Bologna head to Lecce looking to climb the table
Serie A

Bologna head to Lecce looking to climb the table

Lecce seek vital points against a Bologna side still searching for their first win.

Lecce and Bologna meet at the Via del Mare on Matchday 6 of Serie A. The hosts will be looking to bounce back from their defeat to AC Milan before the international break and pick up points to stay clear of the relegation zone. Bologna are desperate to climb out of that same area of the table. Third from bottom with two points and coming off a draw against Torino, Raffaele Palladino’s side are still searching for their first league win of the season.

HEAD TO HEAD

There have been 25 previous competitive meetings between the two sides in Salento: 6 wins for Lecce (most recently 2-1 in Serie B 2006/07), 13 draws (most recently 2-2 in Serie A 2025/26) and 6 wins for Bologna (most recently 3-2 in Serie A 2022/23).

Bologna are unbeaten in their last 11 matches against Lecce: 7 wins and 4 draws. Their last defeat came on 18 September 2011 (Bologna-Lecce 0-2, Serie A).

Lecce are winless in their last 9 home matches against Bologna: their most recent victory came on 28 April 2007 (Lecce-Bologna 2-1, Serie B). Since then, they have recorded 6 draws and 3 defeats.

Lecce’s last home Serie A win against Bologna at the Via del Mare dates back to 18 November 2001 (Lecce-Bologna 1-0).

DID YOU KNOW?

Lecce have played fewer balls into the opposition penalty area than any other team (52).

Only Roma (106) have won more tackles than Lecce (98).

Bologna are one of 3 teams still without a win (alongside Genoa and Venezia). Their last victory came on 17 May (Atalanta-Bologna 0-1, Serie A).

Bologna have collected 2 points from their opening 5 Matchdays: the last time they had fewer at this stage was in 2011/12, when they had 1.

Bologna have scored fewer goals than any other team (3, level with Genoa).

COACHES and PLAYERS

This will be the 6th official meeting between Eusebio Di Francesco and Raffaele Palladino: in the previous 5, both coaches recorded 2 wins, with 1 draw.

Federico Bernardeschi scored against Torino: it was the Carrara-born winger’s 1st goal of the season and his 10th for Bologna.

Wladimiro Falcone has made more saves than any other goalkeeper (27).

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none 

Cautioned: none 

REFEREE

PAIRETTO (CECCON – SCARPA) IV: DI BELLO, VAR: MAZZOLENI, AVAR: DIONISI

UPCOMING MATCHES

Udinese-Lecce (18/10, 12.30)

Bologna-Inter (17/10, 18.00)

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