Juventus head to Lecce on Sunday unbeaten this season in the Italian Serie A. The Turin club have been driven by a solid defence and given their fine record against Lecce, should have the upper hand.
Lecce have been steadily climbing the table in recent weeks and are now up to 15th, two points above the relegation zone. They are unbeaten in three of their last four matches and triumphed 1-0 at Venezia in their previous fixture.
Although things have undoubtedly improved for Lecce lately, they remain unconvincing at home. They have picked up just one win in their last five matches in front of their fans, suffering two defeats in that run.
Juventus are still unbeaten this season and are currently four points off the pace. However, their campaign has been plagued by too many draws having been held seven times already this season, including the 0-0 scoreline with AC Milan last time out.
The positive for Juventus is that they have one of the best defences in Serie A this season. They have kept 10 clean sheets so far and will travel to Lecce with two wins from their last three matches in Serie A.
How the bookies view it: Juventus are the favourites
Juventus have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 16/25 by Kwiff to claim the win. A victory for Lecce is valued at 7/2 while Kwiff are also offering odds of 53/25 for a draw.
Head to head: Juventus always dominate
Juventus have a 23-3 advantage with seven draws from 30 previous matches against Lecce. They have won the last five meetings and did the double last season, winning 3-0 at the Estadio Ettore Giardiniero.
Players to watch: Rock alliance Gatti
Juventus’ campaign has been built on a solid defence, with Federico Gatti often impressive at the back. His partnership with Pierre Kalulu has caught the eye this season and both men can lead the Turin club to a clean sheet at 47/50 with Kwiff.
With Dusan Vlahovic still out injured, Timothy Weah could be the one to watch in attack for Juventus. The forward has four Serie A goals this season and is priced at 23/10 by Kwiff to find the net on Sunday.
Probably line-ups
Lecce have injury problems at the moment with Kevin Bonifazi, Lameck Banda and Medon Berisha all sidelined. Nikola Krstovic should lead the line once again while Kalionda Gaspar is set to continue at the back.
Juventus also have a long injury list of their own with Vlahovic, Douglas Luiz, Nico Gonzalez, Bremer and Arkadiusz Milik all sidelined. Gatti and Kalulu should continue their central defensive partnership while Kenan Yildiz should feature in attack.
Lecce: Falcone, Guilbert, Gaspar, Baschirotto, Gallo, Coulibaly, Ramadani, Rafia, Dorgu, Pierotti, Krstovic
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Savona, Kalulu, Gatti, Cambiaso, Locatelli, Thuram, Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz, Weah
Anything else catch the eye?
Juventus have won to nil in four of their five previous matches against Lecce and could be set for a repeat at 5/4 with Kwiff. There have been under 2.5 goals in both teams’ last four Serie A matches and a similar pattern is priced at 3/5 by Kwiff.
Given Juventus’ solid defence and their record against Lecce, BTTS NO can also be considered at 8/13 with Kwiff.
This Serie A match between Lecce and Juventus will be played on Dec 1, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Lecce vs Juventus prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
