Lecce 0-4 Roma: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Serie A Matchday 2 · Monday 31 August 2026 · Stadio Comunale Via del Mare, Lecce · referee D. Chiffi · full time
Full time: Lecce 0-4 Roma
Lecce 0-4 Roma: Roma took the points in Serie A Matchday 2 on Monday 31 August 2026 at Stadio Comunale Via del Mare. The goals: Donyell Malen 4', Donyell Malen 23', Matías Soulé 25', Rodrigo Mora 65'.
How Roma won it
Donyell Malen put Roma ahead in the 4th minute. Donyell Malen made it 0-2 to Roma in the 23rd minute, set up by Wesley. Matías Soulé made it 0-3 to Roma in the 25th minute. Rodrigo Mora made it 0-4 to Roma in the 65th minute, set up by Gianluca Mancini.
It was 0-3 at half-time.
Donyell Malen scored twice.
The referee, D. Chiffi, showed 2 yellow cards: 1 to Lecce and 1 to Roma.
Lecce: E. Di Francesco, 3-5-2 · Roma: G. Gasperini, 3-4-2-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 2.53 for Lecce and 0.77 for Roma.
Lecce scored about 2.5 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Roma made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 3.2 goals.
Lecce created the better chances, 2.53 xG to 0.77, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Lecce had 3 shots on target, Roma 8.
Roma had 64% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Lecce came into it with 5 Serie A matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 0.99 expected goals for and 2.04 against, and had won 40% of their matches.
Roma came into it with 5 Serie A matches played, scoring 2.8 and conceding 0.6 a match, with 2.55 expected goals for and 1.05 against, and had won 80% of their matches.
Lecce vs Roma: the match in numbers
| Lecce | Match statistics | Roma |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Ball possession | 64% |
| 2.53 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.77 |
| 7 | Total shots | 15 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 2 | Big chances | 8 |
| 375 | Total passes | 677 |
| 78% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
| 2 | Corners | 1 |
| 9 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Offsides | 9 |
| 16 | Tackles | 33 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Paulo Dybala (Roma), rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.
Lecce
- Amar Fatah 6.8
- Santiago Pierotti 6.8
- Nikola Stulic 6.5
- Ivan Ilić 6.4
- Lassana Coulibaly 6.3
Roma
- Paulo Dybala 8.3
- Matías Soulé 7.9 1 goal
- Mario Hermoso 7.8
- Donyell Malen 7.8 2 goals
- Rodrigo Mora 7.7 1 goal
The lowest-rated starter was Danilo Veiga at 5.7. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Lecce: Lecce vs Bologna Sunday 11 October 2026 · Serie A
- Roma: Como vs Roma Sunday 11 October 2026 · Serie A
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Questions about Lecce vs Roma
What was the score in Lecce vs Roma?
Lecce 0-4 Roma (half-time 0-3), Serie A, Monday 31 August 2026.
Who scored in Lecce vs Roma?
Donyell Malen 4', Donyell Malen 23', Matías Soulé 25', Rodrigo Mora 65'.
Did Moneyball predict Lecce vs Roma correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Lecce vs Roma?
Paulo Dybala, rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Lecce vs Roma?
D. Chiffi.
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