Overview
Lecce are playing extremely poorly this season, especially in attack. After 11 rounds in Serie A, they have only scored 4 goals, the worst in the league. Notably, the second worst team has scored 8 goals.
Of the four goals Lecce have scored so far, striker Patrick Dorgu has contributed half. If this player is locked down, Lecce will almost certainly be stuck in scoring.
Including the end of last season, Lecce have scored just four goals in their last 14 Serie A matches. In particular, they have failed to score in 11 matches during that period.
Not only the attack, Lecce's defense is also playing badly with 20 goals conceded so far. Therefore, the bottom position in the table reflects the team's performance.
Meanwhile, after an impressive start, Empoli have had to return to earth with a series of 4 games without a win, including 3 defeats. They are the team with the second fewest goals in the tournament, with a record of 8 goals with Genoa. The reason Empoli is in 11th place is because they have a solid defense, with only 9 goals conceded after 11 rounds.
Empoli currently has the second best defense in the league, just one goal behind leaders Napoli. Therefore, if they play to their full potential, Empoli are fully capable of winning this match.
Human resources situation
Lecce are once again without Medon Berisha, Kevin Bonifazi, Rares Burnete and Filip Marchwinski through injury, while French midfielder Balthazar Pierret remains doubtful with a muscle problem.
On the other side of the front line, Empoli can welcome back defender Saba Goglichidze. Previously, this player was suspended for the match against Como.
However, Szymon Zurkowski, Samuele Perisan, Tyronne Ebuehi, Saba Sazonov, Sebastiano Esposito and Jacopo Fazzini are all unavailable.
Expected lineup:
Lecce: Falcone, Guilbert, Gaspar, Baschirotto, Gallo, Coulibaly, Ramadani, Rafia, Dorgu, Krstovic, Banda.
Empoli: Vasquez, Viti, Ismajli, Goglichidze, Gyasi, Maleh, Henderson, Anjorin, Pezzella, Solbakken, Colombo.
The match between Lecce and Empoli takes place at 2:45 a.m. on November 9 (Vietnam time).
