Lecce vs Juventus prediction

Lecce – Juventus, Serie A, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 05:00 PM (GMT). Venue: Stadio Via del Mare

Lecce is #12 in the table (9 pts) and Juventus #10 (11 pts). Juventus has kept 3 clean sheets in 7 matches. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Lecce 0, draws 2, Juventus 4. Their last meeting, on May 9, 2026, ended Lecce 0-1 Juventus. Absent for Lecce: M. Berisha, L. Coulibaly, I. Ilic +1. Absent for Juventus: Z. Celik, F. Conceicao, J. Ekhator +5.

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

Juventus arrive as the market-backed side, but their trip to Via del Mare comes with a severely reduced squad after European action. Lecce have fresh momentum from their last league outing and a full home stadium, yet their own midfield injury list is a major structural problem. Pierotti's absence also takes away an important outlet on the right, increasing the burden on N'Dri, Fatah and Geubbels. The most decisive phase should be Juventus' ability to establish territory without Yildiz, Locatelli and Thuram, against Lecce's ability to turn clearances and wide breaks into sustained pressure.

Predicted score and probabilities

The AI's exact score, win/draw/loss probabilities, both teams to score, over/under 2.5 and 5 key factors are in the full analysis.

See the full AI analysis

Head-to-head analysis

Juventus are unbeaten across the last ten meetings with Lecce, including a narrow win at Via del Mare in the most recent visit. The series has nevertheless featured several close encounters, so history points more to Juventus control than an easy afternoon.

Injuries and absences

Lecce's absences are concentrated in the middle and on the right side of attack: losing Coulibaly, Ilic, Berisha and Pierotti reduces both their pressing capacity and transition quality. Juventus have greater overall resources, but missing Locatelli and Thuram weakens midfield command while the absence of Yildiz, Nico González and Conceição removes most of their wide invention.

Form (last 5)

LecceLeague position #12 · 9 ptsL L W
JuventusLeague position #10 · 11 ptsW D L

Lecce vs Juventus stats

LecceJuventus
Played77
Goals scored99
Goals conceded128
Clean sheets23

Last meetings

  • 2026-05-09Lecce 0-1 Juventus
  • 2026-01-03Juventus 1-1 Lecce
  • 2025-04-12Juventus 2-1 Lecce
  • 2024-12-01Lecce 1-1 Juventus
  • 2024-01-21Lecce 0-3 Juventus
  • 2023-09-26Juventus 1-0 Lecce

Unavailable players

Lecce

M. Berisha, L. Coulibaly, I. Ilic, S. Pierotti

Juventus

Z. Celik, F. Conceicao, J. Ekhator, N. Gonzalez, K. Grabara, M. Locatelli, A. Milik, K. Thuram

Other Serie A matches