Lecce vs Empoli prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-11-07 19:45.
[p]After a rare victory over Verona in their last home outing, Lecce fell back into old ways last weekend in a 1-0 loss to Bologna, which marked their fifth Serie A match in six to see the Giallorossi lose ‘to-nil’. It’s therefore unsurprising that no team has scored less than their four league goals this season, which is one of the main reasons why Luca Gotti’s men start this round inside the bottom three.[/p]
[p]Another problem is their leaky defence that has already conceded 20 league goals this season, which should serve as a strong warning as the last time Lecce conceded 20+ goals at this stage of a Serie A season was in 2019/20, a season which ended in relegation! This weakness has spread to their Stadio Via del mare stadium, where Lecce have conceded at least twice in three of their last four home outings, including a disastrous 6-0 defeat to Fiorentina.[/p]
[p]The arrival of Empoli could be the turning point though, as the visitors have scored the joint-second least league goals so far, with just eight strikes. Despite those struggles, the Tuscany based side halted their five-game winless run on Monday evening as they beat Como 1-0, which was the first time in six home matches that they found the net![/p]
[p]Curiously, Empoli don’t seem to have the same problems on the road as they’ve now scored in seven consecutive away competitive matches, a streak which helped them avoid defeat in all but one of those games (W3, D3, L1). They last racked up such a scoring streak between October 2021 and January 2022, when they found the net in ten consecutive away outings, and they’ll be desperate to continue that form here as they look to claim their first victory at this venue since 2006 (D2, L2).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Still waiting for his first goal of the season, Ante Rebić could hit late as five of his last six competitive goals arrived beyond the hour mark. After scoring against Como, each of Empoli’s Pietro Pellegri’s last six goals came after the break and in victories.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Lecce have conceded a league-high seven goals inside the 31st-45th minute period this Serie A season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]