Lecce vs Napoli prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-05-02 16:00.
[p]Despite being forced to play Atalanta on Sunday after their physiotherapist had tragically died three days prior, Lecce picked up a crucial point after a 1-1 draw to restore their two-point cushion over the Serie A relegation zone ahead of the round. That clash in Bergamo is just the start of a daunting schedule for Marco Giampaolo’s men, who will face three pre-round top-half sides in the last four weekends of the campaign. [/p]
[p]The first of those encounters comes against leaders Napoli, which does not promise much for the hosts, who have been unable to beat any of the current top 13 teams in the division on their own patch this season (D3, L8), failing to score on eight such occasions. That could certainly continue, as Lecce have lost three of the last four H2Hs (D1), failing to find the net in the last three such games.[/p]
[p]Just a few weeks ago, Napoli went into their match against Empoli six points behind top-of-the-table Inter Milan, but three consecutive clean-sheet wins since – a run which has seen Scott McTominay incredibly score five of their six goals – have put them three points clear at the summit with only four games of the campaign to go.[/p]
[p]Head coach Antonio Conte could now lead Napoli to their second Serie A title in three years, as all their remaining fixtures are against current bottom-eight sides, with the Partenopei boasting an impressive record against such teams this season (W10, D1, L1), while they are yet to concede this term in matches against sides in the bottom four (W6, D1).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Jesper Karlsson scored his first goal for Lecce last weekend – the sixth of his last ten strikes at club level to arrive in the opening 30 minutes. Napoli will hope to see Romelu Lukaku get on the scoresheet, as each of his 12 goalscoring appearances this season have seen them emerge victorious.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Napoli have kept a joint league-high 16 Serie A clean sheets this campaign.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]