Match Report
Lecce went into the game 17th in the table on 38 points; Fiorentina sat 15th on 42 — a 4-point gap. Lecce had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall.
Lecce arrived off four straight defeats. Fiorentina carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Over the last five, Lecce had taken 3 of 15 points to Fiorentina's 11.
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. These meetings skew tight — only 31% saw more than two goals. Recent editions have opened up: 3.4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.31 historically.
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