PREVIEW | Lecce vs Udinese - team news, lineups, predictions

Lecce and Udinese face each other this Sunday at the Stadio Via del Mare for round 24 of the Serie A.

Lecce have picked up 18 points and currently lie in 17th position. In their last encounter, Eusebio Di Francesco's team were beaten 1-0 by Torino (Serie A 2025/26).

Udinese have 32 points to their name this season and occupy 9th position in the table. In their last match, Kosta Runjaić's team prevailed 1-0 against Roma (Serie A 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Udinese winning 3-2.

Predicted lineups

Lecce: Wladimiro Falcone, Danilo Veiga, Kialonda Gaspar, Tiago Gabriel, Antonino Gallo, Ylber Ramadani, Lassana Coulibaly, Santiago Pierotti, Omri Gandelman, Riccardo Sottil, Walid Cheddira

Udinese: Maduka Okoye, Nicolo Bertola, Thomas Kristensen, Oumar Solet, Jesper Karlstrom, Kingsley Ehizibue, Jordan Zemura, Arthur Atta, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Nicolò Zaniolo, Idrissa Gueye

Unavailable

Lecce

• Francesco Camarda - Shoulder Injury

Udinese

• Jakub Piotrowski - Knee Injury

Last starting XIs

Lecce ( vs Torino 2026-02-01): Wladimiro Falcone, Danilo Veiga, Tiago Gabriel, Jamil Siebert, Antonino Gallo, Ylber Ramadani, Lassana Coulibaly, Santiago Pierotti, Omri Gandelman, Riccardo Sottil, Walid Cheddira

Udinese ( vs Roma 2026-02-02): Maduka Okoye, Oumar Solet, Thomas Kristensen, Nicolo Bertola, Kingsley Ehizibue, Lennon Miller, Jesper Karlstrom, Jordan Zemura, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Keinan Davis, Arthur Atta

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MANAGERS

• Eusebio Di Francesco has faced Kosta Runjai? on three occasions, recording one win and two losses
• Kosta Runjai? has faced Lecce on three occasions, recording only victories.
• Eusebio Di Francesco has faced Udinese on 17 occasions, recording six wins, five draws, and six losses

TEAMS

• Away from home, Udinese currently has one draw in the last 12 games.
• Away from home, Udinese has been conceding goals in five consecutive games.
• Away from home, Udinese has gone two consecutive games without losing.
• Away from home, Udinese has won two consecutive games.
• Udinese currently has one defeat in the last five games.
• Udinese has gone two consecutive games without losing.
• Udinese has won two consecutive games.
• At home, Lecce currently has two wins in the last 12 games.
• At home, Lecce has gone four consecutive games without a win.
• Lecce currently has one win in the last ten games.
• Lecce has gone eight consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Lecce and Udinese have faced each other 53 times, with Udinese having the advantage: 28 wins, against 18 victories for Lecce.
• At the Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce has the advantage in clashes against Udinese: 14 wins in 25 games. Udinese has nine victories.
• In the Italian League, there have been 35 games between the two teams, with 11 wins for Lecce, three draws and 21 victories for Udinese.