Lecce vs Juventus Prediction & Betting Tips (21 January)

Lecce, 13th in Calcio, only has a short lead of 4 points over Hellas Verona, 18th...The relegation zone is now very close for the D'Aversa gang who have had a string of poor performances since mid -December. Thus, Piccoli's partners 3 goals only took 1 point during the last 4 days of Serie A against Cagliari 1-1 on January 6. The other 3 championship matches ended in 3 defeats at Inter Milan 2-0, at Atalanta Bergamo 1-0 and in the Italian capital against Lazio Rome 1-0.

Lecce does not succeed against the big teams since a few weeks ago the latter lost to Naples 0-4 and to Rome 2-1. Juventus Turin could be the next executioner of D'Aversa's squad. The Old Lady hasn't lost since September 23, almost 4 months! Vlahovic's teammates 9 goals are impressively successful with their 6 victories obtained in their last 6 outings, Serie A and Italian Cup included. Thus, the Turin club won in quick succession at Frosinone 1-2, ahead of AS Rome 1-0, against Salernitana 6-1 in the Italian Cup, at Salernitana 1-2, ahead of Frosinone 4-0 in the Cup of Italy and against Sassuolo 3-0 on January 16. With a double on the last day, Dusan Vlahovic brings his total of league goals to 9 since the start of the season.

Juventus have been rock-solid defensively over the course of their previous six Serie A matches, conceding just a single goal on the way to collecting 17 points from a possible 18. Given that both teams have found the net in just one of the last nine league games involving Lecce, any deviation from this script would come as a bit of a surprise.