Lecce vs Genoa Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Lecce have begun to start losing again as they drift back towards the bottom three as they now come up against an improving Genoa side at Stadio Comunale Via del Mare.
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Lecce preview: Back-to-back defeats
Lecce had shown some improvement in attack in the opening few weeks of the campaign but, under the management of former Roma boss Eusebio Di Francesco, they do now head into this one on the back of back-to-back defeats.
After succumbing to a 2-0 defeat at home to Juventus last weekend, Lecce then suffered a 5-1 annihilation at the hands of high-flying Frosinone at Stadio Benito Stripe in Rome a few days ago.
Genoa preview: Back-to-back victories
Daniele De Rossi was coming under a bit of pressure with Genoa having failed to win any of their opening five matches but the Genovese have now managed three victories in their last four matches as they head down south.
In midweek, Genoa eased to an impressive 2-0 defeat of a stuttering Juventus side at the Luigi Ferraris in Liguria in midweek, courtesy of first half goals scored by Kingsley Ehizibue and Tommaso Baldanzi.
Lecce team news: Defensive issues
Kialonda Gaspar was sent off against Juventus last week with fellow starting centre-back Tiago Gabriel forced off due to injury and the former remains suspended with the latter still a doubt.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Falcone; Siebert, Jean, Ndaba; Veiga, Maleh, Ngom, Gandelman, Gallo; Monteiro, Paco Esteban
Unavailable: Gaspar (Suspended), Ilic (Injured), Coulibaly (Injured), Berisha (Injured), Pierotti (Injured)
Questionable: Tiago Gabriel (Injured)
Genoa team news: Ellertsson a doubt
Mikael Ellertsson is a fresh doubt for Genoa this weekend due to an ankle injury with attacking duo Elias Havel and Lorenzo Venturino remaining absentees for the visitors.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Bijlow; Marcandalli, Ostigard, Johan Vasquez; Ehizibue, Amorim, Frendrup, Mitaj; Vitinha, Baldanzi; Osmajic
Unavailable: Havel (Injured), Venturino (Injured)
Questionable: Ellertsson (Injured)
Key stats
- Lecce are unbeaten in five home Serie A games against Genoa (W2 D3), and won the most recent meeting 1-0 at home on 24 May 2026.
- Lecce have kept clean sheets in the last two meetings (0-0 away on 23 August 2025 and 1-0 at home), but have won only two of their 14 Serie A meetings with Genoa since 1994/95 (D5 L7).
- Lecce are 14th with nine points coming into Matchweek 10, one point behind 13th-placed Genoa.
- Lecce have lost their last two league games, including 1-5 at Frosinone on Thursday.
- Lecce have won only one of four home games this season (3-2 vs Monza), conceding ten goals (W1 L3); two of their three wins have come away from home.
- Lecce have won only 87 of their 364 Serie A games on a Sunday since 1994/95 (D107 L170).
- Genoa have won their last two games without conceding, including 2-0 at home to Juventus on Wednesday – only their sixth win over Juventus in 39 Serie A meetings since 1994/95, all six at home.
- All ten of Genoa's points have come at home this season (W3 D1 L2) – they have lost all three away games, scoring once.
- Genoa are winless in six Serie A away games (D2 L4) since a 2-1 win at Pisa on 19 April 2026, scoring only once in that run.
- Genoa matches have averaged 2.33 goals this season, joint-second-lowest in Serie A.
‘Key stats’ are Serie A only (not all competitions)
Lecce vs Genoa prediction
Lecce have shown a bit more promise in the final third as they evolve their style but, as is pretty much always the case, Di Francesco becoming more attacking often undermines results. They now face a Genoa side that head to Stadio Comunale Via del Mare in good form and pushing towards the middle-of-the-table and so siding with the visitors would appear the way to go for this one in Apulia.
Lecce vs Genoa tip: Double chance – Genoa to win or draw
