{"id":38341,"date":"2026-02-27T18:27:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T23:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=38341"},"modified":"2026-02-27T18:28:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T23:28:01","slug":"como-vs-lecce-prediction-feb-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legacy.winnersandwhiners.com\/news\/soccer\/como-vs-lecce-prediction-feb-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Como vs Lecce Prediction and Betting Preview | February 28"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Serie A Match Day 27 Betting Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the World Cup heading to North America this summer, <a href=\"https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tgs\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tgs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The GoldSheet<\/a> will be ramping up its soccer coverage over the next few weeks. Check out our thoughts on Saturday&#8217;s Como vs Lecce showdown on Match Day 27 of the 2025-26 Serie A season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Daily Betting Analysis from GoldSheet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GoldSheet is the country&#8217;s longest-running sports betting newsletter providing weekly coverage of the NFL and college football, plus daily coverage of the NBA and college basketball, for nearly seven decades. Subscribe to The Basketball GoldSheet newsletter where we provide a detailed write-up on every NBA game from Opening Night through the NBA Finals for less than $3 per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/add-to-cart?data_productName=goldsheet_7days_BSKT&amp;data_quantity=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to GoldSheet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Como vs Lecce Prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn Cesc We Trust.\u201d So it goes with Cesc Fabregas and his Como side that are very much in the European mix thanks to a Serie A table that, at least beneath runaway leader Inter at the top and cruising its way to the Scudetto, looks quite a grab-bag as we exit February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cesc and his crew are currently in a Conference League qualifying spot in 6th but just five points out of a Champions League place after reminding last week they weren\u2019t about to disappear from the chase in that rousing 2-0 win at Juve, yet another clean sheet (the 13th of the campaign!) kept by French keeper Jean Butez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fabregas has also been able to find goals all season from varieties of sources including young Argentine Midfielder Nico Paz (on 9 goals) as Como\u2019s goal difference of +22 ranks behind only Inter in Serie A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lecce has far different concerns\u2026survival, for one, involved in a torrid battle with Fiorentina and Cremonense, all on 24 points, straddling the drop zone, with Lecce having the extra burden of being the lowest-scoring team in the league (just 17 goals in 26 matches).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No issue for Cesc in the first meeting at Via Del Mare just after Christmas, rolling to a 3-0 win in yet another Butez clean sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Como win price by the lake on Saturday is a bit prohibitive (-270 or thereabouts), we have to look at some other Como win options, including <strong>the -1.5 goal spread at +110<\/strong>, which we slightly prefer to the Asian Line -1.25 goals at -114, as we have no confidence in Leece beating Butez even once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prices are a bit better on <strong>Como Fulltime\/Halftime at even money<\/strong>, and with no confidence in Lecce finding the net, <strong>under 2.5 goals at -125 seems a fair price<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To perhaps enhance the return a bit, could go on a correct score at Como 2-0 (though the +450 return is a bit thin on a correct score), while Anastasios Douvikas, who scored in the first meeting, to net again either as the <strong>first or last-scorer at +333<\/strong> also tempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\/soccer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Soccer Picks and Predictions Today<\/a> at WagerTalk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WagerTalk is the largest picks site online offering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/english-premier-league\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">soccer FREE PICKS<\/a> every week as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\/soccer\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\/nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">premium paid soccer picks<\/a> from expert professional sports bettors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; 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Check out our thoughts on Saturday's Como vs Lecce showdown on Match Day 27 of the 2025-26 Serie A season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Daily Betting Analysis from GoldSheet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>GoldSheet is the country's longest-running sports betting newsletter providing weekly coverage of the NFL and college football, plus daily coverage of the NBA and college basketball, for nearly seven decades. Subscribe to The Basketball GoldSheet newsletter where we provide a detailed write-up on every NBA game from Opening Night through the NBA Finals for less than $3 per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Como vs Lecce Prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn Cesc We Trust.\u201d So it goes with Cesc Fabregas and his Como side that are very much in the European mix thanks to a Serie A table that, at least beneath runaway leader Inter at the top and cruising its way to the Scudetto, looks quite a grab-bag as we exit February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Cesc and his crew are currently in a Conference League qualifying spot in 6th but just five points out of a Champions League place after reminding last week they weren\u2019t about to disappear from the chase in that rousing 2-0 win at Juve, yet another clean sheet (the 13th of the campaign!) kept by French keeper Jean Butez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Fabregas has also been able to find goals all season from varieties of sources including young Argentine Midfielder Nico Paz (on 9 goals) as Como\u2019s goal difference of +22 ranks behind only Inter in Serie A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Lecce has far different concerns\u2026survival, for one, involved in a torrid battle with Fiorentina and Cremonense, all on 24 points, straddling the drop zone, with Lecce having the extra burden of being the lowest-scoring team in the league (just 17 goals in 26 matches).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>No issue for Cesc in the first meeting at Via Del Mare just after Christmas, rolling to a 3-0 win in yet another Butez clean sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>As the Como win price by the lake on Saturday is a bit prohibitive (-270 or thereabouts), we have to look at some other Como win options, including <strong>the -1.5 goal spread at +110<\/strong>, which we slightly prefer to the Asian Line -1.25 goals at -114, as we have no confidence in Leece beating Butez even once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Prices are a bit better on <strong>Como Fulltime\/Halftime at even money<\/strong>, and with no confidence in Lecce finding the net, <strong>under 2.5 goals at -125 seems a fair price<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>To perhaps enhance the return a bit, could go on a correct score at Como 2-0 (though the +450 return is a bit thin on a correct score), while Anastasios Douvikas, who scored in the first meeting, to net again either as the <strong>first or last-scorer at +333<\/strong> also tempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\/soccer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Soccer Picks and Predictions Today<\/a> at WagerTalk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>WagerTalk is the largest picks site online offering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/english-premier-league\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">soccer FREE PICKS<\/a> every week as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\/soccer\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\/nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">premium paid soccer picks<\/a> from expert professional sports bettors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y6lPZySHuAc?origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WagerTalk Live Odds Screen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>WagerTalk\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/odds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">live odds screen<\/a> features up-to-the-minute lines from a variety of offshore and domestic sports books. 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