Serie A Gameweek 4 Sun, Sep 13 · 14:00 Stadio Comunale Via del Mare, Lecce
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Our take

Lecce were slight favourites.

Lecce were the stronger side on L90 Strength (26 vs 15). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Monza. Lecce had 5.9 days of rest, Monza 7 and had to travel 927 km. Weather to note: warm.

Away travel927 kmRest days5.9 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
Lecce48%
Draw25%
Monza27%
Expected goals 1.61 – 1.16
Lecce54%
Draw24%
Monza22%
Expected goals 1.74 – 1.03
Lecce47%
Draw25%
Monza29%
Expected goals 1.59 – 1.19
Lecce40%
Draw26%
Monza34%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.30
Lecce49%
Draw24%
Monza27%
Expected goals 1.69 – 1.21
Over 2.5 52% Both score 55% 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)
27°CPartly cloudy
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 17 km/h
  • Humidity 50%
Warm
RefereeValerio Crezzini
  • Cards per match 3.1
  • Penalties per match 0.27
  • Matches 11

Team strength

LecceMonza
26 L90 StrengthIn forecast 15
28 Current StrengthIn forecast 18
36 AttackIn forecast 34
30 DefenceIn forecast 26
37 Form indexContext 27
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—

Monza

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LecceMonza
0.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.33
1.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.67
1.72 xGVia Att/Def 1.43
2.65 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.97
-1.05 Goals minus xGContext -0.10
33% Scored inContext 100%
33% Clean sheetsContext 0%
9.67 ShotsContext 12.33
3.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.33
38% On target shareContext 35%
4.33 Shots in the boxContext 9.67
45% Box shareContext 79%
7% ConversionContext 11%
1.50 OffsidesContext 5.33
18.00 Shots allowedContext 10.67
8.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.33
3.00 BlocksContext 3.00
6.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.67
75% Save rateContext 39%
41% PossessionIn forecast 45%
378 PassesContext 374
297 Accurate passesContext 307
78% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.72 Team ratingContext 6.53
11.33 FoulsContext 13.33
8.33 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
2.33 Yellow cardsContext 1.67
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.70
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.20
1.11 xGVia Att/Def 0.95
1.69 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.39
-0.21 Goals minus xGContext -0.25
50% Scored inContext 50%
30% Clean sheetsContext 0%
9.40 ShotsContext 10.10
3.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.78
36% On target shareContext 34%
5.70 Shots in the boxContext 6.78
61% Box shareContext 62%
10% ConversionContext 7%
1.88 OffsidesContext 3.63
12.80 Shots allowedContext 12.90
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
3.00 BlocksContext 3.10
3.70 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.60
74% Save rateContext 57%
40% PossessionIn forecast 50%
313 PassesContext 426
235 Accurate passesContext 362
75% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.70
12.40 FoulsContext 11.60
11.40 Fouls sufferedContext 13.50
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
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
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,566 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
Form 37 · 3 pts vs 4.5 for an average club · -0.2 vs expected
  • L7 SepA · Cagliari0–11.1 xPts
  • L31 AugH · AS Roma0–40.7 xPts
  • W23 AugA · Venezia2–01.4 xPts
Monza
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel927 km240 km in 14d
Schedule load12%Low
Form 27 · 1 pts vs 3.8 for an average club · -1.3 vs expected
  • D6 SepA · Parma1–11.0 xPts
  • L29 AugH · Udinese2–31.1 xPts
  • L22 AugA · Inter1–40.2 xPts

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 Monza
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.9Serie A 2026-2027, 7 Sep7Serie A 2026-2027, 6 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km927 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,566 km240 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.25.2

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 5J. Siebert 17Danilo Veiga
14Y. Maleh 20I. Ilić 29L. Coulibaly
99J. Monteiro 9N. Štulić 11K. N’Dri
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Monza Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
20D. Thiam(G)
44A. Carboni 3L. Lucchesi 60E. Kouadio
7Ricardo Mangas 14E. Akinsanmiro 90M. Folorunsho 19S. Birindelli
46J. Robinson 28A. Colpani
9Gustavo Varela
+5 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Monza Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Lecce+1.3 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Monza-1.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Lecce · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
4.00
Monza · Away 0.50points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-1-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.50

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

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

2 Lecce wins4 draws0 Monza wins
Goals per game1.00 – 0.67 Over 2.517% Both scored67% Clean sheets33% · 17%
  • 16 Feb 2025Monza0–0Lecce
  • 15 Dec 2024Lecce2–1Monza
  • 27 Apr 2024Lecce1–1Monza
  • 17 Sep 2023Monza1–1Lecce
  • 28 May 2023Monza0–1Lecce
  • 11 Sep 2022Lecce1–1Monza

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 · Valerio Crezzini 11 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.09league 3.26
Red cards0.00league 0.03
Cards 5+18%league 21%
Fouls25.5league 22.5
Penalties0.27league 0.06
Home wins45%league 35%
Lecce1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D18 Oct 25H · Sassuolo0–02
Monza1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W11 May 25A · Udinese2–13

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

Lecce3 games · scored 2 · conceded 5
1 0-15
3 16-30
31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Monza3 games · scored 4 · conceded 8
1 0-15
1 16-30
2 3 31-45
3 46-60
1 1 61-75
76-90
Lecce10 games · scored 9 · conceded 12
2 2 0-15
1 6 16-30
31-45
2 1 46-60
2 1 61-75
2 2 76-90
Monza10 games · scored 7 · conceded 22
3 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 4 31-45
1 7 46-60
1 6 61-75
1 1 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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