📊 Form Guide

Lecce

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Lecce go into this match following a 1-1 Serie A drawn game versus Hellas Verona.

In that match, Lecce managed 49% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Lecce was Nikola Krstović (23'). Hellas Verona had 6 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Diego Coppola (41') was the scorer for Hellas Verona.

It’s been all too rare in recent times that Lecce haven’t conceded. The reality is that Lecce have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 9 goals on the way. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be continued into this next game, however.

Their past results show that Lecce:

• have not emerged victorious against Torino in their previous 5 league games.
• are without a win at home for the past 10 league games. Something needs to change.

Torino

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After a loss in their previous game against Inter Milan in Serie A competition, Torino and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Torino managed 42% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Inter Milan got 12 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Nicola Zalewski (14') and Kristjan Asllani (49') scored for Inter Milan.

In 6 of the past six clashes featuring Torino, a comparatively low number of goals have been struck between them and opposing teams. The overall average number of goals per game during that period works out to a paltry 1.83, with the average goals for Il Toro being 0.67.

Their prior results show that Torino:

• have not lost to Lecce when having played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
• have not won away from home in their last 4 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their past head to head results going back to 28/10/2020 tells us that these encounters have been a source of anguish for Lecce. They’ve not managed to get themselves any wins at all while Torino have remained in the ascendancy, running out winners in 83% of those games played.

A total of 10 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 1 of them from Giallorossi and 9 created by Il Toro. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.67.

The last league fixture between the two was Serie A match day 4 on 15/09/2024 when it ended Torino 0-0 Lecce.

On that day, Torino had 53% possession and 5 attempts at goal with 0 on target.

For their opponents, Lecce had 20 attempts on goal with 6 on target.

The match was refereed by Andrea Colombo.

ℹ️ Team News: Lecce

Joan González (heart problems), Filip Marchwinski (Cruciate ligament tear) and Gaby Jean (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be able to feature for Lecce gaffer Marco Giampaolo.

We are thinking that Giallorossi will possibly 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, Balthazar Pierret, Konan N'Dri, Thorir Helgason, Tete Morente and Nikola Krstovic.

ℹ️ Team News: Torino

Torino manager Paolo Vanoli has not got a full squad to pick from. Yann Karamoh (Pubalgia), Marcus Pedersen (Facial injury), Saúl Coco (Metacarpal fracture), Emirhan İlkhan (Cruciate ligament tear), Zanos Savva (Partial patellar tendon tear), Amine Salama (Hamstring injury), Borna Sosa (Ankle sprain), Duván Zapata (Cruciate ligament tear), Alieu Njie (Broken ankle) and Perr Schuurs (Knee surgery) are those who can’t be considered.

We believe Il Toro might make use of a 4-2-3-1 formation by sending out V. Milinkovic-Savic, Ali Dembele, Guillermo Maripan, Adam Masina, Cristiano Biraghi, Samuele Ricci, Cesare Casadei, Valentino Lazaro, Nikola Vlasic, Gvidas Gineitis and Che Adams.

⚡ Prediction

Our thinking is that Lecce will most probably convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities.

However, Torino will be up against it getting on the scoresheet although we do reckon that they could well end up managing to get on the scoresheet, too.

We’re therefore expecting to see a decent 3-1 winning score for Lecce at the conclusion of the game.

Peter Guest, 18:02 18/05/2025