Prediction: Lazio to win 2-0
Best Odds: 7/1
Lazio and Udinese will lock horns with each other in Serie A next week. The match between Maurizio Sarri’s side and Kosta Runjaic’s team will be held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm next Monday.
Lazio
Lazio are one of the biggest clubs in Italy who regularly challenge for the top four in the Serie A table and 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.
Maurizio Sarri’s side are ninth in the Serie A table at the moment with 47 points from 33 matches. Lazio are 13 points behind sixth-placed and bitter city rivals AS Roma, who occupy the final European spot.
Lazio will head into the Serie A game against Udinese at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome next week on the back of a win against Atalanta in the Coppa Italia. It came after a 2-0 victory over Napoli in Naples in Serie A, which followed a 1-0 loss to Fiorentina in Florence in the league.
Team News:
Lazio are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation against Udinese. Edoardo Motta will be in goal and will have Adam Marusic, Mario Gila, Alessio Romagnoli and Nuno Tavares ahead of him in defence. Toma Basic, Patric and Kenneth Taylor will be the three midfielders. Matteo Cancellieri, Tijjani Noslin and Mattia Zaccagni will be deployed as the three forwards.
Udinese
Udinese are an established club in the Italian top-flight who tend to finish in and around mid-table as well as compete for the European places in the Serie A standings. I Bianconeri ended up 15th in the table in the 2023-24 campaign and did better last season.
Kosta Runjaic’s side finished as high as 12th in the Serie A table last season and will aim to do as well, if not better, this time around. The Udinese-based club are 11th in the Serie A table at the moment with 43 points from 33 matches.
Udinese will head into the Serie A game against Lazio away from home at Stadio Olimpico in Rome next week on the back of a 1-0 defeat to Parma in Udine in the league. It came after a 3-0 victory over AC Milan away from home at San Siro in Serie A, which followed a goalless draw with Como at Stadio Friuli.
Team News:
Udinese are likely to line up in a 3-4-1-2 formation against Lazio. Maduka Okoye will be in goal and will have Thomas Kristensen, Christian Kabasele and Oumar Solet in front of him in defence. Kingsley Ehizibue, Jesper Karlstrom, Jakub Piotrowski and Hassane Kamara will be the four midfielders. Nicolo Zaniolo will be deployed in attacking midfield. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp and Arthur Atta will be the two centre-forwards.
Key Factors to Consider
- Lazio have won 4 of their last 6 Serie A matches.
- Lazio have scored 34 goals and conceded 30 goals in 33 Serie A matches.
- Lazio have won 12 and lost 10 of their 33 Serie A matches this season.
- Udinese have won 2 and lost 2 of their last 6 Serie A games.
- Udinese have won 12 and lost 14 of their 33 Serie A matches this campaign.
Conclusion
Lazio are in better form than Udinese and have been the better side this season. Moreover, the match is at Stadio Olimpico. It is hard to see anything but a win for Lazio.
Prediction: Lazio to win 2-0
Best Odds: 7/1
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