Lecce vs Pisa Prediction: Low-scoring sides to spring a surprise

Lecce and Pisa kick off the weekend's action in Italy's Serie A on Friday (19:45 GMT, live on Betfred) as they meet at the former's Stadio Via del Mare. After 14 rounds of fixtures, just three points separate the two sides in the table, but it's the hosts who are in 17th, just outside the relegation zone, while the visitors are in 18th.

Below are my Lecce vs Pisa predictions, supported by all the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Gaby Jean, Filip Marchwinski (both knee) and Balthazar Pierret (muscle) remain in the Lecce treatment room.

Football Odds

Three-goal marksman M'Bala Nzola is suspended for Pisa after receiving a red card in the dying embers of Monday's 1-0 home defeat to Parma.

Juan Cuadrado (muscle), Daniel Denoon (ankle), Calvin Stengs (thigh) and Isak Vural (knee) are still out injured for I Torri.

Lecce vs Pisa Odds

Lecce beat Torino 2-1 in their last home game on November 30, and I Giallorossi are 6/4 favourites, implying a 40% probability of success, to collect all three points again there on Friday. Pisa, meanwhile, are yet to win on their league travels this season (D4, L2), and are 9/4, or a 30.8% chance, to secure the victory, with the draw priced at 15/8.

Betfred's Price Boosts include Lecce To Win To Nil at 5/2 (was 11/5).

Bet Builder - Idrissa Toure (PIS) 1+ Shots on Target & Antonino Gallo (LEC) 2+ Tackles @ 12/5

Pisa wing-back Idrissa Toure has registered a shot on target in three of his last four Serie A appearances.

The 27-year-old scored in his side's 1-0 victory over Cremonese on November 7, before testing the goalkeeper in a 2-0 defeat to Inter on November 30 and a 1-0 loss to Parma on Monday.

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Lecce left-back Antonino Gallo, meanwhile, is averaging 2.1 tackles per game in Serie A this season, recording four in last Sunday's 2-0 defeat at Cremonese.

The 25-year-old has made at least two tackles in five of his last six league matches, and looks good to register another couple on Friday.

Both Teams To Score - Yes @ 6/5

I know, these are two of the three worst attacks in Serie A - Parma are the third, with all three scoring just 10 times after 14 league games this season.

Lecce have failed to score in four of their last six contests, including last time out at Cremonese, and BTTS-Yes has struck just once in that six-game period.

Pisa, meanwhile, have blanked in half (three) of their last six, including their last two.

However, Pisa appear much more comfortable on the road, scoring nine times in six away matches and only once in eight home games.

Alberto Gilardino's side have drawn 2-2 on their last three away trips, and they've only been stopped from scoring once, with BTTS-Yes landing in five of their six away games.

Lecce won last time out at home, but they did concede a goal against Torino (2-1), and they've only kept two clean sheets in seven at the Stadio Via del Mare, so I think there's a strong case to be made for both teams scoring on Friday, particularly at over EVS.