Genoa vs Lecce prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-08-22 16:30.
[p]After back-to-back mid-table finishes, Genoa open their third successive Serie A campaign against a Lecce side who finished just above the relegation zone last term.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Genoa’s slow start last season prompted the November 2024 appointment of Patrick Vieira, who ultimately guided the club to a 13th-place finish. Avoiding relegation will be Vieira’s primary goal once again this term, but the forward-thinking manager will be keen to avoid seeing the club make another slow start as they bid to break into the Serie A top ten for the first time since 2014/15. A respectable record across their last eight Serie A season opening games (W3, D3, L2) suggests they could get off on solid footing this term, and after beating Vicenza 3-0 in the Coppa Italia last week, the omens look good here for Genoa.[/p]
[p]Only three points separated Lecce from the relegation zone last season, so it could be deemed a strange move from Lecce to bring in new manager Eusebio Di Francesco, whose last two Serie A seasons ended in relegation with Frosinone and most recently with Venezia. Di Francesco is well known for nurturing young talent, but whether that’s enough to keep Lecce in Serie A for a fourth successive season remains to be seen. The early signs were promising in their comfortable 2-0 Coppa Italia victory over Juve Stabia last week, but with Lecce winning only one of their 19 opening games in Serie A history (D6, L12), a far greater challenge awaits here. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Genoa are unbeaten in 16 of their 18 Serie A meetings with Lecce (W10, D6, L2), and having won eight of the previous nine home H2Hs in all competitions (D1), they’ve been completely dominant on home turf. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Genoa scored a league-low 12 first-half goals last season.[/p]
[p]Eleven of Genoa’s 19 home league matches last term stood level at half-time.[/p]
[p]Lecce failed to score in a league-high 18 matches last season.[/p]
[p]Lecce have lost ten of their last 11 Saturday-held Serie A fixtures.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]New Genoa recruit Lorenzo Colombo has opened the scoring in eight of his 14 career goalscoring Serie A appearances, including three back in 2022/23 when he played for Lecce! Seventeen-year-old Francesco Camarda provided an assist in Lecce’s win over Juve Stabia which served as his first-ever goal contribution in senior men’s football.   [/p]
[p]Both Genoa and Lecce appear to be close to full strength for this weekend’s meeting. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given their historical dominance at home in this fixture, a Genoa win seems generously priced this weekend. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]