The Serie A clash at Stadio Via del Mare on Saturday will see home side Lecce up against opponents in Monza.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Lecce v Monza are shown on this page (plus the best game odds).
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Form Guide
Lecce
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Lecce, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 0-3 Serie A triumph vs Sassuolo.
In that game, Lecce had 44% possession and 14 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. For Lecce, goals were scored by Valentin Gendrey (11'), Patrick Dorgu (15') and Roberto Piccoli (61'). Sassuolo got 10 shots on goal with 3 of them 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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Since a loss in their previous game against Atalanta in Serie A action, Monza and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
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 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Charles De Ketelaere (44') and El Bilal Touré (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
Looking at their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 04/05/2021 shows that Lecce have won 3 of them and Monza 1, with the number of drawn results standing at 2.
An aggregate of 10 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them from Giallorossi and 3 created by Brianzoli. The average goals per game has been 1.67.
The previous league contest between these clubs was Serie A match day 4 on 17/09/2023 and the score finished Monza 1-1 Lecce.
On that day, Monza managed 61% possession and 25 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Their only player to score was Andrea Colpani (24').
Lecce had 4 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Nikola Krstović (3') scored.
The match was refereed by 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) won’t be available for Lecce manager Luca Gotti.
In all likelihood, Giallorossi look set to kick off with a 4-4-2 formation for this one, handing starts to Wladimiro Falcone, Valentin Gendrey, Federico Baschirotto, Marin Pongračić, Antonino Gallo, Rémi Oudin, Hamza Rafia, Alexis Blin, Patrick Dorgu, Nikola Krstovic and Roberto Piccoli.
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Team News: Monza
Monza boss Raffaelle Palladino has a number of players out of action. Dany Mota (Ankle sprain), José Machín (unknown injury), Patrick Ciurria (Knee problems) and Gianluca Caprari (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be playing here.
There’s a good chance that Brianzoli appear most likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 lineup using Michele Di Gregorio, Armando Izzo, Pablo Mari Villar, G. Kyriakopoulos, Samuele Birindelli, Roberto Gagliardini, Andrea Colpani, Alessio Zerbin, Matteo Pessina, Warren Bondo 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,
09:14 25/04/2024
🏟️ 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
⭐ Star Man: Nikola Krstović
Mostly playing in the Striker position, Nikola Krstović was born in Montenegro. After making a first senior appearance for DAC 1904 Dunajská 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.