Serie A Regular Season - 38
Lecce 1 - 0 FT Genoa
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Pass Accuracy
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
6' L. Banda (S. Pierotti)
45' Y. Ramadani
HT
46' ↓ O. Ngom ↑O. Gandelman
↓ A. Martin ↑B. Norton-Cuffy 60'
↓ S. Sabelli ↑W. L. Ouedraogo 60'
65' ↓ L. Banda ↑K. Ndri
↓ Amorim ↑J. Grossi 69'
76' Tiago Gabriel
80' ↓ W. Cheddira ↑N. Stulic
80' ↓ S. Pierotti ↑G. Jean
↓ A. Marcandalli ↑G. Lafont 83'
↓ P. Masini ↑F. Carbone 83'
89' ↓ Y. Ramadani ↑K. Gaspar
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Lecce
Goalkeepers
Wladimiro Falcone 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
93
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Danilo Veiga 
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
45%
Duel Win %
Jamil Siebert
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
70%
Duel Win %
Tiago Gabriel
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
93
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Antonino Gallo 
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
17%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Ylber Ramadani
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Oumar Ngom
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Santiago Pierotti 
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.5
Rating
Lassana Coulibaly 
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Lameck Banda 
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
3
Shots
7.2
Rating
Forwards
Walid Cheddira
LATE SHIFT
10
Late Mins
10
Late Mins
80
Total Mins
80
Entry
BENCH
Christian Früchtl 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Jasper Samooja
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Kialonda Gaspar
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
4
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Corrie Ndaba
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Matías Pérez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gaby Jean
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Omri Gandelman
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
48
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Olaf Gorter
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Sadik Fofana
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Filip Marchwiński
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Þórir Jóhann Helgason
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alex Sala
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
N'Dri Konan
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
28
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Francesco Camarda
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nikola Štulić
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Genoa
Goalkeepers
Nicola Leali
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
93
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Alessandro Marcandalli
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Sebastian Otoa
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
93
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nils Zätterström
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
93
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Stefano Sabelli
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Morten Frendrup
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
93
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alexsandro Amorim
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
69
Entry
Patrizio Masini 
PROVOCATEUR
4
Fouls Won
4
Fouls Won
13
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Aarón Martín
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
60
Total Mins
60
Entry
Forwards
Mikael Ellertsson
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
93
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lorenzo Colombo
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
93
Total Mins
Started
Entry
BENCH
Justin Bijlow
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Daniele Sommariva
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Brooke Norton-Cuffy
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
33
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Wedtoin Latif Ouedraogo
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
33
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Johan Vásquez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mamedi Doucoure
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jacopo Grossi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
24
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gael Lafont
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Marco Romano
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Filippo Carbone
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Elia Spicuglia
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/23/2025 | Genoa | 0 - 0 | Lecce | Serie A | Luigi Ferraris |
| 03/14/2025 | Genoa | 2 - 1 | Lecce | Serie A | Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris |
| 01/05/2025 | Lecce | 0 - 0 | Genoa | Serie A | Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare |
| 01/28/2024 | Genoa | 2 - 1 | Lecce | Serie A | Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris |
| 09/22/2023 | Lecce | 1 - 0 | Genoa | Serie A | Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare |
| 07/19/2020 | Genoa | 2 - 1 | Lecce | Serie A | Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris |
| 12/08/2019 | Lecce | 2 - 2 | Genoa | Serie A | Stadio Comunale Via del Mare |
| 08/11/2018 | Genoa | 4 - 0 | Lecce | Coppa Italia | Luigi Ferraris |
| 08/12/2016 | Genoa | 3 - 2 | Lecce | Coppa Italia | Luigi Ferraris |
| 03/04/2012 | Lecce | 2 - 2 | Genoa | Serie A | Stadio Comunale Via del Mare (Lecce) |
Lecce Win
Genoa Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 38 GD: +54
P: 38 GD: +22
P: 38 GD: +28
P: 38 GD: +36
P: 38 GD: +18
P: 38 GD: +27
P: 38 GD: +15
P: 38 GD: +3
P: 38 GD: +1
P: 38 GD: -3
P: 38 GD: -4
P: 38 GD: -18
P: 38 GD: -19
P: 38 GD: -13
P: 38 GD: -9
P: 38 GD: -10
P: 38 GD: -22
P: 38 GD: -25
P: 38 GD: -36
League Standings
| Pos | Team | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter | 38 | 87 | 89 | 35 | +54 | |
| 2 | Napoli | 38 | 76 | 58 | 36 | +22 | |
| 3 | AC Milan | 37 | 70 | 52 | 33 | +19 | |
| 4 | AS Roma | 37 | 70 | 57 | 31 | +26 | |
| 5 | Como | 37 | 68 | 61 | 28 | +33 | |
| 6 | Juventus | 37 | 68 | 59 | 32 | +27 | |
| 7 | Atalanta | 38 | 59 | 51 | 36 | +15 | |
| 8 | Bologna | 38 | 56 | 49 | 46 | +3 | |
| 9 | Lazio | 38 | 54 | 41 | 40 | +1 | |
| 10 | Udinese | 38 | 50 | 45 | 48 | -3 | |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 38 | 49 | 46 | 50 | -4 | |
| 12 | Parma | 38 | 45 | 28 | 46 | -18 | |
| 13 | Torino | 37 | 44 | 42 | 61 | -19 | |
| 14 | Fiorentina | 38 | 42 | 41 | 50 | -9 | |
| 15 | Genoa | 37 | 41 | 41 | 50 | -9 | |
| 16 | Cagliari | 37 | 40 | 38 | 52 | -14 | |
| 17 | Lecce | 37 | 35 | 27 | 50 | -23 | |
| 18 | Cremonese | 37 | 34 | 31 | 53 | -22 | |
| 19 | Hellas Verona | 37 | 21 | 25 | 59 | -34 | |
| 20 | Pisa | 38 | 18 | 26 | 71 | -45 |
P: 38 GD: +54
P: 38 GD: +22
P: 37 GD: +19
P: 37 GD: +26
P: 37 GD: +33
P: 37 GD: +27
P: 38 GD: +15
P: 38 GD: +3
P: 38 GD: +1
P: 38 GD: -3
P: 38 GD: -4
P: 38 GD: -18
P: 37 GD: -19
P: 38 GD: -9
P: 37 GD: -9
P: 37 GD: -14
P: 37 GD: -23
P: 37 GD: -22
P: 37 GD: -34
P: 38 GD: -45
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Banda's Early Flash Secures Final Day Spoils
Skip It Futmetrix Score: 29/100. A swift opening breakthrough laid the foundation for a clinical defensive masterclass that entirely neutralised the visitors' heavy but blunt possession.
The Early Breakthrough
The atmosphere inside the Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare was genuinely electric as the curtain finally came down on the league campaign. Lecce wasted absolutely no time establishing their aggressive agenda, injecting genuine Intensity into the opening exchanges to unsettle their visitors. Barely six minutes had elapsed when S. Pierotti intelligently threaded a precise pass through a painfully static defensive line, allowing L. Banda to slot home a clinical opening goal. This lightning-fast strike immediately and permanently shifted the tactical landscape of the afternoon. Instead of developing into an expansive, end-to-end contest, the home side comfortably settled into a highly disciplined structured shape. They essentially challenged their opponents to find a creative spark against a reinforced backline, turning the remainder of the half into a masterclass in deep block defensive positioning and tactical frustration.
The Defensive Blueprint
Falling behind so early essentially forced Genoa to take the initiative, and they subsequently dominated possession with a heavy and sustained 68% share of the ball. However, the tactical Balance of the match was entirely illusory and arguably played right into the hosts' hands. Despite confidently dictating the tempo and stringing together hundreds of accurate passes, the visitors managed a pitiful single shot on target throughout the entire contest. The home side's stubborn rearguard action was marshalled superbly by Antonino Gallo, who delivered an absolutely outstanding defensive performance to stifle every wide delivery and central probe. The hosts were more than happy to ruthlessly absorb the pressure, repeatedly restricting passing lanes and keeping the attacking play safely marooned in entirely non-threatening areas of the pitch, completely nullifying the away attack.
Final Whistle Implications
As the final whistle echoed around the jubilant stadium, the narrow 1-0 scoreline painted a very clear picture of two teams with drastically differing levels of cutting edge. The Stakes were largely centered around local pride and finishing the grueling campaign on a positive note, an objective the hosts accomplished with grim, unyielding determination. Finishing 17th with a total of 38 points officially ensures top-flight survival, bringing a massive wave of relief for the passionate home support. For the visiting side, ending the campaign safely in 15th place on 41 points is certainly respectable, but this remarkably blunt attacking display highlighted several areas desperately needing summer reinforcement. With a notably low Upset Factor, the match ultimately played out as a textbook example of how an early goal can dictate a stubborn, unyielding defensive triumph on the final day.
Key Questions
What does this mean for Lecce's season?
Finishing 17th with 38 points, this resilient final-day victory allows them to celebrate their hard-fought Serie A survival in front of their home supporters.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
Survival on the Line at Via del Mare
Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 45/100. Lecce's entire season boils down to ninety minutes of final day drama against a Genoa side with absolutely nothing to lose.
The Setup
Lecce welcome Genoa to the Stadio Via del Mare for a season-defining fixture. The Stakes are sky-high for the hosts, who sit perched in 17th place and must secure a result to guarantee their top-flight survival. Genoa sit comfortably in 14th, making this a pure battle of desperation versus pride. Neither side boasts strong Form, but Lecce's severe home struggles—securing just four wins in eighteen attempts here this season—add a heavy layer of anxiety to the stadium. While the overall Stars rating for the match is low, local hopes rest entirely on the shoulders of Walid Cheddira, who provides the attacking spark the home side desperately requires.
Key Battle
This match will be defined by Lecce's forward line trying to relentlessly break down Genoa's low block. The visitors can easily afford to sit deep and absorb pressure, heavily testing the tactical Balance of a home side that must attack to survive without leaving themselves fatally exposed on the counter.
Our Prediction
Necessity is the ultimate motivator. We back Lecce to grind out a tense 1-0 victory. Expect the hosts to dominate possession and force a second-half breakthrough before instantly dropping deep to aggressively protect their Serie A status.