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Lecce v Empoli : Serie A match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 8th Nov, 19:45 BST, Via Del Mare, Lecce

Lecce are in Serie A action on Friday evening, as Luca Gotti aims to beat Roberto D'Aversa and his Empoli side at the Via Del Mare. Ahead of the game, it's our goal to help you find the perfect bet for you. To this end, statistics for the biggest betting market have been laid out below, with head-to-head history and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds are included as well.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a sneaky 1-0 win here, and instead are predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Lecce and Empoli will score a minimum of two between them during 90 minutes. This is based on each side's recent form stats, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 74%. The bookies have it priced at 1.44.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 51% chance of Empoli coming away with a win.
Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lecce
24%
13/10
7%
5/4
5%
Draw
25%
11/5
3%
21/10
3%
Empoli
51%
11/5
9%
12/5
6%
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1
8%
5/1
Empoli 1-0
12%
13/2
6%
13/2
6%
Empoli 2-1
10%
11/1
8%
10/1
Empoli 2-0
9%
14/1
12%
12/1
Lecce 1-0
7%
11/2
8%
5/1
Draw 0-0
7%
6/1
7%
11/2
7%
Lecce 2-1
6%
9/1
5%
15/2
Empoli 3-1
5%
28/1
15%
20/1
9%
Empoli 3-0
5%
33/1
17%
25/1
Draw 2-2
5%
18/114/1
15%
Lecce 2-0
4%
9/1
11%
8/1
6%
Empoli 3-2
3%
40/128/1
Empoli 4-1
2%
66/1
17%
40/1
11%
Empoli 4-0
2%
80/145/1
10%
Lecce 3-1
2%
20/114/1
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
6/4
5%
11/8
6%
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
8/15
3%
8/15
3%
Home 1st Goal
42%
4/5
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
53%
7/5
4%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
6/1
7%
-
BTTS - Yes
51%
21/2021/20
3%
BTTS - No
49%
7/107/10
2%
BTTS - Home Win
11%
5/1
9%
4/1
4%
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4
5%
18/5
BTTS - Away Win
22%
13/2
6%
6/1
Home/draw
49%
4/11
5%
3/10
1%
Away/draw
76%
4/7
6%
8/13
5%
Home/away
75%
4/11
2%
7/20
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1/2
4%
4/9
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
13/8
5%
8/5
4%
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
7/210/3
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
1/52/11
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
9/18/1
6%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/161/20
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
20/118/1
12%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/661/200
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/10
2%
1/11
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
6/1
7%
11/2
7%
Home DNB
41%
8/13
6%
11/20
5%
Away DNB
69%
6/5
8%
13/10
8%
Lecce win to nil
13%
5/2
8%
-
Empoli win to nil
29%
4/1
9%
-
Lecce / Lecce
21%
3/1
11%
13/5
9%
Lecce / Empoli
3%
33/125/1
10%
Lecce / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Lecce
15%
9/2
10%
4/1
4%
Draw / Empoli
12%
11/2
13%
11/2
7%
Draw / Draw
19%
10/3
4%
16/5
Empoli / Lecce
3%
28/122/1
10%
Empoli / Empoli
15%
9/2
8%
17/4
9%
Empoli / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win Serie A table

Lecce have played 11 matches so far this season and are in 19th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Lecce have conceded 20 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Lecce have played 5 games at home, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 4 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Empoli lay in 13th place on 11 points in the Serie A league table having played 10 matches. Empoli are unbeaten in 3 games against teams below them in the league and kept 2 clean sheets out of 3 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 3 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Empoli have conceded 1 goal and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Empoli have played 5 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Lecce
Empoli
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
Napoli118121025 
May 4
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 13
Inter117311224 
Jan 26
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-3A
Jan 19
Atalanta117131522 
l
 
0-4A
Apr 27
Feb 23
Dec 22
Fiorentina116411322 
l
 
0-6A
Mar 2
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 27
Juventus115601221 
Dec 1
Apr 13
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 2
Lazio10613919 
Dec 21
May 25
May 4
l
 
2-1F
Milan10523617 
Mar 9
l
 
3-0A
Feb 9
Nov 30
Udinese11515-216 
Feb 23
l
 
1-0A
Nov 25
Feb 16
Bologna10361115 
Feb 9
l
 
1-0A
Jan 26
d
 
1-1A
Torino11425-114 
May 18
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 13
Mar 16
Roma11344-213 
Mar 30
Dec 7
Mar 9
w
 
1-2F
Verona11407-812 
w
 
1-0F
May 11
May 25
Dec 8
Empoli Away10253-211 
Nov 8
Jan 11
-
-
Cagliari10235-99 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 19
Apr 6
w
 
0-2F
Como 190710235-99 
Apr 20
Dec 30
Nov 4
Mar 30
Parma10163-29 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 2
May 11
d
 
1-1F
Monza11155-48 
Dec 15
Feb 16
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
Venezia11227-98 
Apr 6
Nov 25
Apr 20
Jan 4
Lecce Home11227-168 
-
-
Jan 11
Nov 8
Genoa10136-146 
Jan 5
Mar 16
Dec 28
Mar 2
Win / draw / win form
Lecce 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
10
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
7 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
13 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Empoli 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Lecce since 2021
Lecce
Empoli
Goals: Scored
4
3
Games: Scored
3 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
0 / 3
LEC
1
D
2
League games at Empoli since 2021
Empoli
Lecce
Goals: Scored
4
2
Games: Scored
3 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
0 / 3
D
1
EMP
2
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Lecce of late. It has been 6 Serie A matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Friday evening against Empoli.

Lecce 19th Empoli 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Lecce will score no more than 1 goal
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Empoli will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-36
Lecce have scored 36% fewer goals at home than predicted
-1
Empoli’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.8
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie A - 2024/2025 season
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Lecce
PG (predicted goals)
Empoli
1
1.6
Attack rating
LEC
EMP
34%
better
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Games scored3
5
Failed to score8
5
Scored first3
4
Goals scored4
7
Avg. goals scored0.4
0.7
Avg. shots per game10
5
Avg. shots per goal28
8
Conversion rate for4
13
Avg. XG for1
0.8
KickOff rating
+34%
Defence rating
LEC
EMP
37%
better
view stats
Games conceded8
6
Clean sheets3
4
Conceded first7
3
Goals conceded20
9
Avg. goals conceded1.8
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
12
Conversion rate against17%
9%
Avg. XG against1.9
1.5
KickOff rating
+37%

Lecce v Empoli Serie A lLine ups will show here when available.

Lecce Serie A squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11212
W FalconeN KrstovicK GasparK Gaspar
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
W Falcone GLK11
1
-
K Gaspar DEF111
2
-
F Baschirotto DEF11
2
-
L Coulibaly  MID11
-
B Pierret MID11
1
-
Y Ramadani MID111
1
-
N Krstovic FWD112
-
A Gallo DEF10
1
1
S Pierotti FWD10
1
-
P. Chinazaekpere Dorgu FWD102
1
1
H Rafia MID9
2
-
A Rebic  FWD9
2
-
L Banda FWD91
1
-
T Morente FWD9
1
-
F Guilbert DEF7
1
1
R Oudin MID7
-
A Pelmard DEF3
1
-
M Berisha MID3
-
G Jean DEF2
-
F Marchwiński MID1
-
M Kaba MID1
-
N Sansone FWD1
-
Empoli Serie A squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10223
D VásquezL ColomboG PezzellaA Grassi
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Vásquez GLK10
2
-
M Viti DEF10
-
A Ismajli DEF10
1
-
G Pezzella DEF102
2
-
L Henderson MID10
1
-
L Colombo FWD1021
1
-
E Gyasi FWD102
2
-
O Solbakken FWD9
1
-
S. Goglichidze DEF8
1
N Haas  MID8
1
-
S Esposito FWD82
-
F Anjorin MID71
1
-
A Grassi MID7
3
-
J Fazzini MID7
2
-
E Ekong FWD7
-
L Cacace DEF6
2
-
Y Maleh MID6
1
-
P Pellegri  FWD6
2
-
M Sciglio DEF3
-
J Sambia DEF1
-