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Lecce will welcome Atalanta to Stadio Comunale Via del Mare in their penultimate Serie A match of the season on Saturday. The hosts, 13th in the league table, are not yet clear from the relegation race as they have just a five-point lead over 18th-placed Empoli.
The hosts are winless in their last three league games and suffered their first loss in five games on Monday. They suffered a 2-0 home loss to Udinese, failing to score for the first time in five games.
The visitors have a three-point lead over sixth-placed Roma and also have a game in hand. They just need one win from their remaining three games to seal a fifth-placed finish and a spot in the UEFA Champions League group stage. They face Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League final later this month and a win in that match also guarantees their Champions League spot.
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They met Juventus in the Coppa Italia final earlier this week and fell to a 1-0 loss, ending their unbeaten streak in all competitions after seven games.
Lecce vs Atalanta Head-to-Head
The two teams will meet for the 50th time. The visitors have the upper hand in this fixture with 20 wins. The hosts are not behind with 12 wins and 17 games have ended in draws.
Lecce registered a league double over the visitors last season. Atalanta won the reverse fixture earlier this season and will look to secure the double this time around.
Lecce form guide (Serie A): L-D-D-W-W
Atalanta form guide (Serie A): W-W-W-W-L
Lecce vs Atalanta Team News
Lecce
There are no fresh absentees for the home side as Kastriot Dermaku, Mohamed Kaba, Nicola Sansone, and Lameck Banda remain sidelined with injuries.
Injured: Kastriot Dermaku, Mohamed Kaba, Nicola Sansone, Lameck Banda
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Atalanta
Emil Holm remains sidelined with an injury while Marten de Roon will miss out on Saturday due to an injury he picked up in the Coppa Italia earlier this week. Sead Kolasinac is also likely to be rested here while Teun Koopmeiners will serve a suspension.
Injured: Emil Holm, Marten de Roon, Sead Kolasinac
Doubtful: None
Suspended: Teun Koopmeiners
Lecce vs Atalanta Predicted XI
Lecce Predicted XI (4-5-1): Wladimiro Falcone; Valentin Gendrey, Federico Baschirotto, Marin Pongracic, Antonino Gallo; Alexis Blin, Ylber Ramadani, Pontus Almqvist, Remi Oudin, Patrick Dorgu; Nikola Krstovic
Atalanta Predicted XI (3-5-2): Marco Carnesecchi; Rafael Toloi, Berat Djimsiti, Giorgio Scalvini; Hans Hateboer, Mitchel Bakker, Mario Pasalic, Michel Ndary Adopo, Aleksey Miranchuk; Ademola Lookman, Gianluca Scamacca.
Lecce vs Atalanta Prediction
The Lupi have seen a drop in form recently and are winless in their last three games, scoring just two goals while conceding four times. They have just one win in their last six home games, failing to score in four games in that period, and might struggle here.
La Dea failed to score for the first time in eight games in their 1-0 loss to Juventus in the Coppa Italia final and will look to return to goalscoring ways. They play in the Europa League final next week and Gian Piero Gasperini is likely to rest key players in this match.
With that in mind, and considering the current form of the two teams, a low-scoring draw is likely to ensue.
Prediction: Lecce 1-1 Atalanta
