- Team form: Lecce have avoided defeat in two of their last three Serie A 2026/2027 matches, including a 2-0 win away at Venezia.
- Away form: Monza are still seeking a first away win of Serie A 2026/2027 after one draw and one defeat.
- Home record: Lecce have split their last three home games in all competitions (W1, D1, L1).
Dodgy defenders on display at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero
Lecce are slight favorites to beat Monza at 2.22, but there is a touch of confidence to the visitors at 3.3 in this Sunday's Serie A 2026-2027 fixture and that could be the best way to go as the draw sits at 3.2. A cagey game is expected when Eusebio Di Francesco's 4-3-3-based side host Ivan Juric's 3-4-2-1/3-4-3 team in Italy.
I Giallorossi will try to be pragmatic and strong in transition, while I Biancorossi are set up to press high and play directly, bringing intensity and numbers in front of the ball. It should be a interesting chess match between a back four and a back three with Lecce's width and balance tested by Monza's wingbacks.
Olaf Gorter has been Lecce's most dangerous player in Serie A 2026/2027 so far with one goal in two games. Danilo Veiga has given the team some creativity and has one assist in his two Serie A 2026/2027 appearances, while Nikola Stulic is also in the goals, having struck two of Lecce's five in their last five.
Lecce have a live double chance against Monza
Monza threat
Gustavo Varela is Monza's danger man, having scored both of his side's goals in their first two Serie A 2026/2027 fixtures. The Uruguayan's form is red-hot coming into this match, having struck three in his last five appearances – the same number in which Monza have scored seven times.
Match outlook
The hosts are likely to avoid defeat on Sunday as they have not lost either of their two previous home games against Monza and have started Serie A 2026/2027 well enough in 13th spot with three points from two games. I Biancorossi are 16th with one point from three, and they need a boost to pull out of the mess they are in.
Monza are also still chasing their first Serie A away win, having won one, drawn one and lost one of their three away matches across all competitions, but that doesn't seem to suit the script of Lecce's home form which is shaky to say the least with no wins in one and four goals conceded. A narrow home win is the most likely result here, but the draw could be a factor, so we're sticking with under 2.5 goals at 1.65 while both teams no at 1.83 also leans towards a cagey matchup.
