Lecce vs Udinese Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Lecce find themselves mired in yet another relegation battle in Serie A as the Apulia-based outfit now welcome mid-table Udinese down to the Stadio Comunale Via del Mare.#
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Lecce preview: Battling Lecce
With former Roma boss Eusebio Di Francesco at the helm, Lecce cannot be confident with the often naive tactical idealist having been relegated in each of the last two Serie A seasons; firstly with Frosinone and then with Venezia last year.
The home team come into this one on the back of a slender 1-0 defeat to fellow strugglers and out of form Torino in Piedmont last weekend, with Che Adam's scoring the only goal of the game mid-way through the first-half for Torino.
Udinese preview: Mid-table again in Udine
With former Legia Warsaw boss Kosta Runjaic at the helm, Udinese have enjoyed back-to-back victories ahead of this one and the Friulians sit tucked inside the top-half of the table ahead of this weekend's round of fixtures.
The home team managed to produce a surprise and slender 1-0 defeat of Roma at the Bluenergy Stadium in the north east of Italy last week, courtesy of a 49th minute winner scored by midfielder Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
Lecce team news: Couple of doubts
Lecce are dealing with a couple of injury doubts for this one, such as midfielder Medon Berisha and striker Nikola Stulic, with Francesco Camarda a confirmed absentee.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Falcone; Veiga, Siebert, Tiago Gabriel, Gallo; Gandelman, Ramadani, Coulibaly; Pierotti, Cheddira, Sottil
Unavailable: Camarda (Injured)
Questionable: Berisha (Injured), Stulic (Injured)
Udinese team news: Several issues
Udinese are dealing with loads of issues at the moment as Keinan Davis is a confirmed absentee with both Hassane Kamara and Adam Buksa doubtful, too.
Predicted XI (3-5-1-1): Okoye; Solet, Kristensen, Bertola; Ehizibue, Miller, Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp, Zemura; Atta; Bayo
Unavailable: Zanoli (Injured), Piotrowski (Injured), Davis (Injured)
Questionable: Kamara (Injured), Buksa (Injured)
Lecce vs Udinese prediction
That aforementioned loss at the Stadio Grande Torino for Lecce last weekend was the fourth successive match in which they have failed to score - and they have scored just three goals in their last ten. Udinese aren't the most reliable side but, up against a team that can't score and therefore don't win, siding with the visitors is the way to go for this one.
Lecce vs Udinese tip: Double chance – Udinese to win or draw
