Comments and predictions for Lecce vs Como: Home team hopes to stay in the league

Latest Lecce vs Como team information

Lecce lost key defender Gaby Jean due to a serious knee injury, and will be out for the rest of the season. Coach Giampaolo may switch to a 4-back formation. In addition, only Filip Marchwinski (long-term leave) is absent. Nikola Krstovic continues to be the main support in the attack.

As for Como, young midfielder Nico Paz – who has at least five goals and five assists this season – has a calf problem but could be fit in time. Coach Fabregas will consider using him alongside Douvikas or deploying both in a four-man attack. Former Lecce player Gabriel Strefezza could also be involved.

Como are only without central defender Alberto Dossena (cruciate ligament rupture) and veteran midfielder Sergi Roberto (thigh).

Lecce vs Como latest expected lineup

Lecce:
Falcone; Guilbert, Gaspar, Baschirotto, Gallo; Pierret, Coulibaly; Pierotti, Helgason, Morente; Krstovic

Como:
Butez; Vojvoda, Goldaniga, Kempf, Valle; Caqueret, Da Cunha; Strefezza, Paz, Diao; Douvikas

Latest Lecce vs Como football review

After ending a run of five straight defeats with a 1-1 draw against Venezia, Lecce quickly fell back into trouble with a 2-1 defeat at Juventus last weekend. Although captain Federico Baschirotto scored with a header – his second in a row – Lecce were unable to complete the comeback.

Baschirotto is one of only four non-goalkeepers to have played every minute in Serie A this season, and he is second only to Bremer (Juventus) for headed goals in the last three seasons. However, if Lecce do not improve their form, the key centre-back could find himself relegated to Serie B next season.

In the last 7 rounds, Lecce has only won 1 point. They are currently in a very fragile position, just slightly above the relegation zone. More worryingly, Lecce have not scored in 5/7 recent home matches. Main striker Nikola Krstovic, despite reaching the milestone of 10 goals this season, still lacks support and often has to fight alone.

If Lecce fail to win this weekend, they will reach 10 consecutive Serie A games without a win. In that situation, they hope Como – who are almost safe from relegation – will play with a light heart.

On the other side, Como are having an impressive season under coach Cesc Fabregas. After a 2-1 win in the first leg (thanks to goals from Nico Paz and Patrick Cutrone), Como are still unbeaten against Lecce in Serie A history (4 wins, 1 draw).

Most of the clashes were years ago, but Como are in good form at the moment. After two consecutive wins, they are almost certain to stay in the league, having moved 12 points clear of the danger zone.

A 1-0 win over Torino last time out (thanks to a goal from new signing Douvikas) was their sixth home win of the season and with the ambition of a newly promoted but heavily invested team, Como are aiming for a top 10 finish – something they haven’t done since 1952 – if they win three games in a row.

Latest Lecce vs Como score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Lecce vs Comoas follows:

• Sportsmole:Lecce 0-1 Como

• WhoScore:Lecce 1-0 Como
• Our newspaper predicts:Lecce 1-0 Como

When and where to watch Lecce vs Como live?

To watch the Lecce vs Como match live in Serie A at 8:00 p.m. on April 19, viewers can watch it on TVK+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. Wish you have fun watching football.