Lecce vs Salernitana prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-09-02 18:45.
The vast majority of Lecce fans would have snapped your hand off for four points from their first two Serie A (SA) matches of the campaign against Fiorentina (2-2) and Lazio (2-1). Those positive results mean that the Giallorossi have made their best start to life in Italy’s top flight since 2004/05, a campaign they went onto finish in a creditable 11th.
The current squad’s resilience has been key so far in 2023/24, with Lecce coming from behind to rescue points in both of their SA matches. The visit of Salernitana also looks set to be tight, as just one of the last seven league H2Hs has been won by more than a single goal. The presence of Roberto D’Aversa in the home dugout could be a blessing though, as he’s yet to lose any of his four managerial H2Hs with Salernitana (W2, D2).
Paulo Sousa’s men are unlikely to be fazed by that though, given that just like Lecce, they’ve made an unbeaten start to the SA campaign (D2). Salernitana have also had to show their fighting spirit, securing both draws after conceding first against Roma (2-2) and Udinese (1-1) – meaning the Granata have avoided defeat in their first two SA matches of a campaign for just the second time.
The Granata will head to Stadio Via del Mare hopeful of replicating January’s 2-1 win at Lecce. Rather worryingly for the travelling faithful, that was the last time Salernitana won an away SA match, failing to win any of their subsequent ten league road trips (D7, L3), a run that includes just one clean sheet! Either way it promises to be a fascinating encounter, as there hasn’t been a 0-0 draw between these sides in all 20 H2Hs since 1994/95, with 15 of those games actually seeing both sides score!
Players to watch: Nikola Krstović could be in line for his first Lecce start after he scored within five minutes of coming off the bench on debut against Fiorentina – he has opened the match scoring in seven of his last eight goalscoring club games. The evergreen Antonio Candreva has been on fire for Salernitana so far this term, having a direct hand in three goals in the first two SA matches (G2, A1) – only Olivier Giroud had been involved in more in that same period (G3, A1).
Hot stat: The away side have only tasted defeat once in the last eight league H2Hs.