The club from Via del Mare once again avoided relegation last season, finishing 17th with 38 points. Their results are looking much the same now, with roughly a point collected per game. It all began with a 0-2 defeat to modest Palermo in the cup. In their latest round, however, they suddenly secured a convincing 3-0 victory over Udinese.
The Turin giants changed their manager again a year ago, but still endured a disappointing campaign: they dropped to sixth place in Serie A and failed to win any trophies in other competitions. They have had to settle for Europa League football, where the Italians thrashed NEC 5-0 and this month came from behind to beat Celta 2-1. They did share the points with Rennes, drawing 2-2. At the same time, there have been plenty of slip-ups in the league as well. In the previous round, they suffered a heavy 0-3 defeat to Lazio.
Ilic and his teammates score 1.29 goals per game but concede 1.71. The Turin side also average 1.29 goals per match, while allowing 1.14.
Previous matches: Lecce – Juventus
The last four meetings have alternated between draws and victories for McKennie and company.
Despite all their problems, the visitors remain the stronger and more experienced side. We expect them to win and are backing them with a -1 goal handicap (odds – 1.7).
Lecce – Juventus: key statistics and trends
Lecce have lost five of their last eight matches
29% of Lecce’s matches end with both teams scoring, while the average total goals per match is 3.0
Juventus have won one of their last five matches
43% of Juventus matches end with both teams scoring, while the average total goals per match is 2.43
Lecce – Juventus: possible starting lineups
Lecce play in a 1-4-3-3 formation (possible lineup): Falcone — Veiga, Siebert, Tiago Gabriel, Gallo — Coulibaly, Ilic, Maleh — Pierotti, Esteban, Fatah
Juventus play in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation (possible lineup): Vicario — Kalulu, Bremer, Lucumi, Celik — Douglas Luiz, Sarr — Conceição, McKennie, Nico González — Kolo Muani
