Lecce vs Cagliari Preview and Prediction: A Thrilling Chase
The Serie A match between Lecce and Cagliari will take place at 1:45 AM on September 20th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the teams' form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest team news for Lecce vs Cagliari
Lecce are still without Filip Marchwinski and Gaby Jean due to cruciate ligament injuries, while Balthazar Pierret has not yet recovered from a muscle injury. Otherwise, coach Di Francesco's squad is almost full, although a few changes in defense may be possible.
Up front, new signings Nikola Stulic and Francesco Camarda (on loan from Milan) – neither of whom have scored this season – will be competing for a starting spot.
Cagliari are without Zito Luvumbo and reserve goalkeeper Boris Radunovic due to injury. Belotti made his debut last week and is likely to continue partnering with Esposito, although Gennaro Borrelli and Semih Kilicsoy are also options.
In goal, Elia Caprile – who impressed with a series of saves against Parma – will certainly be the starting goalkeeper.
Latest predicted lineups for Lecce vs Cagliari
Lecce:
Falcone; Kouassi, Gabriel, Gaspar, Gallo; Coulibaly, Ramadani, Berisha; Morente, Stulic, Sottil
Cagliari:
Caprile; Zappa, Mina, Luperto, Obert; Adopo, Prati, Folorunsho; Gaetano; Esposito, Belotti
Latest football match prediction: Lecce vs Cagliari
Following their defeat at Atalanta last week, Lecce are currently bottom of the Serie A table and remain winless in the 2025/26 season.
Lecce's hopes of causing an upset in Bergamo crumbled when they conceded three goals in just 25 minutes of the second half, suffering their second consecutive defeat. Prior to that, Lecce had started the season with a Coppa Italia victory against Juve Stabia, followed by a 0-0 draw with Genoa and a 0-2 loss to AC Milan. To date, Konan N'dri's late goal against Atalanta is all they have managed to score.
Coach Eusebio Di Francesco – formerly of Cagliari – is facing immense pressure to help his team avoid relegation, especially after experiencing two consecutive relegations with Frosinone and Venezia. Securing an early victory will be a mandatory objective.
However, looking at the statistics from last season, Lecce have only won 1 of their last 12 home games and failed to score in 8 of them. This makes the chances of replicating their 1-0 victory against Cagliari at Via del Mare last season (with a goal from Nikola Krstovic, who has since left the club) seem slim.
On the other side, Cagliari have made effective replacements following Roberto Piccoli's departure. Although new signings Andrea Belotti and Sebastiano Esposito haven't scored yet, they still contributed to last week's 2-0 victory over Parma, with Yerry Mina and Mattia Felici finding the net.
Previously, Fabio Pisacane's team had drawn with Fiorentina and only lost 0-1 to Napoli in the final minute of injury time. With 4 points in hand, Cagliari are aiming for two consecutive wins in Serie A – something they haven't achieved since March 2024 under Claudio Ranieri.
Cagliari have only won 1 of their last 7 Serie A encounters against Lecce, but that victory was a resounding 4-1 win in their most recent meeting in January at the Unipol Domus stadium.
Latest Lecce vs Cagliari score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Lecce vs Cagliarias follows:
- Sportsmole:Lecce 1-2 Cagliari
- WhoScore:Lecce 0-2 Cagliari
- Our newspaper predicts:Lecce 1-2 Cagliari
When and where can I watch Lecce vs Cagliari live?
To watch the Lecce vs Cagliari match live in Serie A, taking place at 1:45 AM on September 20th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
