Lecce - Bologna predictions

It’s hard to see even the most ardent of Lecce fans expect a victory here. As clear underdogs, even a draw against Bologna would be quite impressive, let alone an upset in the form of a home win.

The match is most likely to go in the away team’s favour, though it’s by no means a sure thing. With 1.92 betting odds to win, Bologna have the upper hand going in, but all three possible outcomes are possible.

The hosts are lacking no confidence following their impressive showing in the last round. After a level first half, Lecce rose to the occasion in the second half and recorded a huge away win (1:3) and will be looking to keep the moment going.

Bologna had a lot going for them as they entered their previous Serie A bout, with both home-field advantage and considerably shorter odds to win than their opponents. As such, the 2:0 HT/FT victory wasn’t much of a surprise, but it will be interesting to see if their form keeps up while playing away.

Lecce’s recent performances have raised some questions about their defence. They conceded 9 goals throughout their latest three Serie A matches and betting on Over 4.5 seems like a reasonable option.

The visiting team are doing rather well offensively – at least as far as their latest 3 matches can tell us. They’ve scored more than 5 times in total over the course of these games.

Lecce have not been recording great results so far, and online bookmakers aren’t predicting that to change. There’s still the bulk of the season to go through, though, so Lecce’s 14th spot can still be improved.

There is plenty of room and time for Bologna to go either up or down in the standings. Sitting 3 points behind European places, that is exactly where Bologna want to be.

The bookies see the away team as more likely to win this game, partly based on an earlier match played between them and Lecce. Playing as the home tea, Bologna secured a solid victory and 3 more points for the tally. The conditions are somewhat less favourable this time, but they could still be able to come out on top.

Lecce’s chances of winning are more difficult to gauge than usual. Though they would be underdogs anyhow, Nicola Sansone, Joan Gonzàlez Cañellas, Medon Berisha have been injured on top of that. Needless to say, they have a difficult match to look forward to.

An Over 3.5 Goals bet is easily the smartest choice for this fixture, consider in the teams’ respective histories. It’s a considerably more probable outcome than it seems, so the 1 odds are great value.