Lecce vs Bologna Prediction

Serie A Serie A · Regular Season - 6
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Stadio Comunale Via del Mare, Lecce
AI call Bologna or draw
24%
30%
47%
Home Win Draw Away Win

Lecce vs Bologna prediction: Sportiko gives Lecce a 24% chance of winning, Bologna 47% and the draw 30%. Last updated 11 Oct 2026, 14:59.

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Match Report

Bologna claimed a hard-fought 2–1 victory at Lecce in Matchday 6 of Serie A, with the decisive goal arriving in the final quarter of an hour. Riccardo Orsolini broke the deadlock early, scoring in the 17th minute to send Bologna into the break ahead. The first half was a feisty affair, with four yellow cards distributed across both sides before the interval.

Lecce responded after the break, with Amar Fatah levelling the contest on 64 minutes to set up a tense finish. However, Jay Enem restored Bologna's advantage just eleven minutes later, and the visitors held on to secure all three points. Bologna's dominance was reflected in the statistics — they controlled 57% of possession, registered 19 total shots to Lecce's ten, and earned ten corner kicks compared to the hosts' three, though Lecce's expected goals figure of 1.55 actually edged Bologna's 1.00.

The result validated our pre-match AI model's assessment, which had rated a Bologna win as the most likely outcome at 47%. Bologna move on with a confidence-boosting away victory, while Lecce will rue their inability to hold a hard-earned equaliser.

AI-generated report based on match data.

Timeline

Ivan Ilić Yellow Card
10' ▮
⚽ 0–1 17'
Riccardo Orsolini assist: Nicolò Cambiaghi
Paco Esteban Yellow Card
31' ▮
Ivan Ilić ⇄ Oumar Ngom
36' ⇄
▮ 44'
Torbjørn Heggem Yellow Card
Youssef Maleh Yellow Card
45+2' ▮
HT 0–1
⇄ 55'
Torbjørn Heggem ⇄ Eivind Helland
Paco Esteban ⇄ Willem Geubbels
62' ⇄
⇄ 62'
Roberto Piccoli ⇄ Jay Enem
Santiago Pierotti ⇄ Konan N'Dri
62' ⇄
⇄ 62'
Tommaso Pobega ⇄ Oussama El Azzouzi
Amar Fatah assist: Danilo Veiga
64' ⚽ 1–1
⚽ 1–2 75'
Jay Enem assist: Nicolò Cambiaghi
Amar Fatah ⇄ Joël Monteiro
79' ⇄
Youssef Maleh ⇄ Omri Gandelman
79' ⇄
⇄ 81'
Nicolò Cambiaghi ⇄ Federico Bernardeschi
⇄ 81'
Juan Miranda ⇄ Abdel Rahim
▮ 90+4'
Oussama El Azzouzi Yellow Card
FT 1–2
Lecce

Match Stats

Bologna
57% Ball Possession 43%
1 Expected Goals (xG) 1.55
19 Total Shots 10
5 Shots on Goal 5
8 Shots off Goal 4
6 Blocked Shots 1
12 Shots insidebox 8
5 Shots outsidebox 2
10 Corner Kicks 3
1 Offsides 4
17 Fouls 8
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Goalkeeper Saves 3
407 Total passes 315
339 Passes accurate 249
8 Free Kicks 17
Lecce
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
7 Amar Fatah F 8.2 79' 1 – 1 18 (17%) 1
25 Antonino Gallo D 7.0 90' – – – 56 (45%) –
17 Danilo Veiga D 6.9 90' – 1 – 32 (22%) 3
79 Oumar Ngom M 6.9 54' – – 2 44 (40%) –
44 Tiago Gabriel D 6.8 90' – – 1 50 (49%) 2
11 Konan N'Dri F 6.7 28' – – 3 11 (7%) –
30 Wladimiro Falcone G 6.5 90' – – – 27 (20%) 1
5 Jamil Siebert D 6.5 90' – – 1 34 (32%) 2
29 Lassana Coulibaly M 6.4 90' – – 3 31 (25%) 1
99 Joël Monteiro F 6.4 11' – – 1 4 (3%) –
50 Santiago Pierotti F 6.2 62' – – – 20 (17%) –
16 Omri Gandelman M 6.2 11' – – – 3 (1%) 1
69 Willem Geubbels F 6.1 28' – – 3 7 (6%) 1
22 Paco Esteban F 6.0 62' – – 1 9 (7%) –
14 Youssef Maleh M 5.8 79' – – 1 24 (19%) –
20 Ivan Ilić M 5.7 36' – – – 35 (27%) –
Bologna
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
28 Nicolò Cambiaghi M 8.4 81' – 2 1 18 (16%) 1
22 Jay Enem F 7.5 28' 1 – 1 5 (5%) –
7 Riccardo Orsolini M 7.5 90' 1 – 1 24 (18%) 1
36 Matteo Darmian D 7.1 90' – – 1 24 (18%) 1
17 Oussama El Azzouzi M 6.9 28' – – 1 13 (11%) 2
16 Nicolò Casale D 6.8 90' – – – 28 (23%) 2
5 Eivind Helland D 6.8 35' – – – 14 (11%) 1
20 Nadir Zortea M 6.7 90' – – 2 19 (16%) 4
14 Torbjørn Heggem D 6.6 55' – – – 29 (25%) –
10 Federico Bernardeschi F 6.6 9' – – – – 2
19 Lewis Ferguson M 6.5 90' – – – 37 (34%) 3
23 Abdel Rahim D 6.5 9' – – – 2 (2%) –
91 Roberto Piccoli F 6.4 62' – – – 15 (10%) –
33 Juan Miranda M 6.4 81' – – 2 29 (23%) 2
4 Tommaso Pobega M 6.4 62' – – 1 28 (22%) 3
25 Massimo Pessina G 6.3 90' – – – 28 (14%) –
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Match summary

Lecce is set to face Bologna in a Serie A clash on October 11, 2026. Lecce has shown resilience at home, often leveraging their defensive setup to frustrate opponents. Bologna, meanwhile, has been inconsistent but possesses attacking flair, notably through their midfield creativity. A key matchup will be Lecce's defense against Bologna's forwards; Lecce will need to neutralize Bologna's pace and movement to secure points. Set pieces could also play a crucial role, as both teams have shown vulnerability in this area.
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Head to Head: Lecce vs Bologna

0 Lecce Wins
2 Draws
1 Bologna Wins
Date Home Score Away
12 Apr 2026 Bologna 2 - 0 Lecce
28 Sep 2025 Lecce 2 - 2 Bologna
09 Feb 2025 Lecce 0 - 0 Bologna
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Lecce — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
07 Nov A Torino D 1 - 1
01 Nov H Genoa L 1 - 2
29 Oct A Frosinone L 5 - 1
25 Oct H Juventus L 0 - 2
18 Oct A Udinese W 0 - 3

Bologna — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
07 Nov A Parma W 1 - 2
31 Oct H Monza W 2 - 1
28 Oct A AC Milan W 2 - 4
24 Oct A Cagliari W 0 - 2
17 Oct H Inter L 1 - 3

Serie A Standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1
Lazio
10 9 1 0 +16 28
2
AS Roma
11 8 3 0 +21 27
3
Inter
10 8 1 1 +13 25
4
Como
10 7 2 1 +10 23
5
AC Milan
10 6 3 1 +9 21
6
Frosinone
11 6 2 3 +9 20
7
Juventus
10 5 2 3 +3 17
8
Bologna
11 5 2 4 +2 17
9
Cagliari
11 5 1 5 -5 16
10
Napoli
10 4 2 4 +4 14
11
Torino
11 4 2 5 -2 14
12
Genoa
10 4 1 5 -4 13
13
Atalanta
10 3 2 5 -4 11
14
Lecce
11 3 1 7 -10 10
15
Fiorentina
10 2 2 6 -8 8
16
Parma
11 2 2 7 -8 8
17
Sassuolo
11 2 2 7 -13 8
18
Monza
10 2 1 7 -7 7
19
Venezia
11 2 0 9 -13 6
20
Udinese
11 1 2 8 -13 5

Bologna

Formation: 3-4-2-1 Coach: Salvatore Bocchetti
25 Pessina
14 Heggem
16 Casale
36 Darmian
33 Miranda
4 Pobega
19 Ferguson
20 Zortea
28 Cambiaghi
7 Orsolini
91 Piccoli

Starting XI

# Player Pos
25 M. Pessina G
36 M. Darmian D
16 N. Casale D
14 T. Heggem D
20 N. Zortea M
19 L. Ferguson M
4 T. Pobega M
33 Juan Miranda M
7 R. Orsolini M
28 N. Cambiaghi M
91 R. Piccoli F

Substitutes

41 M. Vitík D
23 R. Alhassane D
8 M. Amondarain M
10 F. Bernardeschi F
1 Ł. Skorupski G
6 N. Moro M
18 M. Libra M
72 U. Happonen G
5 E. Helland D
22 J. Enem F
17 O. El Azzouzi M
9 A. Dovbyk F
29 L. De Silvestri D

Lecce

Formation: 4-3-3 Coach: E. Di Francesco
30 Falcone
25 Gallo
44 Gabriel
5 Siebert
17 Veiga
14 Maleh
20 Ilić
29 Coulibaly
7 Fatah
22 Esteban
50 Pierotti

Starting XI

# Player Pos
30 W. Falcone G
17 Danilo Veiga D
5 J. Siebert D
44 Tiago Gabriel D
25 A. Gallo D
29 L. Coulibaly M
20 I. Ilić M
14 Y. Maleh M
50 S. Pierotti F
22 Paco Esteban F
7 A. Ahmed Fatah F

Substitutes

2 A. Dembélé D
79 O. Ngom M
11 K. N’Dri F
3 C. Ndaba D
99 Joël Monteiro F
77 M. Kaba M
18 G. Jean D
1 M. Bleve G
32 A. Borbei G
8 S. Fofana M
16 O. Gandelman M
4 Kialonda Gaspar D
69 W. Geubbels F
28 Olaf Gorter M

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