Will the Rossoneri turn their poor start around?
Only one matchday has been played in Italy’s top flight, and already the Lombardy club is in turmoil once again. The 1-2 home defeat in their opening game against newly promoted Cremonese – considered by many experts to be the number one candidate for relegation in Italy – showed that there is still a huge gap between AC Milan’s aspirations and reality. If the Rossoneri fail to win against Lecce, the club, which is accustomed to success and still has the most Champions League titles in Europe after Real Madrid, will slide into another serious crisis.
US Lecce narrowly avoided relegation last season, finishing 17th in the final table, but unlike AC Milan, they have already picked up their first point under coach Eusebio Di Francesco with a 0-0 draw at Genoa CFC. The Giallorossi are struggling to score goals, but they are quite solid defensively. A 0-0 draw against the Rossoneri is just as likely for the Lupi (the Wolves) in front of their home crowd as a surprise victory, which would not come completely out of the blue against the struggling Lombards. This makes the double chance 1X prediction all the more interesting for Lecce vs. AC Milan.
One thing is certain: we can expect a goal fest in Apulia. In the 2024/25 season, US Lecce scored just 13 goals in 19 Serie A games at home, but they also put in enough defensive work to turn this extremely meager haul into something tangible. However, those who would not categorically rule out an away win for the Rossoneri can use the practical Interwetten app to bet on under 2.5 goals at odds of 1.73, covering possible results such as a 1-0 or 2-0 win for the visitors.
Lecce – AC Milan Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
Head to head: 1 – 7 – 12
A total of 20 matches have taken place between the two teams so far, and US Lecce has only beaten AC Milan once. Most recently, the Rossoneri remained unbeaten in 14 consecutive games against the Giallorossi and just earned a full six points in league play against the Apulians in the 2024/25 season.
Lecce – AC Milan Tip
Although the betting odds from the top bookmakers are clearly in favor of the visitors from Lombardy in Lecce’s match against AC Milan, this was also the case on the first matchday in the Rossoneri’s home game against promoted Cremonese, and it did not protect Massimiliano Allegri’s team from suffering a crash landing at their home ground, San Siro. Il Diavolo did launch a transfer offensive in the summer, signing world footballer Luka Modric, among others. However, the transfer of Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface fell through at the weekend.
The visitors are under immense pressure, as everyone knows what is at stake if the Coppa Italia finalists, who have not qualified for any international competition this season, fail to win in Apulia. The Giallorossi have the defensive stability to make their guests increasingly nervous the longer the score remains 0-0 in this match.
This makes the double chance 1X bet particularly interesting, with odds of 2.05 available for Lecce vs. AC Milan, which we are betting on at Merkur Bets with four out of ten units.
