Lecce vs Juventus Serie A Odds, Preview
Bianconeri Head South
Juventus on a Roll
Juventus picked up yet another win in Serie A on Tuesday as they took down Sassuolo 3-0. Massimiliano Allegri’s side are giving league leaders Inter a run for their money this season in what’s shaping up to be an excellent title race. On Sunday, Juventus head down south to take on Lecce in another Serie A matchup. Lecce are in the midst of a challenging run of matches and it won’t get any easier vs Juve. Let’s look at the Lecce vs Juventus Serie A odds as the Bianconeri try to keep up with Inter.
Lecce vs Juventus
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Location: Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce, Italy
Head-to-Head
Juventus have been a good pick for soccer betting in this fixture over the last few seasons. They’ve won their last four matches vs Lecce, including a 1-0 result in September. Arkadiusz Milik scored the game’s only goal. Juventus have only lost three of their road matches at Lecce all-time. However, the Bianconeri have won just two of the last four.
Lecce’s Form Nosedives
Since starting off the season 3-3-0, Lecce have won just one of their last 14 Serie A matches. They’ve drawn five of their last nine games and are currently in 13th place in the Serie A table. Lecce have scored just one goal in their last four matches and fell 1-0 to Lazio on Sunday. Felipe Anderson scored the game’s only goal and Lecce failed to convert a couple of point blank headers.
Only five Serie A teams have scored fewer goals than Lecce this Serie A season, and they haven’t had a prolific goalscorer this season. Nikola Krstovic leads Lecce with four goals but hasn’t found the net for over three months. Plus, a couple of Lecce’s regular starters are at the Africa Cup of Nations. Hamza Rafia and Lameck Banda will miss the next few matches and have made 23 combined starts this season. Banda leads Lecce with four assists this season, and the Zambian forward has also scored twice.
Ahmed Touba is also at AFCON but he’s only played in four games in 2023-24. Nicola Sansone is out with a calf injury, but he’s only started two matches this campaign. Currently, the Lecce vs Juventus Serie A odds price the hosts as +475 underdogs. Lecce are unbeaten in their last four home matches and are 4-4-2 at the Stadio Via del Mare in Serie A this season.
Juventus on 17-Game Unbeaten Run
Juventus scored three goals in a match just twice in their first 18 games of the 2023-24 season in all competitions. In their last four games they’ve scored three or more goals three times and have averaged 3.75 goals per game during that span. Massimiliano Allegri’s side have won their last four games on the Serie A schedule and defeated Sassuolo 3-0 on Tuesday. Dusan Vlahovic scored a first half brace and were both long range screamers.
Federico Chiesa added an 89th-minute goal of his own to seal the deal. Juve enter the weekend in second place, only two points behind Inter. The Bianconeri had some early-season injury problems, but Moise Kean and Mattia De Sciglio are currently sidelined. Juventus have lost just once all season and are currently on a 17-game unbeaten streak. They’ve won their last six, in all competitions and have qualified for April’s Coppa Italia Semifinal.
Vlahovic has had some ups and downs in his Juventus career so far, but he’s now rounded into form. The Serbian international striker leads Juventus with nine Serie A goals and has scored three goals in his last two starts. Juve have also been excellent defensively this season, conceding just 12 goals in 20 Serie A matches.
Match Analysis & Odds
Even though Lecce have struggled lately, most of their matches this season have been close. They’ve only lost by a two-goal margin or more in Serie A twice this season. Here, Juventus are -150 favorites, and the Bianconeri did win on the road at Lecce last season. The Lecce vs Juventus Serie A odds also price the hosts as +475 underdogs as they go for their first win over the Bianconeri since 2011.
With the scoring form, Juventus are in, bettors may consider taking Juventus over 1.5 goals at -110 odds. The uptick in scoring coincides with 18-year-old Juventus forward Kenan Yildiz playing significant minutes. Expect him and Vlahovic to be Juve’s starters up front come Sunday. Juventus -0.5, -1 also comes in at -115 odds, and there are certainly worse picks on the odds board.
Meanwhile, Lecce +0.5, +1 displays -105 odds, and a draw is priced at +260 odds. Just one of Lecce’s last seven matches has finished with three or more goals, but over two goals show -130 odds for this one.
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