The time is almost upon us for the much anticipated Coppa Italia semi-final battle between Lazio and Juventus on Tuesday. As they’ve both progressed this far, and with the incentive for the side that makes it through the tie being a date with the final of the competition, this really should be a really good game here.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Lazio v Juventus can be found here (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
Lazio
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Lazio will be looking for a repeat result of the 0-1 Serie A success against Genoa.
In that game, Lazio managed 61% possession and 13 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. The only player to score for Lazio was Luis Alberto (67'). Genoa got 8 attempts at goal with 2 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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Previously, Juventus drew 2-2 in the Serie A tie with Cagliari.
In that game, Juventus had 74% possession and 11 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Juventus was Dušan Vlahović (61'). Cagliari had 9 shots at goal with 4 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 ‘goals against’ 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
A glance at their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 13/11/2022 shows us that Lazio have won 2 of them and Juventus 4, with the tally of draws standing at 0.
A combined sum of 14 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 4 for i Biancocelesti and 10 netted by Juve. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.33.
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Team News: Lazio
Ivan Provedel (Ankle injury), Mattéo Guendouzi (Calf injury), Mattia Zaccagni (Ankle injury), Ciro Immobile (Knee problems) and Manuel Lazzari (Calf injury) won’t be playing for Lazio boss Igor Tudor.
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Team News: Juventus
From a largely full-strength group, there’s just the one fitness problem for the Juventus gaffer Massimiliano Allegri to be concerned about. Moise Kean (Knee problems) won’t be playing here.
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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.
Let’s 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,
09:06 20/04/2024
⚽️ 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: 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.