Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw
Best Odds: 17/4
Lazio and Napoli will lock horns with each other in Serie A this coming weekend. The match between Marco Baroni’s side and Antonio Conte’s team will be held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome and is scheduled to kick off at 5pm UK time on Saturday.
Lazio
Lazio are one of the biggest clubs in Italy who regularly challenge for the top four in the Serie A table also feature in major European competitions, such as the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. Le Aquile finished seventh in the league table last season and are aiming to end up in the UEFA Champions League places this time around.
Marco Baroni’s side are fourth in the Serie A table at the moment with 45 points from 24 matches. Lazio are two points ahead of fifth-placed Lazio and 10 points behind leaders Napoli. The Roman club are not in the title race, but they are certainly in a very good position to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the 2025-26 campaign.
Lazio are will head into the Serie A match against Napoli in Rome this coming weekend on the back of a 5-1 victory over Monza at Stadio Olimpico in Rome. It came after a 2-1 victory over Cagliari on the road in the league which followed a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Braga in Portugal in the UEFA Europa League.
Team News:
Lazio are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Napoli. Ivan Provedel will be in goal for the home team and will have Adam Marusic, Mario Gila, Alessio Romagnoli and Nuno Tavares ahead of him in defence. Matteo Guendouzi and Nicolo Rovella will be the two holding midfielders. Gustav Isaksen, Boulaye Dia and Mattia Zaccagni will be the three attacking midfielders. Valentín Castellanos will lead the line for Lazio.
Napoli
Napoli are one of the biggest clubs in Italy who recently won Serie A and regularly compete in the UEFA Champions League. Gli Azzurri endured a disappointing campaign last season as they finished as low as 10th in the Serie A table, but things are much better for them this time around.
Under former Juventus and Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte, Napoli are going strong in the league at the moment. I Partenopei are at the top of the Serie A table with 55 points from 24 matches, a point ahead of second-placed Inter Milan and five points clear of Atalanta in third.
Napoli will head into the Serie A match against Lazio away from home at Stadio Olimpico in Rome on the back of a 1-1 draw with Udinese at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in the league. It came after a 1-1 draw with AS Roma on the road which followed a 2-1 victory over Juventus in front of their fans in Serie A.
Team News:
Napoli are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation against Lazio. Alex Meret will be in goal for the visiting team. Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Juan Jesus and Pasquale Mazzocchi will be the four defenders. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka and Scott McTominay will be the three midfielders. Matteo Politano, Romelu Lukaku and David Neres will be the three forwards.
Key Factors to Consider
- Valentine Castellanos has scored 9 goals and given 3 assists in 21 Serie A games for Lazio so far this season.
- Lazio have won 3 of their last 4 Serie A matches.
- Lazio has scored 45 goals and conceded 32 goals in 24 Serie A matches so far this season.
- Romelu Lukaku has scored 9 goals and given 6 assists in 22 Serie A matches for Napoli so far this season.
- Napoli have scored 39 goals and given 17 assists in those games.
Conclusion
Both Lazio and Napoli are doing well at the moment, and the Serie A game between these two clubs promises to be a very exciting and intriguing game. It should be a very tight affair and is likely to end up in a draw,
Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw
Best Odds: 17/4
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