Lecce vs Atalanta Prediction, 5/18/2024 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 5/14/2024

Game: Lecce vs Atalanta

Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024

Location: Stadio Comunale Via Del Mare in Lecce, Italy

TV: CBS Sports Golazo Network

Stadio Comunale Via Del Mare is the location where Atalanta (19-6-10 last season) will attempt to beat Lecce (8-13-15 last year) on Saturday. The goaltenders protecting the net will be Wladimiro Falcone for Lecce and Marco Carnesecchi for Atalanta.

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Lecce accounted for 107 SVs and they earned a save rate of 70.4 in the prior season. Their difference in goals was sitting at -20 by way of 32 goals notched and also 52 goals conceded. For the prior campaign, this squad were the owners of an average of 1.03 points per fixture (37 points) and also ranked 18th in Serie A with 23 assists. The Yellow and Reds were 11th in expected goals with 41.3, and the squad's xGA came in at 50.6. Lecce were sitting with 89 yellow cards for the prior year in addition to 5 red cards. Lecce allowed 52 goals while relinquishing 1.44 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing clubs earned 159 SoT on them. They recorded 6 clean sheets, giving them a percentage of 16.7 during the previous year.

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The Goddess finished with an average of 1.8 pts per contest while sitting with 52 assists and 1 red card. Atalanta held a clean sheet rate of 37.1 for the previous season and also 71 yellow cards. Atalanta ranked 3rd when talking about goals relinquished having 39, and their goal differential was at 26. For the season, Atalanta B.C. had a save percentage of 75.4 (134 SoTA), and they also had a rank of 5th in Serie A with 63 points. The team's goals against per 90 minutes was sitting at 1.11 with 94 saves, and they earned 13 shut outs. Atalanta compiled 65 goals and the team's expected goals over the course of last year was 51.9.

The guy who will defend the goal for Lecce is Wladimiro Falcone. Falcone (24-43-54 record in his career) has recorded 23 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 19.0% clean sheet rate. The goalie hailing from Italy has had 588 shots tried against him in 121 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.32 (160 total goals conceded) and his save % is 75.7. Falcone has defended the goal for a total of 10,935 mins and has accumulated 428 saves thus far in his career.

Marco Carnesecchi will be residing in front of the goal for Atalanta. In his pro soccer career, Carnesecchi has surrendered 182 goals and has earned 425 stops in 141 starts. He has surrendered 1.30 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 56-40-45. He has earned a save percentage of 73.2 and his clean sheet rate sits at 23.4%. Carnesecchi has totaled 33 clean sheets while seeing 608 shots tried against him in 12,621 minutes throughout his career.

Pontus Almqvist is one member of the side who can make a noticable difference for Lecce. The forward representing Sweden has totaled 17 goals scored in 7,850 minutes. Almqvist has been given a starting assignment in 84 outings so far in his career while he scores 0.19 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 10 assists while tallying 13 yellow card cautions during his soccer career.

Atalanta is being led onto the pitch by Ademola Lookman, who can cause havoc on the pitch. He has totaled 19 yellow cards in his career and has assisted on a goal 23 times. The forward hailing from Nigeria has been on the pitch for 12,551 minutes and has earned 48 goals. He is averaging 0.34 goals per 90 mins and has started 134 games thus far in his career.

Who will win tonight's Serie A game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atalanta

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