§ Serie A · 2026-27 · Matchday 1

Venezia 0–2 Lecce

  • Gorter 46'
  • Gabriel 80'

23 August 2026

The match in data

Lecce got the better of Venezia, 2–0, on 23 August 2026, on matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Serie A.

Player of the match: Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce), rated 66, thanks above all to 1.14 goals prevented (6 shots on target worth 1.15; conceded 0) and 2 crosses claimed. Falcone produced 2.9 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Venezia, the highest-rated player was John Yeboah, with 57.

66
Player of the match

Wladimiro Falcone

Lecce · 90'

Produced 2.94× and cost 0.00× their position's average

Added
  • 1.14 goals prevented (6 shots on target worth 1.15; conceded 0) 3.4×
  • 2 crosses claimed 1.9×
  • 11 recoveries 1.3×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Venezia
PlayerPositionMinRating
John Yeboah Forward 90 57
Joël Schingtienne Defender 90 56
Toma Bašić Midfielder 85 52
Armel Bella-Kotchap Defender 90 50
Gianluca Busio Midfielder 90 50
Bartol Franjic Defender 90 48
Akor Adams Forward 90 47
Filip Stanković Goalkeeper 90 39
Kike Pérez Midfielder 70 37
Ridgeciano Haps Defender 26 37
Antoine Hainaut Defender 85 30
Thierry Correia Defender 64 27
Matteo Dagasso Midfielder 20 21
Albion Rrahmani Forward 5 no rating
Richie Sagrado Defender 5 no rating
Lecce
PlayerPositionMinRating
Wladimiro Falcone ★ Goalkeeper 90 66
Santiago Pierotti Forward 90 60
Danilo Veiga Defender 90 47
Youssef Maleh Midfielder 29 46
Lassana Coulibaly Midfielder 90 43
Olaf Gorter Midfielder 61 42
Antonino Gallo Defender 46 42
Gaspar Defender 90 40
Jamil Siebert Defender 90 39
Corrie Ndaba Defender 44 36
Konan N’Dri Forward 74 35
Oumar Ngom Midfielder 90 32
Willem Geubbels Forward 74 29
Nikola Stulic Forward 16 no rating
Tiago Gabriel Defender 16 no rating
Omri Gandelman Midfielder 1 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Venezia player won the most aerial duels?

Armel Bella-Kotchap, with 7 aerial duels won. Next: Bartol Franjic 2, Gianluca Busio 2.

Armel Bella-Kotchap dominated in the air with 7 aerial duels won for Venezia in the 0–2 loss to Lecce, well clear of Bartol Franjic and Gianluca Busio.

Which Lecce player won the most aerial duels?

Santiago Pierotti, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Gaspar 1, Jamil Siebert 1.

Santiago Pierotti paced Lecce in the air with 4 duels won during their 0–2 win at Venezia, well ahead of Gaspar and Jamil Siebert who won 1 each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Venezia 0–2 Lecce, Serie A 2026-27. Player of the match: Wladimiro Falcone, 66
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.