Serie A

Udinese vs. Lecce: both sides looking to bounce back

Udinese and Lecce meet at lunchtime as they seek a way out of their difficult spells

Victory is the shared objective for Udinese and Lecce as they look to put their recent struggles behind them at the Bluenergy Stadium. The hosts need to end a run of four consecutive defeats against Lazio, Inter, Cagliari and Torino. Lecce arrive in Friuli two points above their opponents but have lost their last two matches against AC Milan and Bologna.

HEAD TO HEAD

There have been 27 official meetings between the two teams in Udine: 19 Bianconeri wins (most recent 3-2, Serie A 2025/26), 5 draws (most recent 1-1, Serie A 2023/24) and 4 Lecce wins (most recent 1-2, Serie A 2019/20).

Udinese have scored in each of their last 13 consecutive home matches against Lecce: 24 goals in total during this period, with the last match without a goal dating back to 23 December 2001 (Udinese-Lecce 0-1, Serie A).

DID YOU KNOW?

Udinese are coming off 4 consecutive defeats in Serie A: their last and only league win this season came on 29 August (Monza-Udinese 2-3).

Udinese are the team that have dropped the most points in the second half compared to the results at half-time (-6).

Udinese have collected just 1 point in their last 4 league home matches: their last win came on 2 May 2026 (Udinese-Torino 2-0).

Lecce are the team that have conceded the most goals from opposition substitutes: 4, level with Sassuolo.

Lecce are the team that have conceded the most goals between the 1st and 30th minutes: 7 of their 12 goals conceded have come in the opening half-hour.

Lecce are the team that have scored the most headed goals (4, level with Juventus).

COACHES and PLAYERS

This will be the 4th official meeting between Kosta Runjaic and Eusebio Di Francesco: 2 wins apiece for the two coaches.

Eusebio Di Francesco made his Serie A managerial debut in a Lecce-Udinese match: a 2-0 win for the Friulian side at the Via del Mare on 11 September 2011.

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp scored against Torino: the Dutch midfielder’s 3rd goal of this league campaign.

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp scored against Torino: his 5th consecutive away goal.

Amar Fatah scored against Bologna: the Swedish striker’s 1st Serie A goal.

Wladimiro Falcone is the goalkeeper with the most saves (31) in the 2026/27 Serie A season.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none

Cautioned: none

REFEREE

GUIDA (DEI GIUDICI – MOKHTAR) IV: BONACINA, VAR: DI PAOLO, AVAR: BARONI

UPCOMING MATCHES

Udinese-Milan (25/10, 20.45)

Lecce-Juventus (25/10, 18.00)

(Photo Getty Images)