Lecce – Pisa

Pisa will avoid a third consecutive defeat

After a long unbeaten streak, Pisa has lost again. In the last round, the "Nerazzurri" faced Parma and by the 13th minute exchanged dangerous moments. A brief period of lull was interrupted by a goal from the "Crusaders." Thus, towards the end of the first half, Benedichak's penalty kick was successful. Alberto Gilardino's team made some decent attempts to equalize after the resumption of the game. Nzola was close to scoring three times, but in the end, only added a red card to his account. In the previous round, the "Torrin" faced Inter. Gilardino's team looked good against the match favorite. The tactic that Pisa chose worked well until the 69th minute. Lautaro Martinez managed to find the keys to the opponent's defense and brought three points to "the Serpents" with his double. Before that, Gilardino's team had not lost for six matches. Lecce lost to Cremonese in the last round without much chance. The "Wolves" actively started the match and were close to scoring in the early minutes. However, the tempo of the match decreased, and the fans only saw goals after the break. At the start of the second half, the "Giallorossi" converted a penalty. Davide Nicola’s team did not stop there and doubled their advantage in the 78th minute. Not Lecce's best match. A round earlier, the "Wolves" faced Torino. Di Francesco's team was active at the start of that match as well. Their activity was rewarded with two goals by the 22nd minute. However, thereafter only the Turin team was active. Nevertheless, this did not prevent Lecce from bringing the match to victory. It is worth looking at the statistical metrics of the rival teams. Although the clubs are separated by only three points in the league table, some discrepancies are quite evident. Thus, Pisa is underperforming in points. The "Nerazzurri," according to the xPTS metric, should have earned another 5.73 points. At the same time, the "Torrin" also have a shortfall of 6.79 goals, according to xG. The "Wolves" do not have such obvious deviations, but in terms of home matches, they concede less than they should according to the statistics. Thus, xGA indicates that at "Via del Mare," the "Giallorossi" could have conceded another 2.38 goals. It is worth mentioning that Lecce has only achieved one victory at their home stadium in seven rounds. Pisa, in away matches, has recorded four draws in six games. Two consecutive losses do not indicate problems for Gilardino's team. The "Nerazzurri" are fully capable of earning points in an away match.