Lecce vs Atalanta Prediction & Betting Tips (18 May)

13th in Serie A with 5 points ahead of the first relegation, Lecce is almost guaranteed to keep its place in the elite. The team based in Puglia managed to raise its level of play at the best of times. Indeed, Rémi Oudin's teammates have gone 4 games without defeat, 2 wins and 2 draws, to distance themselves from the red zone. However, they suffered a setback last Monday. Despite the support of its fans, Lecce missed the opportunity to definitively validate its maintenance by losing against Udinese 0-2. Atalanta is currently 5th in Serie A and has, with one game less, 3 points ahead of the 6th.

La Dea is therefore in a good position to take part in the next Champions League. Last weekend, Gian Piero Gasperini's men took an important step towards qualification in C1 thanks to a success against Roma 2-1. This follows victories against Monza 1-2, Empoli 2-0 and Salernitana 1-2. In the Europa League, Atalanta has just eliminated OM 4-1 after the two-way matches and will face Leverkusen in the final.

Lecce obviously cannot count on defender Dermaku, starting midfielder Kaba and important winger Banda, whose seasons have already ended. In addition, the interesting striker Sansone (2 goals and 2 assists in SA) is announced as doubtful. On the other hand, striker Piccoli (5 goals in SA) is back from suspension. Up front, we could once again find the Montenegrin Krstovic (7 goals in SA). For Atalanta, we must mention the withdrawals of the important defender Kolasinac and the potentially starting piston Holm.

In addition, the very influential attacking midfielder Koopmeiners (12 goals and 5 assists in SA) is suspended following an accumulation of yellow cards. After the Italian Cup final played in midweek, attackers De Ketelaere (9 goals and 6 assists in SA) and Scamacca (10 goals and 5 assists in SA) could be spared. This should allow the Nigerian Lookman (9 goals and 6 assists in SA) to start as well as the replacements Miranchuk (3 goals and 4 assists in SA) and El-Bilal Touré (2 goals in 8 SA matches).