Vicenza's pursuit of first place in the championship continues, increasingly convincing and determined, for now occupied by Padova who, however, with the recent defeats, has seen the margin thin out to just two points of advantage. In the hope of staying at least at the same distance, Vicenza will go to visit a team relegated from Serie B last year, Lecco, who however is not living up to expectations in the championship and, in fact, is stationed close to the playout zone, still a little far from the long train of the playoffs and very far from Vicenza who has double its points (70 vs 35). The match on Monday night will therefore have rather clear objectives on both sides, just as it is generally clear that both teams are in a fairly favorable cross-section of results, especially as regards Vicenza. It is impossible, then, not to see in this match, a challenge within a challenge between the coaches: Federico Valente of Lecco and Stefano Vecchi of Vicenza. Both, in fact, have recently coached SudTirol in their careers and therefore will not start as complete unknowns, on the contrary; there is also the excellent statistics of Vecchi against Lecco that fuels the hopes of a Vicenza that feels close and now within reach the possibility of a tie or an overtaking at the top while Lecco would like to avoid uncomfortable thoughts of relegation and to do so will try to maintain its good home standard.

Lecco's Shape and Key Stats

Lecco's last 3 league results have been the same: 0-0 which, in general, have been well received by the team, but they have only won 2 of their last 13 games.

Lecco is fifteenth in the standings but looking at their home performance, at Rigamonti Ceppi, they are better: 8 wins, 4 draws and only 3 defeats.

The Nerazzurri's attack is struggling to shine and get going, having only managed to score more than one goal in 2 of their last 13 games.

Vicenza's Shape and Key Stats

Vicenza has recovered 4 points in the last 3 games at Padova and is now second at -2 from the top. For the red and whites, the league record reads 21 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats, all obtained away from home. In the last 4 league games, Vicenza has earned 10 points.

Vecchi's team, which has lost only 1 time in the last 13, is the one with the least beaten defense of the entire championship: 16 goals conceded in 31 games.

Lecco – Vicenza Prediction and Tactical Analysis

Lecco’s last three goalless draws are an element that cannot be ignored, both because Valente’s team remains in a delicate position in the standings, and because the best defense in the championship arrives at Rigamonti Ceppi, confident in the pursuit of league leaders Padova. A possible scenario, therefore, is certainly that of a match played on balances that, if they were to break, could lead to only one team scoring, as actually happened in the first leg, won by Vicenza 1-0. The BetMines algorithm prediction, therefore, more easily foresees a match where both teams will not score.

• The BetMines algorithm prediction for the Lecco - Vicenza match predicts that both teams will score at least one goal at 44%
• The BetMines algorithm prediction for the Lecco - Vicenza match predicts that at least one of the two teams will not score at 56%.

Lecco – Vicenza Predicted Lineups

Lecco (3-4-3): Furlan; Battistini, Cavallini, Ferrini; Polito, Di Gesù, Marino, Kritta; Attys, Sipos, Galeandro. Coach: Valente.

Vicenza (3-4-2-1): Confente; Laezza, Cuomo, Leverbe; Ferrari, Carraro, Della Morte, Costa; Capone, Rauti; Motta. Coach: Vecchi