📊 Form Guide

Genoa

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Genoa prepare for this fixture following a 0-0 Serie A drawn result against Hellas Verona.

In that match, Genoa managed 54% possession and 4 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. For their opponents, Hellas Verona had 14 shots at goal with 2 on target.

Their more recent scorelines really do illustrate the point that it has been a great time for the Genoa rearguard. Genoa have kept it tight, resulting in the total number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their past six matches standing at 4.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Genoa:

• have left without a victory over Lazio in their last 2 league games.
• are undefeated in their last 6 league matches at home.

Lazio

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Lazio go into this meeting after a 3-1 Europa League win vs Bodo Glimt in their most recent match.

In that match, Lazio had 54% possession and 32 shots at goal with 11 on target. For Lazio, the goals were scored by Valentín Castellanos (20'), Tijjani Noslin (90') and Boulaye Dia (100'). On the other side, Bodo Glimt got 12 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. Andreas Helmersen (109') was the scorer for Bodo Glimt. Bodo Glimt won the match 2-3 in a dramatic penalty shootout.

It is worth noting that Lazio have been starved of goals over their previous 6 encounters, netting the disappointing return of just 4. In those fixtures, i Biancocelesti have also seen the collective goal tally against them equal 10. That aside, we will just have to wait and see if the trend shall be maintained in this upcoming match.

Heading into this contest, Lazio remain undefeated by Genoa in games played away from home for the previous 4 league games. A very decent away record against them.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 17/12/2021 shows that Genoa have won 1 of these & Lazio 5, with the number of draws being 0.

A combined sum of 15 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 3 for Il Grifone and 12 belonging to i Biancocelesti. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.5.

The previous league fixture between these sides was Serie A match day 9 on 27/10/2024 when it finished Lazio 3-0 Genoa.

On that occasion, Lazio had 61% possession and 18 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorers were Tijjani Noslin (21'), Pedro (86') and Matías Vecino (94').

Genoa got 6 attempts at goal with 2 on target.

The referee was Marco Piccinini.

📋 Team News: Genoa

Mario Balotelli (Broken hand), Ruslan Malinovskyi (bruise) and Hugo Cuenca (unknown injury) won’t be able to feature for Genoa manager Patrick Vieira.

It looks as if Il Grifone could go for a 4-2-3-1 system in the match, handing starts to Nicola Leali, Sebastian Otoa, Koni De Winter, Johan Vasquez, Aaron Martin Caricol, Patrizio Masini, Morten Frendrup, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Vitor Oliveira, Morten Thorsby and Andrea Pinamonti.

📋 Team News: Lazio

Lazio manager Marco Baroni has not got a full squad to pick from. Nuno Tavares (Hamstring injury) and Patric (Ankle surgery) will miss out on this game.

We reckon that i Biancocelesti might utilise a 4-3-3 lineup, starting the game with Christos Mandas, Manuel Lazzari, Alessio Romagnoli, Mario Gila, Luca Pellegrini, Matteo Guendouzi, Nicolo Rovella, Adam Marusic, Valentin Castellanos, Boulaye Dia and Mattia Zaccagni.

💭 Prediction

Our feeling is that Genoa will do well to hit the back of the net against this Lazio team who should just have the edge.

We’ve gone for a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 win for Lazio when the referee blows for full-time.

A close call.

Renata Leite, 16:04 23/04/2025