The wait is nearly over for the long-awaited Coppa Italia semi-final face-off between Lazio and Juventus on Tuesday. Having both made it this far, and with the incentive for the side that wins the tie being a coveted place in the final, it promises to be a thrilling encounter.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Lazio v Juventus are shown below (including the best match 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 over Genoa.
In that match, Lazio managed 61% possession and 13 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Lazio was Luis Alberto (67'). For their opponents, Genoa had 8 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.
Over their prior six games, Igor Tudor's Lazio have managed to score a combined total of 9 times giving them an average number of goals scored per match of 1.5.
Juventus
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In their last game, Juventus drew 2-2 in the Serie A match with Cagliari.
In that match, Juventus managed 74% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Juventus was Duลกan Vlahoviฤ (61'). On the other side, Cagliari got 9 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Gianluca Gaetano (30'), Yerry Mina (36') and Alberto Dossena (87' Own goal) scored for Cagliari.
A run of very capable displays by the Juventus defenders has resulted in their โgoals againstโ tally amounting to 3 from their last 6 fixtures in total. During the same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 5. That pattern might not be sustained into this next game, however.
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Head to head
Looking over their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 13/11/2022 tells us that Lazio have won 2 of them and Juventus 4, with the tally of draws being 0.
A combined total of 14 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 4 for i Biancocelesti and 10 being from Juve. Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 2.33.
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Team News: Lazio
Mattรฉo Guendouzi (Calf injury), Ivan Provedel (Ankle injury), Mattia Zaccagni (Ankle injury) and Ciro Immobile (Knee problems) arenโt available for Lazio boss Igor Tudor.
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Team News: Juventus
Owing to an otherwise full-strength group, there is only a single fitness worry for the Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri to contend with. Moise Kean (Knee problems) misses out for this game.
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Prediction
We feel that Juventus and Lazio could both end up scoring in a what should be a good tussle with little between the two teams.
Letโs see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level. Our tip is therefore for a tight encounter, finishing with a 1-1 scoreline after 90 minutes.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
02:07 20/04/2024
๐๏ธ 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)
๐ Star Man: Ciro Immobile
Mostly taking up the Striker position, Ciro Immobile was born in Torre Annunziata, Italy. Having played his first senior match for Juventus in the 2008 - 2009 season, the accomplished Forward has scored 6 league goals in the Serie A 2023 - 2024 season to date in 27 appearances.