Ace Football previews the Serie A round 12 match between Monza and Lazio and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Lazio come to U-Power Stadium for the Serie A match this coming Sunday, Monza will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Placed 18th in the table Monza have amassed eight points after 11 matches. On 22 points, Lazio rank fiveth with 11 matches played this season.
Team form: Monza vs Lazio
Monza Form
A single point is all Monza can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 2-2 draw with Venezia, before getting trounced 2-0 against Atalanta while AC Milan won 0-1. Monza are without a win in their last six Serie A matches on home soil, which produced a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded eight and scored five goals.
Lazio Form
Lazio are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Como got left behind in a 1-5 win, before Cagliari got hammered in a 2-1 victory. FC Porto was the most recent victim in a 2-1 win for Lazio. In their last six away matches in the Serie A, Lazio won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and 11 scored.
Betting stats for Monza and Lazio
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Monza and Lazio played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Monza matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Monza home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Monza matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Monza home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Monza home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Lazio matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Lazio matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lazio have won 8 of the last 9 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Lazio have won 7 of the last 9 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Lazio away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Monza vs Lazio
With three goals in six matches Dany Mota has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Lazio and their defence. The visitors hope Pedro adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.
Betting markets: Monza vs Lazio
Full-time result
Monza claimed a modest two 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 three. Lazio won six of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost three of the games in this run. Lazio have not lost to Monza in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Monza scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Impressively, Lazio scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Lazio will feel optimistic about scoring on Sunday with Monza managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Lazio have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Monza when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Monza, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Lazio played across all tournaments. They scored 2.6 times on average in the process.
Suggested bet: Monza vs Lazio
To sum up, the upcoming match between Monza and Lazio seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Serie A game.