Napoli v Lecce

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Napoli were held to a 2-2 draw away from home at Fiorentina last week in the domestic top flight which became a sixth game without a win in Serie A for Sunday's hosts but last season's Scudetto winners have one more opportunity to end their season on a positive note when they entertain lower half outfit Lecce at their Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, while Lecce slipped to a second defeat on the trot last week after losing 2-0 at home to Atalanta.

Napoli have been a shadow of their former selves in this season's Serie A campaign and a long way off from the team that won the Serie A title last term as Francesco Calzona's side currently occupy 10th place in the domestic top flight table and eight points adrift of the last of the European spots.

Despite picking up back-to-back wins against Sassuolo and Juventus in 6-1 and 2-1 victories respectively at the end of February and early March, Napoli have since slumped to collecting just one further win in their subsequent 10 league matches which came in the form of a 4-2 win away at Monza.

Six draws and three defeats within these last 10 games suggest the goals market may be the safest option for this upcoming encounter as five of these last 10 games have resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

Lecce dropped down to 14th place in the Serie A standings following a disappointing 2-0 defeat at home to Atalanta and having previously slipped to a 2-0 defeat at home to strugglers, Udinese, the prospects for Lecce do not look particularly promising ahead of this upcoming clash at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Sunday evening.

Lecce have also found league wins hard to come by in recent times as the visitors have managed to capture just three wins out of their last 14 matches overall in the Italian top flight which have come in the shape of victories against Salernitana, Empoli and Sassuolo but this sequence of results also include being dealt seven defeats in the process as well.

Results away from home this season have been particularly lean for Luca Gotti's side as Lecce have registered just two wins from their 18 outings on the road to date this season which also does not bode well for a positive end to their campaign this Sunday.

Goals have also been hard to come by as eight of Lecce's last 10 away games have also resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

Napoli v Lecce Verdict

Napoli have lost just once in their last seven meetings against Lecce and a low-scoring affair with the hosts perhaps nicking it 1-0 appeals in this fixture.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 2.37

Other side bets worth considering:

Napoli win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.33

Correct Score: Napoli 1-0 @ 8.50