The Serie A meeting at Stadio Olimpico di Roma on Saturday sees hosts Lazio go up against opponents Hellas Verona.
View all of the Lazio v Hellas Verona predictions, poll and stats below including the latest game odds.
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Form Guide
Lazio
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Lazio fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 0-1 Serie A triumph versus Genoa.
In that match, Lazio managed 61% possession and 13 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. The scorer for Lazio was Luis Alberto (67'). Genoa got 8 shots on goal with 2 on target.
Over their preceding six fixtures, Igor Tudor's Lazio have hit the target a total of 9 times - an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.5.
Their prior results show that Lazio:
- have not been beaten in the league by Hellas Verona in their last 4 games.
- have not won against Hellas Verona in their last 2 matches in the league.
- are undefeated in their previous 2 home league matches.
Hellas Verona
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Hellas Verona will come into the encounter after a 1-0 Serie A win with the eclipse of Udinese in their last game.
In that game, Hellas Verona managed 53% possession and 16 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Hellas Verona was Diego Coppola (93'). Udinese got 18 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.
Over the course of their previous half-dozen outings, Hellas Verona have helped themselves to the sum of 7 goals. Hellas Verona have also scored in every single one of those games. In that time, their defenders have seen 8 goals scored by their opponents.
Taking a look at their past results, Hellas Verona:
- have not won against Lazio when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
- are undefeated in their previous 3 away league matches.
- have not won away from home in their last 2 league matches.
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Head to head
An examination of their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 11/04/2021 shows that Lazio have won 2 of them and Hellas Verona 1, with the number of drawn games standing at 3.
In all, 18 goals were produced between them in this period, with 9 of them from i Biancocelesti and 9 created by Verona. The average goals per game has been 3.
The last league clash between the two was Serie A match day 15 on 09/12/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Hellas Verona 1-1 Lazio.
That time, Hellas Verona had 29% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Thomas Henry (70').
On the other side, Lazio got 14 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Mattia Zaccagni (23') was the scorer.
The referee was Giovanni Ayroldi.
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Team News: Lazio
In all likelihood, i Biancocelesti should employ a 3-4-2-1 system this time, utilising Christos Mandas, Nicolò Casale, Patric, Mario Gila, Manuel Lazzari, Matias Vecino, Daichi Kamada, Adam Marusic, Felipe Anderson, Luis Alberto and V. Castellanos.
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Team News: Hellas Verona
Hellas Verona boss Marco Baroni has a number of players out of action. Paweł Dawidowicz (unknown injury) and Juan Manuel Cruz (unknown injury) will not be playing here.
From our viewpoint, Hellas Verona will likely utilise a 4-2-3-1 formation, choosing Lorenzo Montipò, Fabien Centonze, Diego Coppola, Giangiacomo Magnani, Juan Cabal, Daniel Silva, Suat Serdar, Stefan Mitrovic, M. I. Folorunsho, Darko Lazovic and Tijjani Noslin.
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Prediction
In our view, Lazio should really score a couple of goals when they meet Hellas Verona, who could well struggle finding the net themselves.
Our selection here is for a controlled 2-0 winning score for Lazio at the end of the match.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
11:08 23/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Lazio
Formed: 1900
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Roma (70,634)
Captain: Ciro Immobile
Chairman: Claudio Lotito
Manager: Igor Tudor
Competitions: Serie A position 7, Coppa Italia (Semi-Finals)
🔑 Star Man: Felipe Anderson
Usually played in the Right Wing position, Felipe Anderson was born in Brasília, Brazil. Having made a first senior appearance for Santos in the 2011 season, the dangerous Forward has bagged 5 league goals in the Serie A 2023 - 2024 season to date coming from a total of 33 appearances.