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Lecce vs Udinese Preview: Team News & Prediction

by Alex Lawes · February 18 2025, 19:19
Lecce vs Udinese Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Lecce have been much-improved since the appointment of Marco Giampaolo as they try and push away from the relegation battle ahead of the visit of Udinese to Apulia this weekend.

Kick-off date/time: Friday 21st February, 2025: UK – 7:45pm / US ET – 2:45pm / US PT – 11:45am

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Select matches will be televised on CBS Sports so it is worth checking their schedule

How to watch online: UK – OneFootball / US – Paramount+

Lecce Team News: A few issues

Lecce are dealing with a few issues ahead of the visit of Udinese to Apulia this weekend as midfield duo Filip Marchwinski and Joan Gonzalez are sidelined, whilst key attacker Lameck Banda remains a doubt, too.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Falcone; Guilbert, Baschirotto, Jean, Gallo; Coulibaly, Pierret; Pierotti, Helgason, Tete Morente; Krstovic

Unavailable: Marchwinski (Injured), Joan Gonzalez (Injured)

Questionable: Banda (Injured)

Udinese Team News: Still no Okoye

First-choice goalkeeper Maduka Okoye remains sidelined for Udinese this weekend and he is absent alongside defender Isaak Toure, whilst former Watford striker Keinan Davis remains a doubt for the Friulians, too. 

Predicted XI (4-4-2): Sava; Ehizibue, Bijol, Solet, Kamara; Atta, Lovric, Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp; Thauvin, Lucca

Unavailable: Okoye (Injured), Toure (Injured)

Questionable: Davis (Injured)

Lecce vs Udinese Prediction

Lecce played out a typically dull and low-scoring affair last weekend as they shared a goalless draw with rock-bottom Monza in Lombardy last weekend. Lecce, despite their improvement under Giampaolo, have scored just 18 goals in their 25 matches so far this season. They now take on an Udinese side that begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting in the top-half of the table with the Friulians most recently hammering Empoli by three goals to nil. However, tey have scored just 14 goals in 12 games away from home with just three wins and a low-scoring encounter appears almost inevitable for this one.

Lecce vs Udinese Tip: Under 2.5 goals

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