Serie A Gameweek 19 Tue, Jan 6 · 17:00 Stadio Comunale Via del Mare, Lecce
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Our take

AS Roma were slight favourites.

AS Roma were the stronger side on L90 Strength (69 vs 23). Absences weigh more on AS Roma. Lecce had 3 days of rest, AS Roma 2.9 and had to travel 504 km.

Away travel504 kmRest days3 · 2.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
Lecce19%
Draw24%
AS Roma57%
Expected goals 0.91 – 1.76
Lecce18%
Draw23%
AS Roma58%
Expected goals 0.96 – 1.87
Lecce18%
Draw25%
AS Roma58%
Expected goals 0.86 – 1.74
Lecce14%
Draw22%
AS Roma64%
Expected goals 0.81 – 1.97
Lecce19%
Draw23%
AS Roma58%
Expected goals 1.00 – 1.89
Over 2.5 50% Both score 50% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Lecce)

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Referee · ItalyJuan Luca Sacchi
  • Cards per match 3.0
  • Penalties per match 0.20
  • Matches 5

Team strength

LecceAS Roma
23 L90 StrengthIn forecast 69
28 Current StrengthIn forecast 71
36 AttackIn forecast 72
30 DefenceIn forecast 75
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Lecce

Attack—
Defense risk—

AS Roma

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LecceAS Roma
0.71 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.11
1.35 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.67
0.78 xGVia Att/Def 1.22
1.36 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.16
-0.07 Goals minus xGContext -0.11
53% Scored inContext 67%
35% Clean sheetsContext 39%
9.88 ShotsContext 13.11
2.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.83
26% On target shareContext 37%
5.53 Shots in the boxContext 9.35
56% Box shareContext 69%
7% ConversionContext 9%
1.33 OffsidesContext 1.85
12.35 Shots allowedContext 10.83
4.63 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.78
3.59 BlocksContext 3.00
3.19 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.35
69% Save rateContext 85%
44% PossessionIn forecast 58%
335 PassesContext 485
257 Accurate passesContext 407
77% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.74 Team ratingContext 6.88
12.29 FoulsContext 14.22
13.76 Fouls sufferedContext 14.67
1.76 Yellow cardsContext 2.06
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 17 and 18 games
0.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
0.83 xGVia Att/Def 1.12
1.42 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.15
-0.13 Goals minus xGContext +0.38
50% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
10.20 ShotsContext 11.60
2.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
26% On target shareContext 40%
5.40 Shots in the boxContext 8.89
51% Box shareContext 71%
7% ConversionContext 13%
1.33 OffsidesContext 2.57
12.60 Shots allowedContext 10.90
4.78 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.70
4.20 BlocksContext 4.00
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.44
70% Save rateContext 86%
44% PossessionIn forecast 54%
336 PassesContext 471
256 Accurate passesContext 390
76% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.87
12.60 FoulsContext 13.40
13.80 Fouls sufferedContext 13.30
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Lecce
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km2,006 km in 14d
Schedule load13%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
AS Roma
Rest2.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel504 km961 km in 14d
Schedule load14%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Lecce AS Roma
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 13Low · 14
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3Serie A 2025-2026, 3 Jan2.9Serie A 2025-2026, 3 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km504 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,006 km961 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 5
Next matchdays after this one4.84

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Lecce Confirmed XI
4-3-3
30W. Falcone(G)
25A. Gallo 44Tiago Gabriel 4E. Gaspar 17Danilo Veiga
93Y. Maleh 20Y. Ramadani 77M. Kaba
23R. Sottil 22F. Camarda 19L. Banda
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
AS Roma Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
99M. Svilar(G)
19M. Çelik 24J. Ziółkowski 87D. Ghilardi
92S. El Shaarawy 17K. Koné 61N. Pisilli 43Wesley
4B. Cristante
11E. Ferguson 21P. Dybala
+8 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Lecce Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
AS Roma Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Lecce+0.7 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • AS Roma-0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Lecce · Home 1.00points per game · 9 home games
W-D-L
2-3-4
Scored
0.67
Conceded
1.22
AS Roma · Away 1.67points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
5-0-4
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.78

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 17 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

0 Lecce wins2 draws4 AS Roma wins
Goals per game0.67 – 1.67 Over 2.550% Both scored67% Clean sheets17% · 33%
  • 29 Mar 2025Lecce0–1AS Roma
  • 7 Dec 2024AS Roma4–1Lecce
  • 1 Apr 2024Lecce0–0AS Roma
  • 5 Nov 2023AS Roma2–1Lecce
  • 11 Feb 2023Lecce1–1AS Roma
  • 9 Oct 2022AS Roma2–1Lecce

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Juan Luca Sacchi Italy · 5 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.00league 3.90
Red cards0.00league 0.17
Cards 5+20%league 38%
Fouls28.2league 25.9
Penalties0.20league 0.31
Home wins40%league 39%
Lecce1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W12 Dec 25H · Pisa1–02
AS Roma

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Lecce17 games · scored 12 · conceded 23
2 0-15
3 3 16-30
2 4 31-45
1 4 46-60
1 8 61-75
3 4 76-90
AS Roma18 games · scored 20 · conceded 12
2 3 0-15
5 16-30
3 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
5 1 61-75
3 4 76-90
Lecce10 games · scored 7 · conceded 13
0-15
3 3 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 3 46-60
1 3 61-75
1 3 76-90
AS Roma10 games · scored 15 · conceded 8
3 1 0-15
2 16-30
4 2 31-45
46-60
4 1 61-75
2 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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