Lecce vs. Juventus: Survival and UCL hopes
At the Via del Mare, the three points up for grabs would bring both sides closer to their objectives. On the one hand, the side from Salento are looking to hold onto their four-point lead over third-bottom Cremonese after going three games unbeaten. On the other hand, the three points would allow Juventus to temporarily overtake Milan in third place and remain ahead of Roma and Como.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The official head-to-head record between the two sides in Salento stands at 24 meetings: 3 Giallorossi wins (the most recent 2-0, Serie A 2010/11), 6 draws (the most recent 1-1, Serie A 2024/25) and 15 Juventus victories (the most recent 0-3, Serie A 2023/24).
Lecce's last home win against Juventus at the Via del Mare dates back to 20 February 2011, a 2-0 Serie A victory with goals from Mesbah and Bertolacci.
DID YOU KNOW?
Lecce could mathematically secure their Serie A survival for a fourth consecutive season at the end of matchday 36 — a club record. Should the Salentini win and Cremonese lose against already-relegated Pisa, the Giallorossi would hold a 7-point advantage with 180 minutes of the season remaining.
Lecce are on a 3-matchday unbeaten run: 1 win and 2 draws — their joint-longest positive streak of the campaign, matching the run between matchdays 5 and 7 of the first half of the season (an identical record).
Only Verona (37.2%) win a lower percentage of duels in the attacking half than Lecce (37.6%) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.
Only Cremonese (10.6) and Pisa (9.6) concede more shots from inside the penalty area per match on average than Lecce (9.1) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.
Lecce are the 2025/26 Serie A side with the fewest goals scored (24, level with Verona). In each of the last two seasons, the lowest-scoring side in the league still secured survival (Lecce again in 2024/25 with 27 goals, Empoli in 2023/24 with 29).
Juventus are on a 10-match unbeaten run across all competitions: 6 wins and 4 draws. Their last defeat dates back to 4 February (Juventus 0-2 Como, Serie A).
Juventus are the 2025/26 Serie A side that concedes the most goals in first-half stoppage time (4).
Only Inter (13) score more goals through substitutes than Juventus (11) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.
COACHES and PLAYERS
This is the 8th official meeting between Eusebio Di Francesco and Luciano Spalletti: the Juventus manager is unbeaten in the previous 7 encounters, with 4 wins and 3 draws.
Konan N'Dri is the 2025/26 Serie A player who has come off the bench the most times (23, level with Amin Sarr and Caleb Ekuban).
No goalkeeper has saved more shots from inside the penalty area than Wladimiro Falcone (82) among those in the 2025/26 Serie A season.
No player completes more dribbles than Kenan Yildiz (96) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.
Only Nico Paz (46) shoots on target more times than Kenan Yildiz (38) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.
No player attempts more forward passes than Manuel Locatelli (1,326) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.
Only Santiago Pierotti (76) wins more tackles than Manuel Locatelli (73, level with Morten Frendrup) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.
DISCIPLINEÂ
Suspended: noneÂ
Cautioned: Pierotti, Coulibaly (Lecce); Bremer, Kelly, Locatelli (Juventus)
REFEREE
COLOMBO (IMPERIALE – CECCONI) IV: TREMOLADA, VAR: MARIANI, AVAR: MAZZOLENI
UPCOMING MATCHES
Sassuolo-Lecce (Tbd)
Juventus-Fiorentina (Tbd)
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