Genoa v Lecce

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Having failed to win any of their last three games in the Italian top flight including a 1-1 draw away from home at Cagliari last Friday night, Genoa will be looking to return to winning ways at their Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris when they play host to lowly Lecce in this upcoming encounter in Serie A on Friday evening.

Lecce have fared even worse than their upcoming hosts as the visitors have now failed to win any of their last five games in the domestic top flight as well as stumbling to a 3-2 defeat at home to AC Milan last weekend which became a third league defeat on the trot for Marco Giampaolo's side.

Genoa slipped to a 1-0 defeat away from home at the Serie A league leaders Inter Milan along with being involved in back-to-back 1-1 draws with Empoli and Cagliari respectively, but the bigger picture shows the hosts have made themselves a tough unit to beat.

Indeed, Genoa have suffered just four defeats in their previous 18 matches overall in the Italian top flight whilst also picking up six victories and collecting useful points by way of eight stalemates as well, so Patrick Vieira's side will be reasonably confident that they can grab the all-important three points

Lecce will make their way to the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris seeking to avoid a fourth league defeat on the trot in Serie A after being handed recent losses to the likes of Udinese, Fiorentina and AC Milan respectively, which does not bode well for this upcoming tussle with Genoa.

League wins have been hard to come by for Lecce as the visitors have managed to capture just two wins from their last 12 matches overall in the domestic top flight which were gained at the expense of Empoli and Parma, both of which were picked up on the road, whilst also slipping to seven defeats as well.

The bigger picture shows Lecce have registered just five wins from within their last 25 matches overall in Serie A and this sort of form has been the catalyst behind Lecce's lowly position of 16th place in the Italian top flight table where Marco Giampaolo's side possess a slender three-point cushion between themselves and the relegation zone.

In addition, Lecce have managed to muster just three victories from their last 16 outings on the road in Serie A along with being handed no fewer than nine losses within this period as well, thus suggesting this upcoming fixture away at Genoa could provide further problems for the visitors.

Genoa v Lecce Verdict

Genoa have won each of the last four meetings at home against Lecce and the hosts look set for further success on Friday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Genoa win @ 2.00

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Correct Score: Genoa 1-0 @ 5.50