Lecce vs Cagliari

Andrea Belotti is the first player to score more than one goal (brace toady against Lecce) in his 350th Serie A appearance among those who debuted in the three-point-for-a-win era.

For the second time since 1994/95, Cagliari (seven in Serie A this season) have gained at least seven points after their first four seasonal games in a top-flight campaign since 2011/12 (seven under Massimo Ficcadenti).

For the fourth time in their Serie A history (one in Serie A this season), Lecce have gained a most one point after their first four seasonal games in a top-flight campaign after 2005/06 (one), 1997/98 (zero), and 1993/94 (zero).

Lecce are unbeaten in six of their last seven Serie A matches against Cagliari (W2 D4), losing their most recent one (1-4 on January 19 at Unipol Domus); the Sardinians haven't won two in a row against the Apulians in the tournament since February 2009 and November 2010.

Lecce have won six of their 11 home games against Cagliari in Serie A (D3 L2), including last season (1-0 on August 31, 2024); only against Udinese and Lazio (both eight) have they achieved more home wins in the top flight.

Lecce have drawn and lost twice in their first three league games at the start of the season; only three times in their Serie A history have they picked up a single point or less after their first four games of the season: in 2005/06 (one), 1997/98 (zero) and 1993/94 (zero).

Lecce have won only one of their last 12 home Serie A games (D3 L8) – 1-0 against Torino on May 18 – and have failed to score in eight of those matches at the Via del Mare.

Cagliari are coming off a 2-0 win against Parma and have not won consecutive Serie A matches since March 2024 under Claudio Ranieri (against Empoli and Salernitana in that case).