Bologna vs. Lecce: Prediction, Team News, and Lineups Preview

Lecce travel to Bologna’s Stadio Renato Dall’Ara on Sunday for Serie A round 32. The visitors sit 18th and carry a three-match losing streak into the fixture.

Team News

Bologna will be without Lewis Ferguson due to suspension after his recent red card. Thijs Dallinga, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Benjamin Dominguez and Lukasz Skorupski are sidelined with injuries.

Jonathan Rowe has scored in recent games and looks set for another start. Riccardo Orsolini could return to the side after two recent bench appearances.

Lecce will assess Antonio Gallo for a muscle issue and Francesco Camarda for a shoulder problem. Kialonda Gaspar, Riccardo Sottil and Medon Berisha remain out.

The Salentini are the league’s lowest scorers with 21 goals. Walid Cheddira has one goal, while Lameck Banda and Lassana Coulibaly have three each.

Form and context

Lecce beat Cremonese 2-1 in gameweek 28 but have since lost three straight Serie A matches. Their latest reverse was a 3-0 loss to Atalanta.

Lecce sit on 27 points, level with 17th-placed Cremonese. They last beat Bologna in Serie A in 2011, leaving a long wait for league success at the Dall’Ara.

Bologna lost 3-1 to Aston Villa in the Europa League quarter-final first leg. It marked a third European defeat to Aston Villa across the last two years.

The Rossoblù have dropped four of their last five home matches. They have eight home defeats this term and have collected 45 points in the league, 17 at home.

Filmogaz.com provides this Bologna vs. Lecce: Prediction, Team News, and Lineups Preview ahead of Sunday’s kick-off. Read the likely selections and verdict below.

Lineups Preview

Bologna may rotate slightly after their European midweek exertions. Lecce will likely field a compact, attacking line-up seeking goals.

Prediction

We expect a tight game and back a 1-1 draw in Emilia-Romagna. Lecce’s need for points and Bologna’s recent home form point to a shared spoils.