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Lecce vs Fiorentina

Competition – Italy Serie A

Stadium: Via Del Mare

Date: 20th April 2026

Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT

Monday evening at the Via Del Mare brings together two sides with very different but equally urgent motivations. Lecce are deep in a relegation battle, sitting 18th in Serie A and running out of opportunities to save their top-flight status. Fiorentina, meanwhile, are 15th on 35 points and will be able to focus fully on the league now that their Conference League campaign ended on Thursday. For Lecce, this is close to a must-win; for Fiorentina, the points are still important even if the margins are more comfortable.

Lecce have been in wretched form. Their most recent outing ended in a 2–0 away defeat at Bologna — another setback in a run that has seen them haemorrhage points at a critical stage of the season. Prior to that, they were beaten 3–0 at home by Atalanta, a result that underlined the gulf in quality between survival-threatened sides and those at the top of the table. Before that came a 1–0 away defeat at AS Roma. Earlier in this run, they lost 2–1 away at Napoli, another difficult assignment. The oldest result in the five is the one they will cling to — a 2–1 home win over Cremonese in early March, which represents their only positive return in this sequence. Four defeats from five is the form of a side in serious danger, and with six games remaining, Lecce cannot afford to keep dropping points at home.

Fiorentina arrive in considerably better shape. Their most recent outing produced a 2–1 home win over Crystal Palace in the Conference League knockout stage — a result that ended their European run despite winning. Prior to that, they were clinical at home in Serie A, beating Lazio 1–0. Before that came the setback in the Conference League first leg — a 3–0 away defeat at Crystal Palace. Earlier in this run, they recorded a composed 1–0 away win at Hellas Verona in the league, and the oldest result in the five was a 1–1 home draw with Internazionale. Three wins from five across two competitions represents a side with momentum and a squad capable of operating on multiple fronts.

In the table, Lecce are 18th on 27 points from 32 games — level with Cremonese in 17th but separated by goal difference, with Lecce’s –24 inferior to Cremonese’s –21. A Lecce win tonight would take them to 30 points and move them above Cremonese into 17th, out of the automatic relegation places. Fiorentina are 15th on 35 points; a win would bring them to 38 and lift them above Parma into 14th.

The head-to-head record is level, with both sides having won two of the last five meetings and one match drawn. Most recently, Lecce won 1–0 away at Fiorentina in November 2025. In the previous encounter, Fiorentina won 1–0 at home to Lecce in February 2025.

Home advantage and desperation may give Lecce a lift, but their form is deeply concerning and Fiorentina are the in-form side coming into this game. A compact and motivated Lecce performance at the Via Del Mare could make this uncomfortable for the visitors — but the quality gap between the two sides across the season is significant.


Lecce — Last Five Games

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
L Bologna 2 – 0 Lecce Italian Serie A Apr 12, 2026
L Lecce 0 – 3 Atalanta Italian Serie A Apr 6, 2026
L AS Roma 1 – 0 Lecce Italian Serie A Mar 22, 2026
L Napoli 2 – 1 Lecce Italian Serie A Mar 14, 2026
W Lecce 2 – 1 Cremonese Italian Serie A Mar 8, 2026

Fiorentina — Last Five Games

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
W Fiorentina 2 – 1 Crystal Palace Conference League Apr 16, 2026
W Fiorentina 1 – 0 Lazio Italian Serie A Apr 13, 2026
L Crystal Palace 3 – 0 Fiorentina Conference League Apr 9, 2026
W Hellas Verona 0 – 1 Fiorentina Italian Serie A Apr 4, 2026
D Fiorentina 1 – 1 Internazionale Italian Serie A Mar 22, 2026

Head to Head — Last Five Meetings

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Fiorentina 0 – 1 Lecce Italian Serie A Nov 2, 2025
Fiorentina 1 – 0 Lecce Italian Serie A Feb 28, 2025
Lecce 0 – 6 Fiorentina Italian Serie A Oct 20, 2024
Lecce 3 – 2 Fiorentina Italian Serie A Feb 2, 2024
Fiorentina 2 – 2 Lecce Italian Serie A Aug 27, 2023

TV Listings / Streaming

Country Channel
Italy DAZN Italia, 214 DAZN Zona
Great Britain DAZN UK
Ireland Republic DAZN UK
USA Paramount+, DAZN USA
Germany DAZN Germany, DAZN1 Germany
France DAZN France
Spain DAZN Spain
Australia beIN SPORTS 3, beIN Sports Connect
Canada DAZN Canada
Netherlands Ziggo Go, Ziggo Sport

Serie A Table 2025/26

Pos Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Inter 32 24 3 5 75 29 46 75
2 Napoli 32 20 6 6 48 31 17 66
3 Milan 32 18 9 5 47 27 20 63
4 Juventus 32 17 9 6 55 29 26 60
5 Como 32 16 10 6 56 26 30 58
6 Roma 32 18 3 11 45 28 17 57
7 Atalanta 32 14 11 7 44 28 16 53
8 Bologna 32 14 6 12 42 37 5 48
9 Lazio 32 11 11 10 32 30 2 44
10 Udinese 32 12 7 13 38 42 -4 43
11 Sassuolo 32 12 6 14 39 43 -4 42
12 Torino 32 11 6 15 37 54 -17 39
13 Genoa 32 9 9 14 38 45 -7 36
14 Parma 32 8 12 12 23 40 -17 36
15 Fiorentina 32 8 11 13 37 44 -7 35
16 Cagliari 32 8 9 15 33 44 -11 33
17 Cremonese 32 6 9 17 26 47 -21 27
18 Lecce 32 7 6 19 21 45 -24 27
19 Verona 32 3 9 20 23 55 -32 18
20 Pisa 32 2 12 18 23 58 -35 18

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