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.
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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)
Lecce vs Juventus stats
| Lecce | Juventus | |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 7 | 7 |
| Goals scored | 9 | 9 |
| Goals conceded | 12 | 8 |
| Clean sheets | 2 | 3 |
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

Lecce
Juventus