Ace Football previews the Serie A round 4 match between Lazio and Roma and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
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.
A look at the Serie A standings shows that three points and six places currently separate the two teams.
Team form: Lazio vs Roma
Lazio Form
Lazio are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Como by a 2-0 score, before winning 4-0 against Verona. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 1-0 against Sassuolo. Lazio just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Serie A matches at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored nine and conceded six goals.
Roma Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Roma. They first took out Bologna by 1-0 before downing Pisa by 0-1. The winning streak came to an end against Torino, who ran out 0-1 winners. Roma won four times in their last six away games in the Serie A, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded three goals while scoring seven themselves.
Betting stats for Lazio and Roma
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Lazio and Roma. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 6 of the last 8 Lazio matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Lazio home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Lazio home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Lazio matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Lazio home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Roma away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Roma matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Roma matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Roma have won 8 of the last 10 away matches in the Serie A while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Roma away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Lazio vs Roma
Pedro is the most prolific Serie A marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Roma look to Bryan Cristante, hoping he can add to his current total of two Serie A goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Lazio vs Roma
Full-time result
Lazio claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Roma won six of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost three of the games in this run. Lazio have not lost to Roma in 10 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Lazio scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Astonishingly, Roma scored the opening goal of the match in six of their last ten games. Roma were able to win seven of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Lazio’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Roma’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches. Roma’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.
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