Lecce vs AC Milan prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-08-28 18:45.
[p]After suffering a shocking defeat on the opening weekend of the Serie A season, AC Milan travel to Lecce looking to open their account for 2025/26.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]New Lecce boss Eusebio Di Francesco made a satisfactory start to Serie A life in charge as he oversaw a goalless draw at Genoa, though concerns remain over a meek attacking display that saw his side fail to register a single shot on target. The impact of the sale of last season’s top scorer Nikola Krstović to Atalanta is keenly felt, so the Giallorossi will have to find goals from somewhere if they’re to build on three successive bottom-half finishes. Di Francesco may not be so confident of getting the first league win of his second stint in charge here, given that Lecce have won one of their last 11 Serie A home matches (D3, L7). [/p]
[p]Opposite number Massimiliano Allegri may already be feeling the heat after suffering an embarrassing 2-1 home defeat against newly-promoted Cremonese to open his second Milan tenure. His admission that his side “struggled to perceive danger” may worry the Rossoneri faithful, as might the expected signing of Victor Boniface from Bayer Leverkusen falling through this week. Milan enter this clash as favourites regardless, and should be confident of avoiding losing both of their opening two games of a Serie A season for the first time since 2008/09 considering they’ve won five of their last six Friday-held league games (L1).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]AC Milan retain a stranglehold on this fixture, last losing it in April 2006 (W9, D5), winning each of the last three H2Hs. A whopping 25 total goals have been scored across the last five meetings that Lecce have hosted.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Only one of Lecce’s last five home league games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Lecce have lost five of their last seven Friday-held Serie A games (W1, D1).[/p]
[p]None of AC Milan’s last 13 Serie A away fixtures ended level (W7, L6).[/p]
[p]Milan boss Allegri is unbeaten in his last nine H2Hs against Lecce (W8, D1).[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Three of Lameck Banda’s four goals for Lecce have come after half-time, including the equaliser in a 2-2 draw against Milan in the 2023/24 season. Milan forward Santiago Gimenez also tends to strike late with five of his six strikes for the Rossoneri coming beyond the 70th minute, yet he still managed to net his team’s opening goal three times therein.[/p]
[p]Lecce don’t appear to have any new injury concerns, while Milan’s Rafael Leão missed their opener with a calf injury.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]While Milan may have dominated this fixture in recent times, their defensive instability means that backing them to win and both teams to score could be a smart route to take.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]