Napoli vs Lecce prediction and preview

Serie A · Saturday 5 December 2026, 19:45 UTC

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Napoli vs Lecce

Serie A · Saturday 5 December 2026, 19:45 UTC · Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli

Napoli · Lecce · Serie A predictions

Napoli vs Lecce preview

Napoli host Lecce in Serie A on Saturday 5 December 2026, kick-off 19:45 UTC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Napoli. Napoli go into the round 8th, on 14 points from 10 games, while Lecce go into the round 14th, on 9 points from 10 games.

Napoli come into the game with a L-W-D-L-W run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Lecce's recent sequence reads L-L-L-W-L. Over their last 6, Napoli have scored 1.8 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Lecce average 1.0 scored and 2.3 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

Head to head, Napoli have 7 wins to Lecce's 1 across 10 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 14 Mar 2026, ended Napoli 2-1 Lecce.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
8Napoli104241713+414WLDWL
14Lecce103071121-109LWLLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Napoli 7, draws 2, Lecce 1.

Team news

Napoli expected line-up (4-3-3)

Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Rafa Marín, Mathías Olivera, Benoît Badiashile, Scott McTominay, Kevin De Bruyne, Frank Anguissa, Noa Lang, Rasmus Højlund

Lecce expected line-up (4-3-3)

Wladimiro Falcone, Antonino Gallo, Danilo Veiga, Tiago Gabriel, Jamil Siebert, Gaspar, Youssef Maleh, Oumar Ngom, Konan N’Dri, Joël Monteiro

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