The big picture

Lecce come in 14th on the ladder with 10 points; Atalanta are 12th on 14. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.

Lecce are 3–7 in Serie A 2026-27, averaging 1.1 goals for and 2.1 against.

Atalanta are 3–5–2 in Serie A 2026-27, averaging 1.6 goals for and 2 against.

Form

Lecce have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Genoa 1–2.

Atalanta have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Parma 0–3.

Lecce have lost their last three.

Head to head

These sides have met 16 times on our records since 2004: Lecce 3, Atalanta 8, 5 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), Atalanta won 3–0 at Via Del Mare.

Biggest margin between these two: Atalanta by 5 goals in 2019-20 (7–2).

Players to watch

For Lecce, watch Tiago Gabriel (0.2 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Lassana Coulibaly (0.3 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

For Atalanta, watch Nikola Krstovic (0.6 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Éderson (0.2 goals a game in 2026-27).

At Via Del Mare

Lecce have won 6 of their last 20 at Via Del Mare.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Atalanta have the edge.