Lecce vs Atalanta Prediction, 8/19/2024 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/18/2024

Game: Lecce vs Atalanta

Date: Monday, August 19, 2024

Location: Stadio Comunale Via Del Mare in Lecce, Italy

TV: Paramount+

The Goddess (21-6-11 last season) are headed to Stadio Comunale Via Del Mare on Monday where they will take on the Yellow and Reds (8-14-16 last year). The starting goalkeepers will be Wladimiro Falcone for Lecce and Marco Carnesecchi for Atalanta.

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The Yellow and Reds ranked 11th for xG with 43.1, and the squad's xGA were sitting at 53.3. Lecce relinquished 54 goals while relinquishing 1.42 goals per 90, and their opponents compiled 173 SoT on them. This team's differential on goals was sitting at -22 with the help of 32 goals notched and 54 goals relinquished. They had a total of 7 clean sheets, giving them a % of 18.4 for the previous season. Lecce recorded 119 saves and they also earned a save rate of 71.7 in the previous season. Lecce accumulated 89 yellow card warnings over the course of last year and 5 red cards. For the previous campaign, this squad finished with an average of 1.00 points per fixture (38 points) and they also were 18th in the league with 23 assists.

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Atalanta had 72 goals and the team's xG over the course of last season was 57.8. The team's goals against/90 min sat at 1.11 in addition to 99 saves, and they finished with 15 shut outs. On the season, Atalanta B.C. had a save % of 74.6 (142 SoT against), and also were ranked 4th in the league with 69 pts. Atalanta sat at 2nd concerning goals given up with 42, and their goal differential was at 30. Atalanta sat with a CS% of 39.5 in the prior season and also 76 yellow cards. The Goddess sported an average of 1.8 points per match while accumulating 57 assists and 1 red card.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Lecce will be Wladimiro Falcone. Falcone has played for a total of 11,115 minutes and has tallied 440 saves so far in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.31 (162 total goals given up) and he holds a save % of 75.9. The keeper hailing from Italy has seen 602 shots tried at him in 123 starting assignments. Falcone (24-44-55 record in his career) has accumulated 24 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 19.5% clean sheet percentage.

Marco Carnesecchi will be residing in front of the goal for Atalanta. Carnesecchi has racked up 33 clean sheets and has defended 612 shots against him in 12,796 career mins. He has a save percentage of 72.9 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 23.1%. He has given up 1.30 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 57-40-46. In his career, Carnesecchi has given up 185 goals while totaling 426 saves in 143 starting assignments.

Lameck Banda is a member of the team who can be a force in the game for Lecce. The forward hailing from Zambia has recorded 4 goals scored in 3,169 mins. Banda has had a starting assignment in 37 games thus far in his career and he has earned 0.11 G/90. He has totaled 6 assists while earning 13 yellow cards in his career.

Atalanta features Ademola Lookman, who is known to give defenses fits. He is averaging 0.35 goals per 90 and has started 136 contests during his soccer career. The forward who is from Nigeria has been on the pitch for 12,696 mins while earning 50 goals. He has earned 19 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 24 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lecce

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