Lecce vs Napoli preview & prediction

Match preview

On Friday in Serie A, Lecce will play Napoli at the Stadio Via del mare.

Lecce enters this match after losing 1-0 to 10-man Empoli in the league. Lecce, captained by Paolo Zanetti, won thanks to a second-half penalty from veteran striker Francesco Caputo. Lecce had centre-back Lorenzo Tonelli sent off late in the second half.

On the other hand, Stefano Pioli’s AC Milan defeated Napoli 4-0 in league play. Rafael Leao of Portugal scored twice, and Spanish player Brahim Diaz and Belgian midfielder Alexis Saelemaekers also scored to give AC Milan the victory.

Lecce has dropped their previous five league contests and is now ranked 16th in Serie A. Eight points separate them from 18th-placed Hellas Verona, giving them a respectable margin of safety. Lecce’s current state, though, is concerning.

Contrarily, Napoli leads the league, 16 points clear of Lazio in second place. With good reason, they appear set to win the league this year. The leadership of Luciano Spalletti has received praise, while Napoli’s hiring has also received great praise.

Kvaratskhelia, Osimhen, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Kim Min-jae, and Stanislav Lobotka are just a few of the players that have stood out. It will be interesting to see if Napoli can retain the attacking dynamic of Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia, who have both cemented their positions as two of the game’s most promising young players.

Despite the fact that Napoli lost to AC Milan by a wide margin, it will take a miracle to close the current gap between them and the other competitors.

Napoli should win this match in an effort to get back on track.

Lecce vs Napoli H2H

Napoli	1-1	Lecce
Napoli	2-3	Lecce
Lecce	1-4	Napoli

Lecce vs Napoli form guide

Lecce’s last 5 games- LLLLL

Empoli	1 – 0	Lecce
Fiorentina	1 – 0	Lecce
Lecce	0 – 2	Torino
Inter Milan	2 – 0	Lecce
Lecce	0 – 1	Sassuolo

Napoli’s last 5 games – LWWWL

Napoli	0 – 4	AC Milan
Torino	0 – 4	Napoli
Napoli	3 – 0	Eintracht Frankfurt
Napoli	2 – 0	Atalanta
Napoli	0 – 1	Lazio

Key facts

Napoli has won four, lost two, and drawn two of the eight head-to-head games between the two teams.
Gabriel Strefezza, a Brazilian winger for Lecce, has contributed to eight goals in 23 league starts so far this year.
Victor Osimhen, a striker from Nigeria, has started 22 league games for Napoli this year and contributed 25 goals.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, a left winger from Georgia, has helped Napoli score 22 goals in 23 league games thus far.
Piotr Zielinski, a Polish midfielder for Napoli, has made 10 goal contributions in 22 league starts thus far.