Hellas Verona – Lecce

Verona and Lecce will score at least two goals.

Verona suffered their fifth consecutive defeat. Last Sunday, Hellas Verona hosted Milan. The home side set up their play well, and the first somewhat dangerous moment at their goal came only after 30 minutes of play. The cohesive play, however, did not save Verona from a goal in the 41st minute near the end of the first half. 'Mastiffs' could have equalized before the break, but they did not convert a one-on-one chance. Further attempts by 'Gialloblu' to come back did not succeed. Lecce ended a four-match losing streak in the last round. The 'Wolves' faced Fiorentina, which was clearly not in their best form after a series of European matches. Despite this, it was the Florentines who went ahead. Thus, in the 30th minute, the 'Lilies' went ahead with Harrison. However, after the break, the 'Wolves' completely took the initiative. Di Francesco's men equalized and could have taken the lead more than once. However, it all ended in a draw. The first-round meeting ended in a goalless draw. However, the current standings do not allow them to settle for a draw. Hellas Verona sit in 19th place and are ten points behind the safety line in 17th place. However, given the schedule, salvation for the 'Gialloblu' is almost an impossible task. Next, Verona will have to play against Juventus, Como, Inter, and Roma. Lecce has the same number of points as Cremonese but lags on tiebreakers. After the upcoming match, the team will face Pisa, Juventus, Sassuolo, and Genoa. It is worth noting the statistical metrics of the teams. The 'Mastiffs' are underachieving according to the xG metric. Statistically, Verona should have scored another 11.15 goals. The points deficit is colossal. Thus, the 'Gialloblu' were short of 20.52 points in their tally. Lecce also has very interesting metrics. Thus, the 'Wolves', if you believe xG, should have scored 8.55 more goals. At the same time, the xGA metric indicates that another 10.7 goals could have been conceded to the 'Giallorossi'. The proposed bet, it is worth noting, did not pay off in only one of the last five away matches of the Apulians. The league position forces Verona to play for a win. This match is also extremely important for Lecce, because the risk of being outside Serie A for the team is not small. It is quite likely that all this will turn into a high-scoring affair.