Serie A: Derby Della Capitale: Roma vs. Lazio Preview, Odds, Prediction

Roma and Lazio clash in another Derby Della Capitale, one of the biggest Serie A and Europan derbies. These two sides have massive history, and a rivalry that transcends ordinary football games. This is a story of two parts of Rome, two views on sport and it is bound to be interesting and exciting. There is one other motive here: the fourth spot and the UEFA Champions League place. Both Lazio and Roma are after that place, and in order of keeping themselves in the mix, a victory on Sunday night is a must.

Preview

Roma (+155) didn’t lose in seven games, but the thing is that Il Lupi won only three of those contests. The other four ended with draws, which is not very good for Mourinho and his crew. Roma advanced to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Conference Leauge, beating Vitesse on aggregate, 2-1. Though, we have to say that they played utterly bad.

The defense has been the problem for Il Lupi since the season began, and in the last 10 matches, they’ve managed to keep only three clean sheets. On the other side, they’ve scored in eight, and as you see, the majority of Roma’s events end with hits on both ends of the field.

Mourinho’s unit didn’t lose at Olimpico in the past six, three draws and wins each, and four of those games were with under 2.5 goals or only one side netting.

Lazio (+175) bounced back following a series of poor results, during which they managed to suffer elimination from the UEFA Europa League and to waste several points which could be very expensive at the end of the season.

They regained some of the lost confidence after beating Cagliari on the road, 0-3, and then Venezia 1-0 at home. Overall, Lazio plays games with lots of goals, as seven of the past nine concluded with over 2.5 scores.

Still, their results at the Olimpico are highly inconsistent, with Lazio losing and winning games. Apart from that, the efficiency is also fluid, and there isn’t any pattern in the results.

Latest News

Leonardo Spinazzola is out due to his Achilles injury, earned at EURO 2020. Lorenzo Pellegrini will be doubtful and a game-time decision.

Mattia Zaccagni is suspended due to yellow cards. Danilo Cataldi and Stefan Radu are questionable for Lazio.

Head to Head Games

There have been 177 official games between these two teams. Roma is more successful with 66 wins, 63 events ended with draws, and Lazio triumphed in 48 matches. Regarding this campaign, there was one game, and Lazio won it 3-2.

The only pattern we’ve found in recent times is that four of the previous five events ended with 2 or 3 goals.

Prediction

The way these two sides play, the only logical bet here would be 2 or 3 goals, and an extent of the recent tradition. The oscillations in both attack and defense on both sides would suggest picking both teams scoring, but also, because of the same instabilities, we are more into 2 or 3 scores. The odds on that are +105, which is solid.

Pick: 2 or 3 goals +105

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