Lecce vs Cremonese Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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This is a huge game down in the battle to avoid the drop in Serie A as Lecce face off against Cremonese at Stadio Comunale Via del Mare down in Apulia.
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Lecce preview: The worrying pattern
Lecce begin this weekend's round of fixtures sitting just about tucked inside the bottom three and the relegation places after a couple of losses against Internazionale at home and then Como away from home.
There was always a bit of concern after they chose to appoint former Roma boss Eusebio Di Francesco, who led Frosinone to relegation in the 2023/24 campaign and then led Venezia to the same fate last season.
Cremonese preview: Woeful form
Cremonese, having appointed Serie A's so-called 'miracle worker' Davide Nicola after promotion last summer, began the campaign quite well but they have majorly drifted and are now in major danger.
The visitors are hovering just above the bottom three and the danger zone and 18th placed Lecce on goal difference after a 2-0 defeat at home to AC Milan at Stadio Giovanni Zini last weekend.
Lecce team news: A few issues
Lecce are dealing with a few injury issues here as Kialonda Gaspar and Francesco Camarda are confirmed absentees, while Medon Berisha is a doubt, too.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Falcone; Siebert, Tiago Gabriel, Ndaba; Veiga, Gandelman, Ramadani, Coulibaly, Gallo; Cheddira, Banda
Unavailable: Gaspar (Injured), Camarda (Injured)
Questionable: Berisha (Injured)
Cremonese team news: Terracciano suspended
The versatile Filippo Terracciano is missing through suspension for Cremonese this week, while defender Federico Baschirotto is a confirmed absentee.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Audero; Folino, Bianchetti, Luperto; Zerbin, Thorsby, Maleh, Vandeputte, Pezzella; Bonazzoli, Vardy
Unavailable: Baschirotto (Injured), Terracciano (Suspended)
Questionable: Collocolo (Injured), Moumbagna (Injured)
Lecce vs Cremonese prediction
Cremonese's loss against the Rossoneri has now extended their winless run of form to 13 matches in Serie A, failing to score in those 13 games on, staggeringly, 11 occasions in that run of form. Lecce are the lowest scorers in the division and the only team to score less than 20 and so a low-scoring encounter is an inevitability for this one on Sunday.
Lecce vs Cremonese tip: Under 2.5 goals
