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- Competition: Serie A
- Date: 01/05/2026
- KO: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CEST
- Venue: Arena Garibaldi-Romeo Anconetani
Knowing defeat on Friday night would confirm their relegation, Pisa must beat fellow strugglers Lecce to keep their survival hopes alive.
Both teams come into this Serie A contest in poor form and remain in danger of dropping out of the division in May.
Previous encounters between these sides have been low-scoring, and another hard-fought battle of attrition is likely at the Arena Garibaldi-Romeo Anconetani.
Pisa vs Lecce Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Lecce
1 : 0
Pisa
Serie A
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Lecce
2 : 0
Pisa
Serie B
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Pisa
1 : 0
Lecce
Serie B
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Pisa
0 : 1
Lecce
Serie B
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Lecce
0 : 3
Pisa
Serie B
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Lecce
1 : 1
Pisa
Serie B
Pisa and Lecce have met on only five occasions since 2014. Lecce won three games, while Pisa secured two victories. Each of their last four encounters finished with two goals or fewer.
Pisa team overview
Pisa come into Friday’s Serie A contest in the midst of another dismal losing run. The hosts slipped to a fifth successive defeat against Parma (1:0) last weekend.
With just one win recorded since November, and only two all season, Oscar Hiljemark’s side find themselves cut adrift at the bottom of Serie A. I Nerazzurri find themselves 11 points from safety with just 12 points available from four remaining fixtures.
A lack of quality in the final third has been the biggest issue for the home side. Pisa scored just 24 goals in 34 Serie A games, and only eight in 17 home fixtures. An average of just 1.7 goals per game were scored in those fixtures.
Head coach Hiljemark has three injury concerns this weekend. Marius Marin (muscle), Matteo Tramoni and Rafiu Durosinmi are all doubtful to feature.
Last matches of Pisa
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Parma
1 : 0
Pisa
Serie A
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Pisa
1 : 2
Genoa
Serie A
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AS Roma
3 : 0
Pisa
Serie A
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Pisa
0 : 1
Torino
Serie A
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Como
5 : 0
Pisa
Serie A
Pisa lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Adrian Semper
Defenders
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2
Rosen Bozhinov
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4
Antonio Caracciolo
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5
Simone Canestrelli
Midfielders
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7
Mehdi Leris
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14
Ebenezer Akinsanmiro
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20
Michel Aebischer
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21
Isak Vural
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3
Samuele Angori
Forwards
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32
Stefano Moreo
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81
Filip Stojilkovic
Lecce team overview
Lecce make their way to the Arena Garibaldi-Romeo Anconetani after back-to-back Serie A draws picked up in the last fortnight. After a 1:1 draw with Fiorentina, Eusebio Di Francesco’s side secured a goalless draw at struggling Verona.
Those draws lifted Lecce out of the drop zone, with the visitors now 17th in the division, one point ahead of Cremonese.
A poor run of form has seen the visitors fail to win their last six games, while they have recorded just one win in nine previous Serie A fixtures.
Like the home side, Lecce have struggled to find much form in front of goal this season. I Giallorossi scored just 22 goals in 34 Serie A fixtures, and only ten in 17 road contests.
Head coach Di Francesco has four potential absentees for Friday’s Serie A matchup. Medon Berisha (hamstring) and Sadik Fofana (ligament) are ruled out through injury, while Kialonda Gaspar (knee) and Riccardo Sottil (muscle) are both doubtful.
Last matches of Lecce
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Hellas Verona
0 : 0
Lecce
Serie A
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Lecce
1 : 1
Fiorentina
Serie A
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Bologna
2 : 0
Lecce
Serie A
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Lecce
0 : 3
Atalanta
Serie A
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AS Roma
1 : 0
Lecce
Serie A
Lecce lineup
Goalkeeper
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30
Wladimiro Falcone
Defenders
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17
Danilo Veiga
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5
Jamil Siebert
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44
Tiago Gabriel
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25
Antonino Gallo
Midfielders
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20
Ylber Ramadani
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29
Lassana Coulibaly
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50
Santiago Pierotti
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16
Omri Gandelman
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19
Lameck Banda
Forwards
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9
Nikola Stulic
Prediction
Both teams are in desperate form, and a tight, low-scoring affair seems likely on Friday.
I’m banking on under 2.5 goals scored at Arena Garibaldi-Romeo Anconetani.
Three Reasons Why We Expect Under 2.5 Goal
- Pisa have scored 8 goals in 17 home matches this season (Serie A)
- Pisa have seen an average of 1.7 goals per game scored in 17 home matches this season (Serie A)
- Lecce have seen under 2.5 goals scored in 4 of their last 5 matches
Main prediction Pisa - Lecce
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
Pisa vs Lecce standings in Serie A
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 80 - 31 | +49 | 79 |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 52 - 33 | +19 | 69 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 48 - 27 | +21 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 57 - 29 | +28 | 64 |
| 5 | Como | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 59 - 28 | +31 | 61 |
| 6 | Roma | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 48 - 29 | +19 | 61 |
| 7 | Atalanta | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 47 - 32 | +15 | 54 |
| 8 | Lazio | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 37 - 33 | +4 | 48 |
| 9 | Bologna | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 42 - 41 | +1 | 48 |
| 10 | Sassuolo | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 - 44 | -3 | 46 |
| 11 | Udinese | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 41 - 46 | -5 | 44 |
| 12 | Parma | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 25 - 40 | -15 | 42 |
| 13 | Torino | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 39 - 56 | -17 | 41 |
| 14 | Genoa | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 40 - 48 | -8 | 39 |
| 15 | Fiorentina | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 38 - 45 | -7 | 37 |
| 16 | Cagliari | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 - 49 | -13 | 36 |
| 17 | Lecce | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 22 - 46 | -24 | 29 |
| 18 | Cremonese | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 26 - 51 | -25 | 28 |
| 19 | Hellas Verona | 34 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 23 - 56 | -33 | 19 |
| 20 | Pisa | 34 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 24 - 61 | -37 | 18 |