Out-of-form Udinese host struggling Lecce in search of their first Serie A home victory since the beginning of March.
Match News and Current Form
Back-to-back 1-1 draws have stretched Udinese’s winless run to four Serie A matches (D2, L2), with the seven points they picked up in their opening three league encounters this season now merely a distant memory. Having earned four fewer points and scored three fewer goals than at this stage last term, head coach Kosta Runjaić will at least be pleased that first-choice goalkeeper Maduka Okoye returned to action on Monday after serving a two-month betting suspension. With the Nigerian back between the posts, the Little Zebras will believe they have what it takes to end their eight-game winless Serie A home run (D3, L5).
A 0-0 home draw against Sassuolo was far from ideal for Lecce last weekend, but their unbeaten run does now stand at three games (W1, D2), as they enter this round of fixtures three points above the relegation zone. Eusebio Di Francesco’s men may have to improve in the final third if they are to be confident of staying up this year, as they have scored only five Serie A goals this season, failing to find the net in half of their last eight matches in all competitions (W1, D3, L4). The visitors will still travel north with some belief though, as they have lost just once in their last six league away outings (W2, D3).
Head-to-Head History
Udinese have won the last three H2Hs without conceding, winning both games last term 1-0. There have been fewer than 2.5 goals in each of the last six meetings between the sides, with just two of those matches seeing both teams score.
Hot Stats and Streaks
Udinese have conceded a pre-round joint-league high three goals in the opening 15 minutes.
Udinese are the worst-performing Serie A side in the first half of their home games this season (HT: D1, L2).
Lecce are yet to concede in the opening 30 minutes of a Serie A match this season.
Lecce have conceded a pre-round league-high seven second-half goals this season.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
The return of Iker Bravo, who scored two second-half goals at the 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup, could inspire Udinese here given he got the winner in their last league victory. Seventeen-year-old Francesco Camarda has netted four times in his last five matches for Lecce or Italy’s U21s, with three of those goals arriving after the hour mark.
Neither side appear to have any fresh injury concerns.
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Betting Analysis
Given both sides’ current attacking difficulties and their recent H2H record, we recommend betting on under 2.5 goals.
Author: Tomáš Vlasák