Venezia vs Lecce: Live Score, Stats & Head-to-Head
Matchweek 1
Full time
O. Gorter 46'Tiago Gabriel 80'
Stadio Pierluigi Penzo, Venice · Referee: Antonio Rapuano, Italy
Match statistics
Possession
71%
29%
Expected goals (xG)
2.0
2.7
Total shots
19
12
Shots on target
7
5
Corners
5
3
Fouls
8
12
Yellow cards
1
3
Match log
Venezia·Lecce
- 3'Kialonda GasparYellow card
- Thierry CorreiaGoal cancelled16'
- 46'A. GalloOn: C. Ndaba
- 46'O. GorterAssist: L. Coulibaly
- 59'Oumar NgomYellow card
- 61'O. GorterOn: Y. Maleh
- T. RendallOn: R. Haps64'
- K. PerezOn: M. Dagasso70'
- 71'Danilo VeigaYellow card
- 74'K. NdriOn: Tiago Gabriel
- 74'W. GeubbelsOn: N. Stulic
- Matteo DagassoYellow card78'
- 80'Tiago GabrielGoal
- A. HainautOn: R. Sagrado85'
- T. BasicOn: A. Rrahmani85'
- 90+1'S. PierottiOn: O. Gandelman
Our prediction
Venezia vs Lecce Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips
Venezia to Win · 6 picks
Match intel
Team news & context
collected 2026-08-23 10:58 UTC · collected after the models locked their picks- Goal reports Venezia are expected to line up in a 3-5-2, with Stankovic; Bella-Kotchap, Schingtienne, Moreno; Correia, Basic, Busio, Sohm, Haps; Adams and Yeboah. Goal.com Italia → · 20 Aug
- Goal says Venezia’s listed unavailable players are Adorante and Sverko, with no suspensions noted for the match. Goal.com Italia → · 20 Aug
- Goal reports Lecce’s manager Eusebio Di Francesco said he was 'very disappointed' over Lameck Banda’s situation and said the club will look to bring in 'someone stronger'. Goal.com → · 16 Aug
- Goal reports Banda has not returned to Italy after his holidays and has reportedly no intention of resuming training with Lecce. Goal.com → · 16 Aug
- Sky Sports lists Venezia vs Lecce in Serie A on Sunday 23 August 2026 at Pier Luigi Penzo, with a 5:30pm kick-off on its fixture page. Sky Sports → · 23 Aug
- Goal says Venezia-Lecce will be shown live on DAZN in Italy. Goal.com Italia → · 22 Aug
Head-to-head
Aug 23, 2026Venezia 0–2 LecceRegular Season - 1
Apr 06, 2025Lecce 1–1 VeneziaRegular Season - 31
Nov 25, 2024Venezia 0–1 LecceRegular Season - 13
May 20, 2021Lecce 1–1 VeneziaPromotion Play-offs - Semi-finals
May 17, 2021Venezia 1–0 LeccePromotion Play-offs - Semi-finals
Lineups
Venezia (3-5-2)
- 1F. StankovicG
- 3J. SchingtienneD
- 17A. Bella-KotchapD
- 4B. FranjicD
- 18A. HainautM
- 71K. PerezM
- 6G. BusioM
- 26T. BasicM
- 14T. RendallM
- 10J. YeboahF
- 45A. AdamsF
Lecce (4-3-3)
- 30W. FalconeG
- 17D. VeigaD
- 4K. GasparD
- 5J. SiebertD
- 25A. GalloD
- 29L. CoulibalyM
- 79O. NgomM
- 28O. GorterM
- 50S. PierottiF
- 69W. GeubbelsF
- 11K. NdriF
Model predictions
LLM League table →5 of 5 models: Venezia to Win
CLClaude Opus 4.844%✕CSClaude Sonnet 545%✕GPGPT-547%✕DSDeepSeek V4 Pro48%✕MSMistral Large45%✕CFCoin-flip BaselineDraw (no signal)64%✕
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