Serie A · Matchday 1
- Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:30:00 UTCStadio Pierluigi PenzoMatchday 1
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Venezia FC 39%Draw 34%US Lecce 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Venezia FCUS Lecce
71Possession29
2.1Expected goals (xG)2.21
19Shots12
7Shots on target5
10Shots off target6
2Blocked shots1
12Shots inside box7
7Shots outside box5
5Corners3
2Offsides2
8Fouls12
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
2Saves6
631Passes258
548Accurate passes187
87Pass accuracy72
Match events
- 3'Kialonda Gaspar
- 16'Thierry Correia · VAR
- 46'Antonino Gallo ← Corrie Ndaba
- 46'Olaf Gorter (assist Lassana Coulibaly)
- 59'Oumar Ngom
- 61'Olaf Gorter ← Youssef Maleh
- 64'Thierry Correia → Ridgeciano Haps
- 70'Kike Pérez → Matteo Dagasso
- 71'Danilo Veiga
- 74'Konan N’Dri ← Tiago Gabriel
- 74'Willem Geubbels ← Nikola Štulić
- 78'Matteo Dagasso
- 80'Tiago Gabriel
- 85'Antoine Hainaut → Richie Sagrado Sebastiao
- 85'Toma Bašić → Albion Rrahmani
- 90'Santiago Pierotti ← Omri Gandelman
Venezia FC · US Lecce
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
146.3↓64'Correia
106.3Yeboah
16.1Stankovic
716.3↓70'Pérez
266.3↓85'Bašić
176.3Bella-Kotchap
46.3Franjić
66.3Busio
456.3Adams
36.3Schingtienne
186.3↓85'Hainaut
307.3Falcone
696.8↓74'Geubbels
297.5Coulibaly
116.8↓74'N’Dri
257.2↓46'Gallo
176.9Veiga
506.8↓90'Pierotti
57.2Siebert
46.9Gaspar
796.5Ngom
287.8↓61'Gorter
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Venezia FC
- 14Thierry Correia6.3
- 10John Yeboah6.3
- 1Filip Stankovic6.1
- 71Kike Pérez6.3
- 26Toma Bašić6.3
- 17Armel Bella-Kotchap6.3
- 4Bartol Franjić6.3
- 6Gianluca Busio6.3
- 45Akor Adams6.3
- 3Joël Schingtienne6.3
- 18Antoine Hainaut6.3
US Lecce
- 30Wladimiro Falcone7.3
- 69Willem Geubbels6.8
- 29Lassana Coulibaly7.5
- 11Konan N’Dri6.8
- 25Antonino Gallo7.2
- 17Danilo Veiga6.9
- 50Santiago Pierotti6.8
- 5Jamil Siebert7.2
- 4Kialonda Gaspar6.9
- 79Oumar Ngom6.5
- 28Olaf Gorter7.8
Venezia FCTale of the tapeUS Lecce
3-5-2Formation4-3-3
0 ptsTable3 pts
-5Goal difference-3
0Head-to-head wins1
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 1 previous meeting
Venezia FC 0W0D1W US Lecce
Goals 0–2
- 2026-08-23Venezia FC0–2US Lecce
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venezia FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| US Lecce | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
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