Serie A – Lazio vs Udinese: Betting Preview

The midweek Italian football action will bring us Lazio fighting against Udinese in Serie A on Thursday night. Biancocelesti have had a troublesome campaign so far and have occupied the ninth position in the league table with 21 points. Le Zebrette on the other hand are also struggling to lift themselves in the domestic season as they find themselves in the bottom half of the Italian top-flight.

Maurizio Sarri has been unable to bring his team in the Champions League contention last year and they seem pretty distracted this season as well. However, there is an opportunity tonight as they take on Luca Gotti’s unstable side. The visitors have also found it difficult to keep up with the Serie A pace this campaign.

Season facts for Lazio and Udinese.

Facts are calculated for Serie A

• Lazio has won in the last 4 of 5 matches at home;
• Lazio conceded in the last 13 of 15 matches;
• Total goals was OVER 2.5 in Lazio’s last 7 of 9 matches;
• Lazio scored in the last 5 of 7 matches.

• Udinese did not win the last 5 matches in a row when playing away;
• Udinese conceded in the last 10 of 12 matches;
• Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Udinese’s last 5 of 7 matches;
• Udinese scored in the last 6 of 8 matches.

Lineup Lazio vs Udinese

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Current form — Lazio v. Udinese

The form of both teams is one of the biggest things to consider before placing a bet on the upcoming game.

Lazio below their level this campaign

Sarri’s side has been pretty poor when it comes to their results in their latest encounters. Lazio are a bit back and forth currently and sadly, they are more back than forth. Against Juventus, they were beaten by a 2-0 score, before winning 3-0 against Lok. Moskva. They were back on loser street last time out in a 4-0 defeat against SSC Napoli.

Udinese hoping for fresh start

Udinese go into this encounter hoping to turn a page, as performances in recent matches have been pretty scrappy. They won against Sassuolo by 3-2 followed by a defeat at the hands of Torino by 2-1. Their latest encounter was a goalless draw against Genoa in Seria A.

Lazio v. Udinese — fixture history

The fixture history of the two teams delivers good insights that are worth considering before making your predictions and bets on the upcoming game.

Goals on the menu:

The latest match between Lazio and Udinese was a close affair with Lazio gripping a small 1-0 victory. At least one team have managed to keep a clean sheet in 3 of their 10 most recent encounters. All in all, Lazio have had a fine reading on Udinese in previous seasons in the Serie A with an 8-1-1 advantage going into this match.

Full Time Betting

Lazio are considered favourites to win by most observers of the game. The bookies believe Lazio have a 60% chance of beating Udinese. If you fancy a draw on your accumulator, there are odds at 29/10 on offer, while an away win for Udinese is priced at 4/1. Lazio were able to win 7 of their previous 10 home league games, while also managing 2 draws. They were 1 time in this series of matches. Udinese won 3 of their last 10 league games away and drew 2 matches. They also suffered 5 defeats in this run.

Lazio scored the first goal of the game 6 times in their previous 10 league outings at Stadio Olimpico, Rome. The visitors from Udinese were first to get in with a goal in 4 of their last 10 away games.

BTTS

The chance of both teams to score (BTTS) in this match is as high as 57%, judging by the odds on offer with the bookmakers. This equals a decent payout of odds 3/4 if you wish to place a bet on BTTS. Accordingly betting on a “NO” in the BTTS market pays out at odds 1/1. The last 10 home league games for Lazio averaged 3.4 goals per game with BTTS paying out 5 of these last 10 matches. In the previous 10 away league games for Udinese, the average total goals were 3.6 with 7 of these 10 matches seeing BTTS.

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Over/Under Betting

The bookies seem to think this match will see plenty of goals and betting on over 2.5 goals pays out at odds 1.73. A price that equals a 58% chance of this match seeing a minimum of 3 goals. Should you prefer a low scoring bet your best odds are 2.10 for under 2.5 goals. Lazio’s last 10 home league games saw an average of 3.4 goals per match. 5 of Lazio’s last 10 home matches had over 2.5 goals. Udinese’s last 10 away league games averaged 3.6 goals per game. 6 of Udinese’s last 10 away matches went over 2.5 goals.

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