Total below 2.5
Total below 2.5
Juventus have not been playing well lately, which has already reduced the gap from 5th place to 3 points. The Old Lady suffered 3 defeats in a row, but in the last round she managed to partially redeem herself. She was stronger in xg (2.7 : 1.9) and came close to beating Bologna (1-1), but was let down by low conversion of opportunities created.
It is worth noting that under Massimiliano Allegri, Juventus focuses on quality defense (xga = 1.08) and a quick transition to the attack.
Despite only 1 win in the last 5 rounds, Lecce is demonstrating competitive football. In the last 4 rounds, it is not inferior to rivals in terms of the number of expected goals scored (xg). Even with Napoli (1:2) and Milan (0:2) Paprikans could count on a draw.
The most powerful weapon of Marco Baroni’s team is the monolithic defense (xga = 1.09), which is on par with Juventus in terms of quality.
It will be very difficult for Juventus to break through Lecce’s high-class defensive redoubts, which have taken shape. For example, in a first-round match, opponents created only 0.8 xg for a two-pointer.