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Lecce vs Salernitana Prediction, 9/3/2023 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/29/2023

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Game: Lecce vs Salernitana

Date: Sunday, September 3, 2023

Location: Stadio Comunale Via Del Mare in Lecce, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Lecce (+100) Salernitana (+295)

The Garnets (0-1-0 last year) are on their way to Stadio Comunale Via Del Mare on Sunday where they will compete against the Yellow and Reds (1-1-0 last season). The Yellow and Reds are priced at +100 while Salernitana are at +295. The total comes in at 2.5. The expected starting goalies will be Wladimiro Falcone for Lecce and Guillermo Ochoa for Salernitana.

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The Yellow and Reds sat at 11th in the matter of expected goals with 1.7, and their xGA sat at 2.9. Lecce allowed 3 goals while giving up 1.50 goals per 90, and opposing clubs earned 8 SoT on them. This team's difference in goals was 1 as a result of 4 goals put in the net and 3 goals given up. They didn't earn a clean sheet during the previous year. Lecce finished with 5 saves and held a save percentage of 62.5 for the previous season. Lecce amassed 6 yellow cards last year. For the prior season, the squad averaged 2.00 pts per match (4 points) and had a ranking of 3rd in the league with 4 assists.

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The Garnets averaged 1.0 pts per match while totaling 2 assists. Salernitana tallied 4 yellow card cautions. Salernitana had a ranking of 11th in goals given up with 2, and their goal difference sat at 0. On the year, the Garnets had a save rate of 33.3 (3 SoT against), and they also were ranked 15th in the league with 1 point. Their goals against per 90 minutes sat at 2.00 with 1 save. Salernitana accumulated 2 goals and their goals expected over the course of the prior season sat at 0.1.

The man who will defend the goal for Lecce will be Wladimiro Falcone. Falcone has played for a total of 7,875 mins and has tallied 322 stops during his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.27 (111 total goals conceded) and his save percentage is 76.6. The goalkeeper hailing from Italy has had 423 shots tried against him in 87 starts. Falcone (17-31-39 record in his career) has accumulated 17 shutouts, which gives him a 19.5% shutout percentage.

Guillermo Ochoa will be looking after the net for Salernitana. Ochoa has tallied 140 clean sheets and has defended 2,597 shots against him in 51,140 minutes in his career. He has earned a save % of 73.2 and his clean sheet rate sits at 24.6%. He has conceded 1.34 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 215-159-194. In his pro soccer career, Ochoa has allowed 763 goals and has earned 1,882 stops in 568 starts.

Gabriel Strefezza is one player who can be a difference maker for Lecce. Strefezza has had a starting assignment in 2 contests in his career and has 0.00 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Brazil has totaled 0 goals scored in 175 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 0 assists while accumulating 1 yellow card in his pro soccer career.

Salernitana is being led by Boulaye Dia, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He averages 0.44 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 104 matches in his career. The forward born in Senegal has been on the pitch for 9,301 professional minutes and he has scored 45 goals. He has accumulated 11 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 13 times.

Who will win tonight's Serie A game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lecce (+100)

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