Udinese hosts Lecce at 5.30pm on October 18 in Vietnam time with both sides seeking a response to poor results. Bong Da Plus reports four consecutive Serie A defeats for the hosts after taking four points from their first two matches.
Defensive difficulties for Udinese
Kosta Runjaic's team lost to Lazio, Inter, Cagliari and Torino. The latest 2-1 defeat in Turin left it on four points after six rounds.
Udinese has conceded 13 goals during that period. Home form also offers limited reassurance: only one win in the last eight Serie A fixtures at Friuli, with five scoreless attacking performances in that sequence.
Those figures identify problems at both ends rather than suggesting home advantage alone can resolve the decline.
Lecce also needs improvement
The visitors lost 2-1 at home to Bologna after a 3-0 defeat against Milan. Eusebio Di Francesco's side has six points from six rounds, two more than Udinese.
The preview identifies inconsistent attacking output as a concern. Udinese has won four of the last five meetings, although the most recent encounter went Lecce's way, 2-1 in February 2026.
Keinan Davis and Oumar Solet require further fitness assessment, while Jakub Piotrowski's return remains uncertain. Nikola Stulic is mentioned as potentially returning to Lecce's squad rather than a confirmed starter.
Final selection still awaits official confirmation. Both teams need a practical improvement in performance, with historical results providing context but no guarantee of points in the forthcoming match.