Lecce vs Genoa: Serie A Preview, Form and Key Stats

Lecce host Genoa in the Serie A on Sunday 01 November, 20:00 (Mecca time). The hosts are 14th in the table and the visitors 13th. This preview uses the season's Serie A results to compare how both sides score, defend and perform at home and away.

Where the two sides stand

Lecce are 14th on 9 points (goal difference -9) and Genoa are 13th on 10 (-5); Genoa are 1 point ahead of Lecce. Lecce trail the leaders Inter Milan by 16, while Genoa trail the leaders Inter Milan by 15.

What is at stake

On points alone (goal difference separates ties, and other results will move the table too): if Lecce win they reach 12 points, at best 11th; if Genoa win they reach 13, at best 9th. A draw would take Lecce to 10 (at best 13th) and Genoa to 11 (at best 11th).

Lecce at home

Lecce have 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats at home (3 points from 4 games, 0.75 per game), scoring 1.0 and conceding 2.5 per game. They kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score in 2 of those 4.

Genoa away from home

Genoa have 0 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats away from home (0 points from 3 games, 0.0 per game), scoring 0.33 and conceding 1.67 per game. They kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score in 2 of those 3.

Current streaks for Genoa: 2 straight wins, 2 clean sheets in a row.

Recent form

Lecce's last 5 results in the Serie A, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 1-5 at Frosinone (6th, L); 0-2 vs Juventus (8th, L); 3-0 at Udinese (17th, W); 1-2 vs Bologna (11th, L); 0-3 at AC Milan (5th, L). That is 3 points from a possible 15, with 5 goals scored and 12 conceded.

Genoa's last 5 results in the Serie A, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 2-0 vs Juventus (8th, W); 1-0 vs Venezia (20th, W); 0-2 at AS Roma (3rd, L); 2-1 vs Fiorentina (18th, W); 1-2 at Parma (19th, L). That is 9 points from a possible 15, with 6 goals scored and 5 conceded.

Against top-half opponents Lecce have 0W 0D 5L (0.0 points per game from 5 games); against the bottom half it is 3W 0D 1L (2.25 per game from 4).

Against top-half opponents Genoa have 1W 1D 4L (0.67 points per game from 6 games); against the bottom half it is 2W 0D 1L (2.0 per game from 3).

When the goals come

Lecce's 10 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 0-15 (3 goals); 5 (50%) came after half-time and 3 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 16-30 (7 of 19 goals), including 2 after the 75th minute.

Genoa's 9 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 0-15 (3 goals); 3 (33%) came after half-time and 0 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 76-90 (4 of 12 goals), including 4 after the 75th minute.

Late goals could matter: Lecce have scored 3 after the 75th minute and Genoa have conceded 4 there, while Genoa have scored 0 and Lecce have conceded 2. Before half-time, Lecce have scored 5 and Genoa have conceded 6; Genoa have scored 6 and Lecce have conceded 10.

Tactics and discipline

Lecce's most used formations: 4-3-3 (6 games), 3-5-2 (1 game), 4-2-3-1 (1 game).

Genoa's most used formations: 3-4-2-1 (6 games), 3-4-1-2 (1 game), 3-5-2 (1 game).

Lecce have collected 17 yellow and 1 red cards.

Genoa have collected 21 yellow and 1 red cards and converted 0 of 1 penalties.

Players to watch

Lecce's players to watch: L. Coulibaly (2 goals and 1 assist in 7 appearances); Tiago Gabriel (2 goals and 1 assist in 8 appearances); W. Falcone (average rating 7.17).

Genoa's players to watch: M. Osmajić (3 goals and 1 assist in 8 appearances); M. Ellertsson (1 goal and 1 assist in 9 appearances); Junior Messias (average rating 7.21).

Head-to-head

In their last 10 meetings Lecce won 2, Genoa won 5 and 3 were drawn, averaging 2.4 goals per game. Both teams scored in 5 of them and 6 had more than 2.5 goals. The most recent was Lecce 1-0 Genoa in the Serie A (2026).

Recent meetings, newest first: Lecce 1-0 Genoa (2026); Genoa 0-0 Lecce (2025); Genoa 2-1 Lecce (2025); Lecce 0-0 Genoa (2025); Genoa 2-1 Lecce (2024).

Goals outlook

Blending Lecce's home scoring rate (1.0) with Genoa's away conceding rate (1.67) gives about 1.3 goals for Lecce; the reverse calculation gives 1.4 for Genoa, a combined 2.8. Both teams scored in 2 of Lecce's 4 home games and 1 of Genoa's 3 away games, and over 2.5 goals appeared in 3 and 1 of them. These are season-average calculations, not a forecast.

Strengths and weaknesses

Genoa's weaker areas: 18th in the league for goals scored (8 goals); 18th in the league for away points per game (0.00).

Our read

On the numbers, recent form favours Genoa (9 points from the last five against 3). Lecce collect 0.75 points per home game while Genoa take 0.0 per away game, which tilts the balance toward Lecce.