Parma vs Lecce prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-01-30 19:45.
[p]Parma sit above the relegation zone by virtue of goal difference alone, with the last danger spot currently occupied by visitors Lecce, making this a proverbial six-pointer. The hosts would have been in a better place had they not conceded twice in stoppage time in last Sunday’s 3-2 loss at AC Milan, and defensive concerns continue to pull them down, with only two clubs conceding more goals than the Crusaders (39) this term, one of whom are their visitors![/p]
[p]Fans will hope a return home can provide respite in their battle to extend their top-flight stay as they’ve won seven points across the last four home league games (W2, D1, L1). That sequence featured 14 goals, but with ten of those arriving after the break, another exciting finish could be on offer here, particularly as the reverse fixture saw Parma score twice in added time to salvage a 2-2 draw![/p]
[p]Lecce travel on the back of consecutive defeats, conceding four goals each time, and that’s not an exception as no team has conceded 4+ goals in more league matches than the Giallorossi (five) in this campaign. That’s complemented in all the wrong ways by a league-low 15 goals scored, which is doing little to allay fears over extending their three-season Serie A stay.[/p]
[p]Improvements are therefore needed at both ends of the pitch as Lecce are in danger of losing three games in a row for the first time since October, and seven defeats from their last nine away league games (W2) suggest it’s an unwanted feat they may fall to. Both those wins at least came across their last five trips, coinciding with goals scored in four games during that sequence, a distinct improvement from a run of six scoring failures at the start of their away campaign.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Matteo Cancellieri was sent off in the reverse fixture, but comes here after scoring the match opener in Parma’s loss to Milan, while his two strikes at home this season have been the third goal of the match. Nikola Krstović gave Lecce a 2-0 lead in the reverse fixture, while his last two goals came in a rare away win for the visitors.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Only Lazio have seen more match goals beyond the 75th minute than Parma (20) this league season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]