Atalanta will hope to end their two-game losing streak against Lecce as they look to close out 2023 on a high. This Serie A matchday 18 will be played at the Gewiss Stadium on Saturday. Ahead of this round, the hosts are 8th with 26 points while the visitors are 12th with 20 points. Atalanta fell behind in the European race as they are currently four points behind top-four spots. That’s largely down to their inconsistent form where they couldn’t win three league games in a row. In fact, a 1-0 loss to Bologna last time out was a missed chance to post three wins in a row. They can do that at home though, as they have won their last two league matches played at this venue – against AC Milan and Salernitana.

Lecce are coming off a 2-0 defeat to Inter Milan last weekend that halted a five-game unbeaten run for the visitors. That sequence saw them draw four matches, enroute their total of eight draws across 17 league matches this season. Only Udinese have posted more stalemates than Lecce and they wouldn’t mind picking up a point on this trip to consolidate their mid-table claim as they remain equidistant from top-seven and bottom-three. It is their away form that is a source of concern as Lecce have failed to win any of their eight away Serie A matches this campaign, drawing five and losing three.



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亚特兰大希望结束他们对莱切的两连败，他们希望在2023年以一个高点结束。本周六的意甲比赛日将在瑞士体育场举行。在本轮比赛之前，东道主以26分排名第8，客队以20分排名第12。亚特兰大在欧洲联赛中落后，目前他们与前四名有4分的差距。这很大程度上是由于他们不稳定的状态，他们不能连续赢得三场联赛。事实上，上一次0 - 1输给博洛尼亚是错失了三连胜的机会。不过他们可以在主场做到这一点，因为他们在这里赢了最近两场联赛——对阵AC米兰和萨莱尼塔纳。

莱切刚刚从上周末0 - 2输给国际米兰的比赛中恢复过来，这也终结了客队的五场不败。在这一系列比赛中，他们取得了4场平局，在本赛季的17场联赛中，他们总共取得了8场平局。只有乌迪内斯陷入了比莱切更多的僵局，他们不会介意在这场比赛中拿一分来巩固他们在中游的地位，因为他们与前七和后三的差距仍然相当。他们的客场状态令人担忧，因为莱切本赛季在意甲的8场客场比赛中没有一场获胜，5平3负。