be concerned about both ends of the pitch after their side were hammered 6-0 by Fiorentina in their last outing at the Stadio Via del Mare![/p]
[p]On the receiving end of a mauling themselves on Saturday were upcoming opponents Hellas Verona, who left the Gewiss Stadium with their tails between their legs after Atalanta crushed them 6-1. That’s left the Yellow and Blues with six losses and three wins in Serie A this season, marking the first time in their history they’ve started a top-flight campaign without a draw in their opening nine games[/p]
[p]Manager Paolo Zanetti will be thinking a draw could be on the cards here given his track record against Lecce, since he’s drawn more than half his 11 games against them as a player and manager (W3, D6, L2). He’ll be looking to take advantage of Lecce’s woeful form in front of goal and continue his side’s profitable recent trend in this fixture, given that Verona have won five of the last six H2Hs without conceding (D1).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: With goals hard to come by for Lecce, they’ll turn to their troops who prefer the comforts of home, such as Balthazar Pierret, who has scored his last four goals on home soil. Hoping to undercut him will be Verona’s Casper Tengstedt, who’ll be looking for another quick start since his last two goals have come in the opening ten minutes. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: The same half-time result has been replicated at full-time in six of the last eight H2Hs. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]