Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Verona and Lazio who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Lazio come to Stadio M. A. Bentegodi for the Serie A match on Sunday, Verona will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Verona are placed 17th with 19 points after 20 matches. Lazio occupy a position as fourth in the league on 36 points.
Team form: Verona vs Lazio
Verona Form
Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Verona at the moment. Against Bologna, they came out on top in a 2-3 win, before drawing 0-0 against Udinese. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 2-0 defeat against SSC Napoli. Verona just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Serie A matches at the Stadio M. A. Bentegodi. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 15 goals.
Lazio Form
Lazio have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Atalanta, they got a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Roma, who ran out 2-0 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 1-1 game with Como. Lazio claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Serie A, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in ten goals, whilst conceding seven.
Betting stats for Verona and Lazio
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Verona and Lazio. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 13 Verona home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Verona home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Verona have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Verona have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches in the Serie A while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Lazio matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Lazio matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Lazio matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Lazio matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Lazio away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Verona vs Lazio
Casper Tengstedt found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Adam Marusic just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Betting markets: Verona vs Lazio
Full-time result
Verona claimed three wins, drew one and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Lazio won seven, drew zero and lost three of their last 10 games away. Lazio have not lost to Verona in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Verona scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Lazio scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Lazio should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Sunday, as Verona only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Lazio claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Verona and Lazio when playing at Stadio M. A. Bentegodi.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Verona, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Lazio, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.