Match Report
38 points separated the sides: Napoli 2nd on 76, Lecce 17th on 38. Lecce's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 17th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.53/0.95 for Napoli and 0.74/1.32 for Lecce (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.21.
The head-to-head ledger counts 13 games: 9 Napoli wins, 2 for Lecce, 2 draws, at 2.62 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 31% of those meetings. Goals have dried up lately: 1.4 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.62 across the full history.
The match was played at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (capacity 54,726). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Lecce led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Napoli: Rasmus Højlund (46'), Matteo Politano (67') · Lecce: Jamil Siebert (3')
Key stats
Possession: Napoli 70% · Lecce 30% · Total shots: 12-12 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 7-7