Lecce vs Lazio
7th July 1830hrs
Football – Italy – Serie A
Pick Lazio to win & BTTS
Bookmaker bet365
Odds: 6/4 odds taken 23:44 GMT, Sunday 5th July
Second-placed Lazio had a nervy slip up in their last fixture as they were humbled by AC Milan. That leaves them with a four-point cushion back to third-placed Inter.
So Lazio will be looking to get back on their game. They are red-hot favourites for this midweek fixture too as they face the relegation-threatened Lecce whose form is in the gutter at the moment.
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Lecce Preview – Lecce struggling for form
The form of Lecce has had a real hit. So too their survival hopes as they are third from bottom in the Italian top flight.
Lecce are now on a six match losing streak, despite finding themselves on the scoreboard regularly.
Their defence has been nothing by a shambles and they have been consistently picked apart.
Lecce have conceded at least four goals in five of their last six league games now.
The most recent of those was on the weekend when they were beaten 4-2 by Sassuolo.
The only positive that Lecce can really take forward is that they have scored in four of their last five games.
So for Lecce v Lazio betting it may well be worth looking at this being a high scoring game.
Over 3.5 goals is currently running at 11/10* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 23:45 GMT on Sunday 5th July 2020).
That has happened in 53% of Lecce’s home league games in this campaign.
The home form of Lecce this season is W2 D5 L8 but they are on a three-match losing streak there.
Two of their last three losses have been against teams who are currently sat in the top seven.
Lecce have lost 12 of 14 games played this season against teams currently sat in the top eight of Serie A.
Going back to their defence, it has been an average of 2.13 goals per game against them on home turf this season. They have taken one clean sheet.
Interestingly five of their eight home defeats have only been by a one goal margin.
Home and away combined each of Lecce’s last eight league games they have conceded a goal in.
On their visit to Lazio earlier this season they conceded four goals in a 4-2 defeat.
Lazio Preview – Can Lazio fill their boots against Lecce?
Lazio are facing the league’s worst defence in this game. So they should be bouncing back to winning ways.
They were stunned in a 3-0 loss against AC Milan on the weekend leaving them with a W4 L2 record in their last six.
Lazio do have the joint second-best defensive record in this season’s Serie A and it would be a shock if they were to let three points slip from this.
It has been three wins in their last four games against Lecce that Lazio have taken (D1).
They scored at least three goals in each of the wind that they recorded in that sequence.
Both teams have scored in each of the last five coming-together between Lecce and Lazio. So this should be entertaining.
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Laio hold a W9 D2 L3 record this season in Serie A away from home and have won three of their last four road fixtures.
Two of their three away losses have happened against Inter and Atalanta, both of which are in the top four alongside them.
So they have handled themselves very well elsewhere in general and should be trusted to get the job done.
Another indicator that this is going to be a high scoring game can come from a look at Lazio’s away record.
Over 2.5 goals have been scored in 14 of Lazio’s last 17 games out on the road.
Lecce vs Lazio Betting Advice
We don’t see any surprise result happening in this one. Lazio have won 8 of their last 10 top flight away games and should expose a shockingly poor defence of Lecce.
There has been a history of both teams scoring in recent fixtures between these and Lecce haven’t been goal shy. So we have to take that into consideration for Lecce vs Lazio betting.
Key Facts – Lecce vs Lazio Betting Tip
- Lecce are on a 6 match losing streak
- Lecce have conceded at least 4 goals in 5 of their last 6 games
- Lazio have won all but two of their last 10 away games
Putting things together the Lazio To Win & Both Teams To Score option at 6/4 does have some appeal* (betting odds taken from Bet365 at 23:45 GMT on Sunday 5th July 2020).
It should be routine for the visitors at the end of the day. It’s worth backing them to get plenty of goals on the board.
The best betting odds for Lecce vs Lazio
Lecce to win: 9/1 at Bet365
Draw: 4/1 at Bet365
Lazio to win: 3/10 at Bet365
