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Galatasaray and Lecce return to action on pre-season when they square off in a friendly at Raiffeisen Arena on Wednesday. The Italian outfit secured a dominant victory over Werder Bremen last time out and will look to build on that result.
Galatasaray picked up their first win in pre-season last Thursday when they stormed to a 4-1 victory over Slovakian side AS Trenčín.
Before that, Okan Buruk’s men suffered a 3-2 defeat at the hands of LASK in their first friendly outing on July 11, four days before losing 5-2 against Fortuna Dusseldorf.
Galatasaray follows Wednesday’s game with a clash against Parma in their final warm-up match on July 27 before taking on Hatayspor in their 2024-24 Super Lig curtain-raiser on August 11.
Elsewhere, Lecce kicked off the pre-season fixtures as they would have hoped when they cruised to a 3-0 victory over German outfit Werder Bremen at the weekend.
A first-half brace from Nikola Krstovic put Luca Gotti’s men in a commanding lead before Hamza Rafia put the icing on the cake with an 88th-minute strike.
Lecce head into the new season off the back of a decent 2023-24 campaign as they finished 14th in the Serie A table, level on 38 points with 13th-placed Hellas Verona.
Galatasaray vs Lecce Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first-ever meeting between Galatasaray and Lecce, who will both be looking to begin their rivalry on a positive note.
- Lecce have won just one of their last six matches across all competitions while losing twice and claiming three draws since April.
- Galatasaray have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last seven matches across all competitions while conceding 14 goals in that time.
- Lecce are unbeaten in their last four games on the road, scoring seven goals and keeping three clean sheets since April’s 3-0 defeat against AC Milan.
Galatasaray vs Lecce Prediction
Off the back of a dominant display against Werder Bremen, Lecce will head into Wednesday’s clash with sky-high confidence as they look to gather momentum for the new Serie A campaign.
However, Galatasaray boast a superior and more experienced squad and we are tipping them to come away with the desired result at Raiffeisen Arena.
Prediction: Galatasaray 3-1 Lecce
Galatasaray vs Lecce Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Galatasaray to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been three or more goals scored in nine of Galatasaray’s last 10 games)
Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have also scored in six of Galatasaray’s last seven matches)
