Lecce welcome heavyweights Juventus to the Stadio Via del Mare for matchday eight of the Italian Serie A on Sunday. As expected, Juve have enjoyed the upper hand in this fixture historically.

Lecce are 12th in the Serie A table, with nine points from their seven matches thanks to three victories and four losses.

The Salentini are tied in the standings with Atalanta (11th), who share the same points tally as Lecce but have a slightly better goal difference.

After losses to AC Milan (3-0) and Bologna (2-1) in recent matchdays, Lecce impressed in a 3-0 dismantling of Udinese away from home last Sunday.

Eusebio Di Francesco’s side secured a confidence-boosting victory at the Bluenergy Stadium thanks to goals from Kialonda Gaspar, Konan N’Dri, and Jamil Siebert, earning Lecce three valuable points ahead of a tough clash with the Old Lady.

Meanwhile, Juventus are nowhere near where they want to be at this stage of the season, as they are coming ninth on 11 points, trailing Inter Milan and Lazio at the summit by eight points after only seven matches played.

The Bianconeri have won three, drawn two, and lost two of their top-flight matches, with the major difference between themselves and their rivals for the title being consistency.

Luciano Spalletti’s side have lacked consistency in Serie A, where they have not managed to string together positive results.

Juve’s most recent league outing produced a disappointing 3-0 home loss to second-placed Lazio last Sunday.

Goals from Oliver Provstgaard, Gustav Isaksen, and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru tore the Bianconeri apart at the Allianz Stadium, putting pressure on Spalletti to win this weekend’s match away to Lecce at all costs.

Juventus were hoping to build some momentum with a victory in their UEFA Europa League assignment against French side Rennes at the Allianz Stadium on Thursday, but despite taking an early lead, the Italians were pegged back and eventually settled for a 2-2 draw.

Lecce vs Juventus head-to-head stats and key numbers

Juventus have completely dominated this fixture historically, beating Lecce 32 times out of 48 matches, along with 12 draws.
Lecce have only beaten Juventus four times, and not since a 2-0 home victory 15 years ago (13 games ago).
Last year in Serie A, the teams drew 1-1 in Turin, with Juventus winning 1-0 away from home.
Alessandro Del Piero is the all-time top scorer in this fixture, with seven goals netted for Juve against Lecce.

Lecce vs Juventus prediction

Juve are under pressure to bounce back from their poor performance against Lazio last week, and given their historical edge in this encounter, they will be confident that they can return to Turin with all three points.

The Bianconeri must not be complacent, however, as Lecce can certainly provide a counterattacking threat, particularly through the wide channels, and Juve will need to remain compact in the defensive phase to keep the hosts at bay.

Juventus have been inconsistent, but they have a superior quality squad compared to Lecce, and we expect them to secure a narrow victory.

Prediction: Lecce 0-1 Juventus