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Lecce

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Lecce enter this fixture following a 1-1 Serie A draw against Atalanta.

In that game, Lecce managed 26% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Lecce was Jesper Karlsson (29'). Atalanta got 22 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Mateo Retegui (69') scored for Atalanta.

Lecce haven’t made the most of their chances in more recent games. Their sum of goals equals just 4 against opposing sides during the course of their last 6 matches. In those meetings, Lecce have also seen the tally of goals scored against them total 10. We shall soon see if that trend will end up being continued on into this next match.

Their past results show that Lecce:

• have not beaten SSC Napoli in their previous 5 league games.
• are without a home win in the past 9 league games. They will be so desperate to end this run.

SSC Napoli

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Napoli head into the game following a 2-0 Serie A win vs Torino in their previous match.

In that match, SSC Napoli managed 58% possession and 8 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for SSC Napoli was Scott McTominay (7', 41'). At the other end, Torino got 9 shots on goal with 0 of them on target.

A succession of effective showings by the SSC Napoli defensive players has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 2 from their past 6 outings in total. Over that same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 9.

Their past results show that SSC Napoli:

• remain unbeaten by Lecce when they've played them away from home in the last 4 league matches. A very good record, indeed.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 3 away league matches.

↔️ Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head to head meetings going back to 09/02/2020 shows us that Lecce have won 1 of these & Napoli 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 2.

15 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 5 of them for Giallorossi and 10 belonging to Partenopei. The average goals per game has been 2.5.

The last league contest featuring these clubs was Serie A match day 9 on 26/10/2024 when the final score was SSC Napoli 1-0 Lecce.

That time, SSC Napoli managed 65% possession and 24 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. Their only player to score was Giovanni Di Lorenzo (73').

On the other side, Lecce got 11 shots at goal with 2 on target.

The match was refereed by Paride Tremolada.

ℹ️ Team News: Lecce

Joan González (heart problems), Filip Marchwinski (Cruciate ligament tear) and Gaby Jean (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be able to play for Lecce gaffer Marco Giampaolo.

It seems likely that Giallorossi should opt for a 4-2-3-1 system in the match, beginning the first half with Wladimiro Falcone, Frederic Guilbert, Kialonda Gaspar, Federico Baschirotto, Antonino Gallo, Lassana Coulibaly, Mohamed Kaba, Santiago Pierotti, Balthazar Pierret, Tete Morente and Nikola Krstovic.

📋 Team News: Napoli

Napoli boss Antonio Conte has not got a full squad to pick from. Nikita Contini (Hamstring muscle injury), Alessandro Buongiorno (Adductor injury), David Neres (Calf muscle tear) and Juan Jesus (Torn thigh muscle) will not be playing here.

We reckon that Partenopei will likely utilise a 4-4-2 formation using Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Mathias Olivera, Leonardo Spinazzola, Matteo Politano, A. Zambo Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka, Scott McTominay, Romelu Lukaku and Giacomo Raspadori.

🔮 Prediction

In our opinion, Lecce will need things to go their way to score goals against this SSC Napoli side who we think should win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.

We’re therefore tipping a hard-fought 0-1 victory for SSC Napoli when the referee blows for full-time.

Hoping for a good game.

Peter Guest, 15:04 03/05/2025