Lazio play host to Roma, when the local rivals team up for another spicy derby in Serie A this coming Sunday at Stadio Olimpico, Rome.
Lazio are currently looking at 49 points on their account, having played 26 matches, leaving them two places off the current Serie A leaders. Meanwhile, Roma find themselves as number five in the Serie A with 47 points following 26 rounds.
The two sides seem evenly matched, but Roma can leapfrog Lazio in the Serie A table. They are no doubt highly motivated by the chance to overtake their hosts in the standings.
Lazio only average a modest 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 14 goals. They also conceded six for an average of 0.6 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring six times.
When it comes to goal-scoring Roma are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 16 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.6 goals per game. They conceded 11 goals for an average of 1.1 a game, achieving a clean sheet in five of these matches.
The last time the pair played each other Lazio came away as 0-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Sunday.
Lazio vs Roma Prediction
Lazio Form
A draw is the best Lazio can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 1-2 defeat against AZ Alkmaar. A0-0 draw with Bologna followed before they were defeated 2-1 by AZ Alkmaar. Lazio won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored nine and conceded five goals.
Roma Form
Roma added four points to their account in their previous three matches, starting off beating Real Sociedad 2-0. A 3-4 defeat against Sassuolo followed, before sharing the points with Real Sociedad in a 0-0 draw. Roma managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Serie A. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring eight time and letting in eight.
Lazio, as well as Roma, have been keeping things tight in recent matches with goals few and far between. This suggests a close encounter shy on goals is on the cards this coming Sunday.
Lazio won six matches, scored 14 goals and conceded nine in their last 12 games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. This earned them 21 points. From their last six games against teams in the top six, Roma secured four points and one wins. They conceded eight goals while scoring five themselves. Lazio so far pulled off a record of 14 wins, seven draws and five defeats in the Serie A this season. Roma enjoy a record of 14 wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Serie A.
Lazio vs Roma Stats
- Lazio have scored in 29 of the last 31 home matches
- In the last 11 Lazio matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Lazio matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Lazio matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 5 Lazio home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Roma matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Roma have scored in 17 of the last 18 matches
- In 10 of the last 12 Roma away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Roma matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Roma have scored in 7 of the last 8 away matches
Lazio vs Roma Squads
Lazio Squad
Maurizio Sarri will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Roma from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):
Alessio Furlanetto (0/0), Federico Magro (0/0), Ivan Provedel (0/26), Luis Maximiano (0/1), Marius Adamonis (0/0), Adam Marusic (0/25), Alessio Romagnoli (1/23), Elseid Hysaj (0/22), Luca Pellegrini (0/0), Mario Gila (0/4), Nicolo Casale (1/18), Patric (0/14), Stefan Daniel Radu (0/0), Danilo Cataldi (0/23), Luka Romero (1/6), Manuel Lazzari (0/20), Marco Bertini (0/0), Marcos Antonio (0/11), Matias Vecino (2/24), Mattia Zaccagni (8/23), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (4/24), Toma Basic (0/17), Ciro Immobile (9/20), Diego Gonzalez (0/0), Felipe Anderson (6/26), Luis Alberto (5/23), Matteo Cancellieri (0/17), Mohamed Fares (0/0), Pedro (3/24), Romano Floriani (0/0).
Roma Squad
This is the full squad of players that the Roma head coach Mourinho will select from for his starting XI:
Mile Svilar (0/0), Pietro Boer (0/0), Rui Patricio (0/26), Chris Smalling (3/25), Diego Llorente (0/0), Gianluca Mancini (1/25), Leonardo Spinazzola (1/17), Marash Kumbulla (0/6), Mehmet Zeki Celik (0/16), Rick Karsdorp (0/13), Roger Ibanez (3/25), William Bianda (0/0), Ante Coric (0/0), Benjamin Tahirovic (0/5), Bryan Cristante (1/25), Cristian Volpato (1/6), Ebrima Darboe (0/0), Edoardo Bove (0/13), Georginio Wijnaldum (1/6), Lorenzo Pellegrini (2/21), Mohamed Mady Camara (0/10), Nemanja Matic (1/25), Nicola Zalewski (1/22), Andrea Belotti (0/21), Claudio Cassano (0/0), Jordan Majchrzak (0/0), Matteo Politano (0/0), Ola Solbakken (1/5), Paulo Dybala (9/19), Stephan El Shaarawy (3/19), Tammy Abraham (6/26).
Lazio vs Roma Team News
Roma just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome.
Ebrima Darboe is too injured to face Roma.
Lazio vs Roma Lineups
Lazio vs Roma H2H
The last time the pair played each other Lazio came away as 0-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Sunday. Lazio go into their upcoming match against Roma with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-3-3 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Lazio vs Roma Results
Of the last ten encounters between Lazio Roma over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 13/8 with bookies.
Lazio vs Roma Betting Tips
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Ciro Immobile, who is performing well for Lazio. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Serie A outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Roma.The visitors will be looking to Paulo Dybala to find the net once again, after managing two Serie A goals for Roma in recent matches.
In their last 10 matches at Stadio Olimpico, Rome across all tournaments Lazio won five times, drew two and lost three times. Roma claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Roma won three of their last 10 matches away from home without conceding.
Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in the last ten encounters between Lazio and Roma. There were over two goals five times, as Lazio managed an average of 1.3 goals, while Roma scored 1.2 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Lazio’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Roma's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.
