Bologna vs Lecce prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-11-01 14:00.
[p]After Bologna endured a slow start to their campaign – registering only one win across their opening five Serie A matches (D3, L1) – things are starting to look better for Vincenzo Italiano’s men. They celebrated their first victory at Cagliari in 11 years in midweek, which stretched their current unbeaten run to seven league matches (W2, D5). [/p]
[p]With their last home match against AC Milan being postponed due to floods, Bologna have not featured in the league in front of their home fans since the 0-0 draw with Parma at the start of month. That was one of five draws on home soil already this season, continuing what’s becoming a remarkable run with each of their previous eight competitive matches here all ending level – unsurprisingly that’s a club record. [/p]
[p]Lecce will hope they can snap that record by securing a crucial three points, and they should arrive with some boosted confidence after ending a five-match run without a goal by beating Hellas Verona 1-0 on Tuesday. Despite that, there’s still no team who have scored fewer than their four top-flight goals so far, and they remain the only side yet to score on their travels this Serie A term – that’s something manager Luca Gotti will be keen to fix here. [/p]
[p]The away side’s eight points after ten games mirrors their record in the 2022/23 season at the same stage, which is important to note as they went on to finish five points above the relegation zone that year. However, four defeats in their five away league matches so far suggests that the road won’t be the destination of any Lecce revival.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Riccardo Orsolini, now Bologna’s joint-top away scorer in the three-points-for-a-win era, has actually scored five of his last seven goals at home, with three being game-openers. Patrick Dorgu rescued Lecce with his second seasonal goal and the Giallorossi have now won three of his four goalscoring appearances.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Lecce have conceded a league-high seven goals between the 31st minute and half-time.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]