Lazio – Lecce

Lazio look clear favourites for the match against Lecce

Lazio continue to fight for a place in the top-four. Last round, the Romans not only left themselves in the fight for the Champions League, but may have decided the fate of the first place. "Biancocelesti" met with Inter, which still has chances for the scudetto. "The Eagles conceded at the end of the first half but equalised in the second half through substitute Pedro. Dumfries' goal looked like it would bring the Snakes three points, but the ubiquitous Pedro equalised in the 90th minute. Ironically, a win would have allowed Inter to move up to the top spot. The Romans themselves dropped to sixth place after wins over Roma and Juventus. Marco Baroni's men, by the way, met with the Turin side a round earlier. "Eagles" even though they saved a draw thanks to a goal at the end of the game, but throughout the match looked much better. The team is clearly not going to slow down and stop fighting for the top spot. Lecce minimally beat Torino in the last round. The only goal was scored by Ramadani. The victory lifted the Wolves to 17th place. The team, however, is hanging dangerously close to the relegation zone. Both Empoli and Venice have every chance of sending the Giallorossi to Serie B. The Adzurri, who face Verona, have a particularly good chance of doing so. Before the meeting with the Bulls, Marco Giampaolo said that the game against Torino would be decisive for his team. Has the allenator not forgotten about the match of the last round? It is important to note that Lazio have excellent results in face-to-face meetings with Lecce. Thus, the Romans won four of the last five matches with the Pugliese. The meeting within the first round ended with a 1:2 victory for the Biancocelesti. It is worth noting that the Giallorossi lost in 11 of the 18 away games. The team conceded 27 goals, but the xGA metric shows an "underachievement" on this indicator. According to this metric, the Wolves should have scored 7.39 more goals! Lazio are not performing well at the Olimpico. However, the metrics suggest that their figures are a bit unfair. According to the same xGA, they should have conceded 6.58 fewer goals, while according to xPTS they should have scored 5.41 more. However, even without such figures, the differences in the teams' approach to the game are clear. Yes, Lecce are fighting for survival, but Lazio have much higher priority goals. Marco Baroni's men were not afraid to deny Inter a potential Scudetto. What should the humble Puglians expect?