Pisa - Lecce

Both benches face job-security questions heading into kickoff: Hiljemark is overseeing Pisa's first Serie A relegation in 34 years while Di Francesco is reportedly under ownership scrutiny at 18th-placed Lecce. The away bench arrives more incentivised to deliver a result given the relegation lifeline at stake.

Pisa carry a 0.5 red-cards-per-game average across their last 10 — an unusually high dismissal rate that combined with a 13.9 fouls-per-game count points toward discipline cracks under late-season pressure. A second-half numerical disadvantage would amplify Lecce's structural advantages.

The fixture's H2H character is unusually decisive — no draw has occurred in the last eight meetings between these clubs across Serie A and Serie B. That structural pattern is meaningful for any outcome that depends on a stalemate and stands apart from the pure motivation read.

Lecce travel without midfielder Filip Marchwiński (jumper's knee), narrowing rotation in a fixture where they have averaged just 2.1 shots on target per game over the last ten. Pisa report no listed injuries, so any fitness-related fragility sits with the visitors.