Verona Form and Lineup
Verona appear to have finally accepted their impending relegation to Serie B. The home team are on a run of five straight defeats, and it is telling that over this stretch they have scored only once. Moreover, in such a critical situation Sammarco is throwing in the youngster Vermesan, which can be regarded as a white flag.
Important numbers for Verona:
Verona are 19th for possession (41.2%).
Verona are 17th for xG (31.9).
Verona are 9th for expected goals conceded (40.8).
Verona are the worst team in the league for points picked up at home (7).
Potential Verona Lineup (3-5-2):
Lorenzo Montipo — Victor Nelsson, Andrias Edmondsson, Nicolas Valentini — Domagoj Bradaric, Jean Akpa Akpro, Roberto Gagliardini, Antoine Bernabe, Rafik Belgali — Abdu Harrui, Ioan Vermesan.
Unavailable: Daniel Mosquero, Daniel Oyegoke, Suat Serdar (all injured), Kieron Bowie (doubtful).
Lecce Form and Lineup
Lecce drew 1:1 with Fiorentina in the last round, thereby ending a run of four straight defeats. It is also worth noting that Di Francesco's team did not look any worse than their opponents and even bettered them on xG (1.26:1.14), which can only boost belief in the squad at the end of the season.
Important numbers for Lecce:
Lecce are 18th for possession (42.2%).
Lecce are bottom of the league for expected goals scored (26.5) and shots on target (2.4).
Lecce are 18th for expected goals conceded (50.2).
Potential Lecce Lineup (4-5-1):
Wladimiro Falcone — Danilo Veiga, Jamil Siebert, Corrie Ndaba, Antonino Gallo — Ylber Ramadani, Umar Ngom, Santiago Pierotti, Lassana Koulibaly, Lameck Banda, Nikola Stulic.
Unavailable: Medon Berisha, Sadik Fofana (all injured), Thiago Gabriel (suspended), Francesco Camarda, Kialonda Gaspar, Riccardo Sottil (doubtful).
