Overview

• Kickoff is scheduled for 18:00 local time in Lecce for the Serie A fifth round fixture.
• Lecce enter winless with one point from the first matches, just two goals scored and eight conceded, identified as the league’s worst defensive record in previews.
• Bologna look to respond after a 1-0 Europa League defeat to Aston Villa decided by John McGinn, with coach Vincenzo Italiano expected to rotate.
• Previews list notable absences for Lecce (Jean, Marchwinski, Pierret) and Bologna (Casale, Immobile, Sulemana), with probable XIs featuring Lecce in a 4-3-3 and Bologna in a 4-2-3-1 including Orsolini and Dallinga.
• Odds quoted by multiple bookmakers price a Bologna win around 2.05–2.10 and a Lecce win around 4.05–4.25, aligning with Bologna’s nine-match unbeaten streak away at the Via del Mare (four wins, five draws).