Wednesday , 30 September 2026

US Lecce vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2023-24
US Lecce
1 – 1
Full Time
US Sassuolo Calcio
Fri 6 Oct 2023 · 18:45 UTC Stadio Via del Mare HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 22' Domenico Berardi pen
Nikola Krstovic 48' 1–1
Y 1' Daniel Boloca
Y 43' Marcus Pedersen
Hamza Rafia 44' Y
Nikola Krstovic 72' Y
Y 80' Gianmarco Ferrari

Overview

Match Preview

US Lecce vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Via del Mare.

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Luca Sacchi (Italy)
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Francesca Di Monte (Italy)
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Roma 5 13
2 FC Internazionale Milano 5 13
3 SS Lazio 5 13
4 Cagliari Calcio 5 12
5 AC Milan 5 11
6 Frosinone Calcio 5 10
7 Juventus FC 5 10
8 Como 1907 5 10
9 SSC Napoli 5 7
10 US Sassuolo Calcio 5 7
11 Atalanta BC 5 6
12 US Lecce 5 6
13 Udinese Calcio 5 4
14 Torino FC 5 4
15 Parma Calcio 1913 5 4
16 AC Monza 5 4
17 ACF Fiorentina 5 4
18 Bologna FC 1909 5 2
19 Genoa CFC 5 1
20 Venezia FC 5 0

Head-to-Head

2
3
3
US Lecce 8 games · Avg 2.8 goals US Sassuolo Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-06 US Lecce 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2023-02-25 US Lecce 0–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2022-08-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–0 US Lecce 2020-07-04 US Sassuolo Calcio 4–2 US Lecce 2019-11-03 US Lecce 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio

Recent Form

US Lecce
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Oct US Sassuolo Calcio H 1–1 D
30 Sep SSC Napoli H 0–4 L
26 Sep Juventus FC A 0–1 L
22 Sep Genoa CFC H 1–0 W
17 Sep AC Monza A 1–1 D
03 Sep US Salernitana 1919 H 2–0 W
US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Oct US Lecce A 1–1 D
02 Oct AC Monza H 0–1 L
27 Sep FC Internazionale Milano A 2–1 W
23 Sep Juventus FC H 4–2 W
17 Sep Frosinone Calcio A 2–4 L
01 Sep Hellas Verona FC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

US Lecce US Sassuolo Calcio
#12 Position #10
6 Points 7
5 Played 5
2 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 2
5 Scored 9
10 Conceded 9
-5 GD +0
1.20 PPG 1.40
40% Win % 40%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
US Lecce this season
0% Clean Sheets
US Sassuolo Calcio this season

US Lecce are 12th (6 pts). US Sassuolo Calcio are 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

US Lecce
0-15
2/2
16-30
1/4
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/3
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
US Sassuolo Calcio
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

US Lecce
Lassana Coulibaly 2 G 1 A
Tiago Gabriel 2 G
Olaf Gorter 1 G
US Sassuolo Calcio
Vasilije Adzic 3 G 1 A
Domenico Berardi 1 G
Cas Odenthal 1 G
Cristian Volpato 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for US Lecce to score. At the same time, US Sassuolo Calcio does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 1' Daniel Boloca has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 1.
  • 6' Gregoire Defrel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for US Lecce so far.
  • 11' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 16' US Sassuolo Calcio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Martin Erlic made 228 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 22' What a moment for Domenico Berardi! That strike on 22 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 27' US Lecce seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 32' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both US Lecce and US Sassuolo Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 37' Valentin Gendrey has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 42' US Lecce have won 163 goals from 192 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 43' Controversy at the stadium! Marcus Pedersen argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 44' A moment of madness from Hamza Rafia on 44 minutes earns him a Yellow card. US Lecce will be frustrated.
  • 48' GOAL! Nikola Krstovic scores on 48.
  • 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 58' A quiet spell here at Stadio Via del Mare. US Lecce seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 63' Remi Oudin is replacing Hamza Rafia for the US Lecce side.
  • 65' A tactical swap from US Sassuolo Calcio — Gregoire Defrel on, Andrea Pinamonti off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Pontus Almqvist is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for US Lecce tonight.
  • 71' The referee has no hesitation. Nikola Krstovic is booked for US Lecce — Yellow card on 71.
  • 72' Nikola Krstovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 72.
  • 77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Gianmarco Ferrari.
  • 81' It is a substitution in US Sassuolo Calcio team. Uros Racic is replaced by Pedro Obiang on 81 minute.
  • 86' Roberto Piccoli is replacing Nikola Krstovic for the US Lecce side.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

US Lecce Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto D'Aversa

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Domenico Berardi 4
Walid Cheddira 2
Marco Mancosu 1
Kristian Thorstvedt 1
Nikola Krstovic 1
Jeremy Toljan 1
Roberto Piccoli 1
Valentin Gendrey 1

Head to Head

2023-10-06 US Lecce 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2023-02-25 US Lecce 0–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2022-08-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–0 US Lecce 2020-07-04 US Sassuolo Calcio 4–2 US Lecce 2019-11-03 US Lecce 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio

US Lecce Form

2023-10-06 US Lecce 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2023-09-30 US Lecce 0–4 SSC Napoli L 2023-09-26 Juventus FC 1–0 US Lecce L 2023-09-22 US Lecce 1–0 Genoa CFC W 2023-09-17 AC Monza 1–1 US Lecce D 2023-09-03 US Lecce 2–0 US Salernitana 1919 W

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2023-10-06 US Lecce 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2023-10-02 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–1 AC Monza L 2023-09-27 FC Internazionale Milano 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2023-09-23 US Sassuolo Calcio 4–2 Juventus FC W 2023-09-17 Frosinone Calcio 4–2 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2023-09-01 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–1 Hellas Verona FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.33 US Lecce xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.04 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
US Lecce28% Draw25% US Sassuolo Calcio47%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

US Lecce or Draw
53%
Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio
72%
US Lecce or US Sassuolo Calcio
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
US Lecce20% Draw41% US Sassuolo Calcio39%
Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 3
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 1
6%
0 – 0
4.9%
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
3.9%
1 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — US Lecce

Handicap US Lecce covers Push US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 13% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 21% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 16% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

US Lecce keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.