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Sixteenth-placed Lecce will welcome 17th-placed Spezia to the Stadio Comunale Via del Mare in a crucial Serie A clash on Sunday.
The hosts are winless in their last three league games and avoided a third loss in a row last week as they held Lazio to a 2-2 draw. Rémi Oudin bagged a brace in the match, which seemed to have given them a win but Sergej Milinković-Savić scored a last-gasp equalizer.
Spezia moved out of the relegation zone last week with a comfortable 2-0 home win over AC Milan. Przemysław Wiśniewski and Salvatore Esposito scored in the 75th and 85th minutes respectively to help their team to their first win in nine games.
Lecce and Spezia are two of the four teams which still face the danger of being relegated from the Serie A at the end of the season with three games left to play.
Lecce vs Spezia Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have met 17 times in all competitions since 1929, with just one of these meetings taking place in Serie A. The head-to-head record is even at the moment with five wins apiece for both teams and seven games ending in draws.
- Both teams have two wins apiece in their meetings at Sunday's venue.
- They met for the first time in Serie A in the reverse fixture in January, which ended in a goalless draw.
- The hosts have just one win at Sunday's venue in their last nine games.
- The visitors are winless in their last eight away games in Serie A.
- Interestingly, Spezia have scored at least one goal in each of their seven meetings against Lecce at Sunday's venue.
- Both teams have scored 30 goals in the league this season, though the hosts have the better defensive record, conceding 13 goals fewer (43).
Lecce vs Spezia Prediction
The hosts have struggled a bit in their return to the top flight after two seasons and their struggles have been evident in recent games as they have just one win in their last 12 league outings. The Lupi have failed to score more than one goal in a home game since January and have failed to score in three of their last six home games.
The Aquilotti have just a couple of wins in Serie A in 2023 and have suffered defeats in four of their last six games. Their poor away form is a cause for concern, as they have just two wins in their travels this season.
Considering the recent form of the two teams and their head-to-head record, we expect them to play out a low-scoring draw.
Prediction: Lecce 1-1 Spezia
Lecce vs Spezia Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Under 2.5
Tip 3: At least a goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Gabriel Strefezza to score or assist any time - Yes
