Spezia vs Lecce prediction for Sunday’s Serie A round 17 matchup at Stadio Alberto Picco in La Spezia. Read on for our free predictions betting tips and preview.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Draw or Lecce to Win – 1.56
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Over 2 Goals – 1.63
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Anytime Correct Score 0-1 – 2.10
Draw or Lecce to Win
Spezia and Lecce have the same chance of winning this game at 25% while a draw has the most probability at 44%. Lecce won their last three games. The last four h2h meetings ended in Lecce winning twice, Spezia once, and a draw.
Over 2 Goals
Both Spezia’s and Lecce’s 81% games this season in Serie A produced over two goals. Moreover, the same trend happened in the last three meetings between these teams.
Anytime Correct Score 0-1
Lecce scored the first goal and took a 1-0 lead in three of their last four games. Spezia on the other side conceded first in 13 of their 16 Serie A games since August.
Spezia
Spezia started their game against Atalanta in an extraordinary way going 2-0 up in the first half an hour. The Little Eagles were about to record their fourth win of the season but coach Luca Gotti’s team couldn’t hang on as they gave in to Atalanta’s pressure and conceded twice.
With this 2-2 draw, Spezia are now undefeated in three games, winning one and drawing two. In their last eight games, the Little Eagles dropped more points than they usually did during the season. In detail, Spezia picked up 0.75 points in the last eight games in return for the season’s 0.88.
Lecce
With the 2-1 home win against Lazio, Lecce are on a 3-match winning run, extending their unbeaten run to 4 matches in the league. Lecce’s stats show the team has picked up an average of 1.13 points per league game since the beginning of the season.
Their form stats indicate that in the last 8 league matches the team’s points per game value has been averaging 1.38, which is 22.1% higher than their current season’s average. The Giallorosso are having a great period and will be favorites to maintain that form as they travel to La Spezia.
Both Spezia and Lecce had very good displays in their last match. Spezia couldn’t hold on to their two-goal lead but Lecce beat Lazio which gives them the edge in this match. Thus, we will back a draw or away for this clash.
The average number of total corners awarded in Spezia games this season is 10.53 while in Lecce games is 10.33. Three of the last four games of both teams produced under 11 corners. With odds of 1.50 at 1XBet, we predict this game to produce under 11 corners.
Since joining Spezia in 2020, M’bala Nzolo has scored 22 goals in 63 appearances. The Angolan is Spezia’s top scorer this season with seven goals and has a rating of 6.50 playing as a center forward.
Dragoski is doubtful for Spezia with an ankle injury.
On Lecce’s side, currently, there are no players injured or suspended.
Spezia: Zoet; Caldara, Kiwior, Nikolaou, Holm, Moutinho; Bourabia, Ampadu, Bastoni; Gyasi, Nzola;
Lecce: Falcone; Gendrey Baschirotto, Umtiti, Gallo; Blin, Hjumland, Gonzalez; Strefezza, Ceesay, Di Francesco;
Sunday’s game will be played at Stadio Alberto Picco in La Spezia.
The kickoff for this game is scheduled at 14:00 UTC.
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