The club from “Via del Mare” performed as usual last season: they earned only 34 points, but that was enough to finish in the “safe” seventeenth place. This season, they are still losing almost half of their matches. However, they’ve even managed to rise slightly in the table. In their last round against Juventus, they finished 1-1.
The Romans began last season by successively dismissing De Rossi and Juric. Unsurprisingly, even Ranieri couldn’t lift them into the top four, falling short by just about one point. Now, under Gasperini, they are trying to contend for leadership, but have also suffered defeats, mostly against direct competitors. For example, they dropped points against Atalanta. On the other hand, things are going well for them in other tournaments, such as the Europa League and the cup.
Koulibaly and his teammates are scoring 0.69 goals per game and conceding 1.38. The capital club employs a pragmatic playing style: they average only 1.18 goals scored and concede 0.65 per match.
Lecce have won three of their last eight matches
31% of Lecce’s games feature goals from both teams, with an average total of 2.06 goals per match
Roma have won three of their last five encounters
29% of Roma’s matches end with goals from both teams, with an average total of 1.82 goals per game.
Lecce (probable lineup): Falcone – Ndaba, Gabriel, Gaspar, Danilo Veiga – Sottil, Ramadani, Koulibaly, Caba, Pierotti – Camarda
Roma (probable lineup): Svilar – Hermoso, N’Dicka, Mancini – Rensch, Pellegrini, Soulé, Kone, Cristante, França – Ferguson.
