Lecce last won against Roma in 2013
On matchday 19 of Serie A, US Lecce and AS Roma will face each other at the Via del Mare. The club from Apulia is currently in 16th place in the table with 17 points after 17 matchdays. With only twelve goals scored, Lecce has scored as many times as Roma has conceded.
This means that the weakest offense will face the strongest defense in the league. Since the Salentini have also failed to score in four of their last six home games, we are betting on “Lecce will not score” in the Lecce vs. AS Roma match.
The hosts go into this match against AS Roma with a mixed home record. Lecce have only won two of their nine home games this season. However, both victories came in their last three home games, which points to a clear upward trend. With only six goals scored, they also have the second-weakest home offense.
Goals are generally anything but a foregone conclusion in this matchup. In Lecce, only four goals have been scored in the last four matches against Roma, with the home side failing to score on three occasions. There have never been more than two goals scored in this period, which supports our Lecce vs. AS Roma prediction of under 2.5 goals at NEO.bet.
The visitors from Rome go into this match against Lecce on a slight losing streak. The Giallorossi have lost their last three away games in the league in a row, after previously recording five wins and only one defeat from their first six away games. However, with only seven goals conceded on the road, the Romans have the second-best defense in the league after AC Milan.
The capital club has a clear scoring tendency—while they score evenly in both halves at home, they have scored significantly more often before halftime away from home. A total of ten of their 16 goals on the road have been scored in the first 45 minutes. For another goal in the first half, the bookmaker Winamax offers odds of 1.86 for Lecce against AS Roma.
Lecce – AS Roma Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
A direct comparison between Lecce and AS Roma over a total of 39 competitive games paints a clear picture. Of these, 38 were Serie A matches and one was an Italian Cup game. Lecce won only two games, while ten matches ended in a draw. Roma won 27 games, confirming their clear dominance in this duel. The goal difference also underscores this balance of power: Lecce has scored 32 goals, while Roma has scored 85.
Lecce – AS Roma Tip
According to the Lecce vs. AS Roma betting odds on the Bet365 app, the Romans are the clear favorites in this matchup, and deservedly so. The Giallorossi are unbeaten in their last eight league games against Lecce since their defeat in 2012, winning six of those games. However, Roma have lost their last three away games in the league, scoring only one goal in the process.
Lecce, on the other hand, have shown a slight upward trend at home, losing only two of their last seven home games. However, they have also failed to score in four of their six home games and will struggle against the best defense in the league, as they have the worst offense in the league with only twelve goals scored.
