Match Report
Lecce went into the game 17th in the table on 38 points; Fiorentina sat 15th on 42 — a 4-point gap. The last five rounds placed Lecce 3rd in the league for form — higher than their 17th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Lecce 0.74 scored and 1.32 conceded per game, Fiorentina 1.08 and 1.32, with the league averaging 1.21.
Lecce arrived off four straight defeats. Defeat had not touched Fiorentina in 5 games. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Lecce, 11/15 for Fiorentina.
The sides have met 13 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Lecce, 3 draws and 5 for Fiorentina, at 2.31 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 31% of those meetings. Only 31% of the meetings produced more than two goals. Recent editions have opened up: 3.4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.31 historically.
Stadio Comunale Via del Mare, capacity 40,800, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Fiorentina led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Lecce: Tiago Gabriel (71') · Fiorentina: Jack Harrison (30')
Key stats
Possession: Lecce 55% · Fiorentina 45% · Total shots: 14-5 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 5-2