Lazio looks for additional three points to climb up to the second place in the league table when they go against Lecce on their return in the Serie A. A win would bring Lazio to the second spot of the contest, as they are currently at the 4th spot of the league table with 30 points. As for Lecce, they are just two spots above the relegation zone at the 16th spot with 15 points. A win in this match could help them to climb up the league table until the 12th spot. The meeting between these two teams will be on January 4, 2023, at 11:30 PM (GMT+8), when Lecce host this match.
Across all competitions, these two teams only met 41 times, with their first meeting being recorded during the 1980 season of Serie B. It was the visitors who has more wins among these two teams, winning 20 of these 31 games. The hosts on the other hand, managed to win 10 games, while the remaining 11 all ended in draw. These two teams last met each other during the 2020 Serie A season, where it was the hosts who had the 2-1 victory on that match. However, although they are the one who are coming from a win, the visitors has the second-best defensive record in the contest, conceding 11 goals from 15 matches.
Lazio
During their previous meeting, they suffered their second loss in their last four Serie A games, when they went against Juventus on their last meeting. It was a devastating loss for them as they failed to score in that match, which ended up in a 3-0 loss. If they continue losing their next matches, they might even drop to the top four of Serie A, so they really need to return to winning ways for this match. Additionally, they have scored at least two goals in three of their last five games on the road. This squad has a better record against their opponents, but that does not guarantee a win for them. They currently failed to have a good momentum, so they need to go back on winning ways in this match.
No fresh injuries is an issue for this squad. In fact, those who were sidelined in their last meeting is set to return for this match. Ciro Immobile, and Mattia Zaccagni are both fit again, and are expected to play in this match again.
Lecce
Their current results is better than their opponent, although their current place in the league table is at the bottom. They are undefeated in their last three games, having two wins from those three games. They had an impressive 2-0 win against Sampdoria on their last meeting, courtesy of goals from Lorenzo Colombo, and Lameck Banda. However, this squad have failed to keep a clean sheet on their home games this season. In fact, they only have just one win in their home games this season, so they might struggle in this game.
This squad will have a fully-fit squad coming into this game. Additionally, their starters for this match remains unchanged.
Prediction:
Lazio (2.5)
Odds: 0.94
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