Lecco vs Juventus U23 prediction

Lecco have won four, drawn five and lost three of their 12 Serie C - Girone A games so far, scoring 18 and letting in 11. That has them 8th on 17 points.

Their last six in all competitions read two wins, three draws and one defeat, at 2.3 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game. Last time out they beat Dolomiti Bellunesi 4-0 away; before that came a 2-2 draw at home to Folgore Caratese and a 5-0 win away at Pro Vercelli.

Lecco are unbeaten in five. They have scored in each of their last five. Two clean sheets in that spell. At home they've won none of three recently (5 scored, 5 conceded).

So far in the Serie C - Girone A, Juventus U23 have won two, drawn five and lost five of 12, with 12 goals scored and 19 conceded, good for 17th place and 11 points.

Over the last six matches it has been no wins, three draws and three defeats, averaging 1.0 goals for and 1.7 against. Last time out they drew 1-1 with Pro Vercelli; before that came a 2-1 defeat away at Trento and a goalless draw at home to Lumezzane.

Juventus U23 haven't won in six. Two clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank twice. On the road they've won none of three recently (2 scored, 4 conceded).

Home and away form points to Lecco: Lecco have won none of their last three at home, Juventus U23 none of their last three on the road. Six points separate the two sides in the table. Lecco also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Lecco favourites at 39%, with Juventus U23 on 28% and the draw at 33%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.

On goals, it expects around 2.6 in the game: 1.5 for Lecco and 1.1 for Juventus U23. Over 2.5 goals is 48% and both teams scoring 52%.