Monza make the trip to Stadio Via del Mare on Saturday for the Serie A clash with home side Lecce.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Lecce v Monza, scroll down (plus the best game odds).
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Form Guide
Lecce
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Lecce, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-3 Serie A success versus Sassuolo.
In that game, Lecce had 44% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 8 on target. For Lecce, the scorers were Valentin Gendrey (11'), Patrick Dorgu (15') and Roberto Piccoli (61'). Sassuolo had 10 attempts at goal with 3 on target.
Their more recent scorelines really do illustrate the point that quality has been evident in the Lecce rearguard. Lecce have been stingy, resulting in the number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper over the course of their last six matches standing at 4.
Their past results show that Lecce:
- haven't lost in the league to Monza in their last 5 matches.
- are unbeaten in their previous 2 home league matches.
Monza
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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Atalanta in Serie A action, Monza and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that match, Monza managed 58% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Monza was Daniel Maldini (89'). For their opponents, Atalanta had 12 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Charles De Ketelaere (44') and El Bilal Tourรฉ (72') scored for Atalanta.
Raffaelle Palladino's Monza have converted 7 times throughout their latest six matches. The number of goals that have been scored against them during the equivalent period adds up to 9.
Coming into this contest, Monza are without an away win for the past 2 league matches.
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Head to head
A look at their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 04/05/2021 shows that Lecce have won 3 of these and Monza 1, with the tally of drawn games being 2.
A combined sum of 10 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 7 for Giallorossi and 3 coming from Brianzoli. Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 1.67.
The previous league encounter between these clubs was Serie A match day 4 on 17/09/2023 which ended up with the score at Monza 1-1 Lecce.
On that day, Monza managed 61% possession and 25 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Andrea Colpani (24').
Lecce got 4 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Nikola Krstoviฤ (3') scored.
The referee was Livio Marinelli.
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Team News: Lecce
Kastriot Dermaku (Cruciate ligament injury), Mohamed Kaba (Cruciate ligament injury), Lameck Banda (Knee surgery) and Jeppe Corfitzen (Cruciate ligament tear) are not available for Lecce manager Luca Gotti.
In our view, Giallorossi will probably employ a 4-4-2 system for the game, handing starts to Wladimiro Falcone, Valentin Gendrey, Federico Baschirotto, Marin Pongraฤiฤ, Antonino Gallo, Pontus Almqvist, Hamza Rafia, Alexis Blin, Patrick Dorgu, Nikola Krstovic and Rรฉmi Oudin.
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Team News: Monza
Monza manager Raffaelle Palladino has to currently contend with reduced team options. Josรฉ Machรญn (unknown injury), Patrick Ciurria (Knee problems), Dany Mota (Ankle sprain) and Gianluca Caprari (Cruciate ligament tear) are names that wonโt be on the team sheet.
Itโs our belief that Brianzoli seem likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 formation, going with Michele Di Gregorio, Samuele Birindelli, Armando Izzo, Pablo Mari Villar, Valentin Carboni, Roberto Gagliardini, Warren Bondo, Andrea Colpani, Matteo Pessina, Alessio Zerbin and Milan Djuric.
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Prediction
In this match, Monza are likely to put a goal past this Lecce team, however that might not be as many as they will have scored against them.
Our tip is for a 2-1 winning margin for Lecce at the end of the match. There looks to be little in this one.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
08:06 26/04/2024
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Lecce
Formed: 1908
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare (40,670)
Captain: Alexis Blin
Chairman: Saverio Sticchi Damiani
Manager: Luca Gotti
Competitions: Serie A position 13
โญ Star Man: Nikola Krstoviฤ
Mostly playing in the Striker position, Nikola Krstoviฤ was born in Montenegro. After making a first senior appearance for DAC 1904 Dunajskรก Streda in the 2021 - 2022 season, the skilful Forward has netted 5 league goals in the Serie A 2023 - 2024 campaign to date coming from a total of 30 appearances.