There is only one full round of fixtures remaining in the 2023/24 Italian Serie A season. There are both European and relegation places to be decided in what should be a fantastic end to the campaign.
The match between Napoli and Lecce will be played on the 26th of May at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. The hosts begin this round of games in 10th place on 52 points while the visitors are in 14th place on 37 points.
Napoli come into the match on the back of a 2-2 draw at Fiorentina in Serie A last weekend. Napoli took the lead in the 8th minute but found themselves 2-1 down at the interval. Into the second half and Napoli scored the equaliser in the 57th minute to take a point.
The draw at Fiorentina means Napoli have failed to win any of their 6 most recent fixtures in all competitions. There have been draws at home against Frosinone and Roma plus away to Udinese.
Napoli tasted defeat at relegation threatened Empoli and at home against Champions League qualifying Bologna.
The stats show Napoli have won just 1 of their last 10 matches in Serie A. However, they are not easy to beat when playing at home and Napoli are undefeated in 9 of their last 11 home Serie A games. Napoli have been struggling to win at home and have failed to record a single victory in their last 5 home league fixtures. Napoli have failed to keep a clean sheet in their 9 most recent Serie A games on home soil.
Lecce travel to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona having lost 2-0 at home to Atalanta last week in Serie A. With the score 0-0 at halftime, Atalanta opened the scoring in the 48th minute and grabbed their second goal 5 minutes later to seal the win.
The defeat to Atalanta means Lecce have failed to win any of their 4 most recent fixtures in Serie A. There have been draws against Monza at home and Cagliari away plus a 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Udinese.
Trends show Lecce have achieved just 5 wins in their last 32 Serie A games and have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 4 league matches. However, they are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 away Serie A games and have scored goals in each of those 4 fixtures.
Team news and Napoli are without the injured quartet of Victor Osimhen, Pierluigi Gollini, Mario Rui, and Piotr Zielinski. There are also doubts over the fitness of Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
Lecce make the trip without the injured trio of Nicola Sansone, Lameck Banda, and Kastriot Dermaku. Mohamed Kaba is a doubt due to a knee problem.
Napoli will be aiming to finish the season in 8th to claim a Europa Conference League place for next season. To have any chance they must win this game but given Napoli’s recent home form our prediction is for this match to end level, with under 2.5 goals scored.