This weekend’s Serie A action includes battles at the top and bottom of the table, with these Lecce vs. Juventus predictions impacting both side’s hopes of a positive pre-World Cup run. Juventus are aiming to get themselves into the title race, with Lecce on the edge of the relegation zone.
Lecce vs. Juventus odds
1 – Juventus to win at – 13/17
2 – Juventus under 2.5 total goals – 2/7
3 – Total goals scored over 2.5 – 23/20
4 – Both teams to score – 17/16
5 – Juventus to win 2-1 at – 42/5
On paper, this is a must-win game for Max Allegri’s Juventus, as they aim to make up ground on their Serie A title rivals in the coming weeks.
However, they head into this clash as favourites due to their own improving form and Lecce’s struggle for consistency.
Allegri’s charges have won three of their last four league games, with two goals conceded, compared to Lecce’s return of just two points picked up in their last four Serie A outings.
As Juventus have looked to gather some much-needed momentum, they have relied on solid victories rather than cruised past teams en route to winning games.
Within that four-game run, Juventus have scored eight goals, at an average rate of two goals per league game in recent weeks.
However, their ability to score more than once in a game has been mixed, with only two of those matches actually featuring over 1.5 goals scored by Allegri’s team in 90 minutes.
Lecce’s defensive problems will give Juventus an added boost, as they have not kept a clean sheet since the start of the campaign. But they will be confident of causing Juventus problems at the other end.
Marco Baroni’s side have scored once in all five of their home league games this season, with Juventus conceding four goals away from home in Serie A action.
Three points on the board is crucial for Juventus in this clash, with Allegri enduring a headache in the Champions League. But a victory could see them close the gap at the top end of the table if other results go in their favour.
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Lecce vs. Juventus last five matches
Lecce last five matches
Juventus last five matches
Lecce top goalscorers
| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 8 | |
| 6 | |
| 5 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 |
Juventus top goalscorers
| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 10 | |
| 8 | |
| 7 | |
| 6 | |
| 4 |
Lecce vs. Juventus line-ups
Lecce (4-2-3-1): Falcone; Pezzella, Umtiti, Pongracic, Di Francesco; Hjulmand, Askildsen; Banda, Gonzalez, Strefezza; Ceesay
Juventus (3-5-2): Szczesny; Danilo, Rugani, Bonucci; Kostic, Rabiot, Locatelli, Paredes, Cuadrado; Kean, Vlahovic
Lecce team news
Baroni has confirmed no new injury issues ahead of this game, but he is likely to reshuffle to try and stifle the threat of Juventus. Samuel Umtiti and Federico Di Francesco could be amongst the changes at the Stadio Via del Mare this weekend, with Antonio Gallo back from suspension.
Juventus team news
Allegri is still without Angel Di Maria and Mattia Di Sciglio due to long term injury issues with both players unlikely to feature again before the World Cup. Leandro Paredes is in line to return to the starting line up and Weston McKennie potentially dropping out.