Camila Vega
Lecce vs Lazio will be an intriguing battle between two teams that have had a very inconsistent start to the Serie A season. Lecce will be looking to build on their impressive performances against Sampdoria and Atalanta, while Lazio will be looking to keep pace with Milan and Juventus. Who will come out on top in this showdown? We’ll take a look at the betting odds and predictions for this match to find out.
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Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Lecce vs Lazio Serie A Matchday 16 Game on January 4, 2022
- Where: Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce, Italy
- When: Wednesday, January 4, 2023, 10:30 AM ET
- BetMGM Moneyline: Lecce (+260) / Tie (+225) / Lazio (+110)
- Unibet Asian Handicap: Lecce (AH +0.25, +102) / Lazio (AH -0.25, -122)
- BetMGM Over/Under (2.5): Over (+120), Under (-165)
- Both teams score according to BetMGM: Yes (+100) / No (-135)
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Lecce Preview
Lecce has struggled to perform well in this Serie A season, and with just 3 wins in 15 games, they face the possibility of relegation. In addition, it has drawn 6 matches and lost another 6. This rough patch has been difficult for this team; however, it seems to be coming out of it.
Its last five matches have consisted of just two defeats (2-0 vs Bologna and 0-1 vs Juventus), one draw (1-1 vs Udinese), and two wins (2-1 vs Atalanta and 0-2 vs Sampdoria). In the games that resulted in a draw and a win, they have had almost the best performance of the entire season so far.
The goals scored in these matches came from Colombo, Baschirotto, Di Francesco, and Banda, players who, although not all of them are strikers, were able to provide the decisive goal during their respective matches.
Possible Lecce lineup (4-3-3): Wladimiro Falcone; Valentin Gendrey, Federico Baschirotto, Samuel Umtiti, Antonino Gallo; Alexis Blin, Morten Hjulmand, Joan Gonzalez; Gabriel Strefezza, Assan Ceesay, Federico Di Francesco.
Lazio Preview
On the other hand, Lazio has had a splendid season in Serie A, being a team that is in the Champions League places despite being 11 points behind leaders Napoli. In addition, AC Milan and Juventus are ahead by three and one point, respectively.
This team has just three defeats and three draws, and the shining number is the nine victories that have taken them to fourth place in the table. In fact, from September 11 to October 23, 2022, it went five dates without losing a single game. In its five most recent meetings, Lazio has won three and lost two.
In total during these matches, the team scored five goals through Romero, Zaccagni and Anderson, and allowed six goals against Salernitana and Juventus. Now, it will be looking to remedy these losses to continue to add to its goal and secure their place, as they are tied on points with Inter Milan.
Possible Lazio lineup (4-2-1-3): Ivan Provedel; Elseid Hysaj, Nicolo Casale, Alessio Romanogli, Adam Marusic; Danilo Cataldi, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic; Luis Alberto; Felipe Anderson, Ciro Immobile, Pedro.
JefeBet Prediction
Both teams have a total of five goals scored in the last five games; however, they do not face the same urgency even though it may look like it: Lecce wants to avoid going down even further to avoid entering the relegation shortlist and Lazio wants to break the tie and increase the distance it has with Inter Milan in the Serie A table.
The clash will be decided by the team with the better performance and number of goals, and Lazio has shown that it has what it takes to overcome their opponents this matchday.
Prediction: Lazio win 2-1.
