Serie A: Juventus vs. Lazio Betting Preview, Odds, Prediction

This is the game that could decide the champions of the Italian Serie A. If, by any chance, Juventus defeats Lazio, they will defend the title and extend their reign. On the other side, Eagles’ victory would keep some prospects about a miracle in the last four rounds, making the remaining part of the season pretty intense. Both clubs are not is some shiny form, and that especially applies to the guests, who posted some ridiculous losses.

Preview

Juventus (-200) has five points of advantage over Inter in the second place. Up until recently, Lazio was their sole rival, but it is evident that since the restart Simone Inzaghi’s boys aren’t playing at the same level as before.

The Old Lady didn’t win for three straight games. All of them were highly efficient contests, with goals on both sides. At first, Milan trashed them at San Siro, 4-2, then, Atalanta snapped one point in Turin, 2-2 (Juve had the help of the refs in this one; otherwise they would lose), and finally, Sassuolo missed a chance to take down the big rivals a few days ago, 3-3. The hosts in this one had multiple opportunities in the final few minutes to post a win. 

Previous six events Sarri’s crew played all saw over 3.5 goals, with the latest five adding both teams to score as well. This tells enough about the current trend in their game.

Lazio (+500) was on the verge of jumping over Juve at some point, but for some unknown reasons, the Eagles started to spill points all over the place.

The first loss came against AC Milan, who demolished Inzaghi’s side at Olimpico, 0-3. After that Lecce beat them, 2-1, even though Lazio had a lead. The ultimate blow for the Eagles came at home two rounds ago once Sassuolo came back from behind to win the match, 1-2, and that was the final hit for their championship aspirations. In the most recent contest, they played 0-0 in Udinese, 

It was the first match since the restart in which they haven’t allowed a goal. Overall in seven games since the comeback, Lazio won just twice.

Latest News

Giorgio Chiellini, Marria De Sciglio and Sami Khedira are all out for this event. Bernardeschi has yellow cards. 

Lazio has multiple problems. Marusic, Correa, Lucas Leiva, Senad Lulic, and Daniel Radu won’t play tonight. Patric is suspended because of the red card received.

Head to Head Matches

In two classes this season, Lazio posted wins. The first one came in Serie A, once they erased a one-goal deficit to beat the Old Lady with 3-1. This game took place in Rome, on December 7. The second victory was recorded fifteen days later, in the Super Cup, played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the result was also 3-1 for the Eagles. 

Prediction

Lazio is struggling pretty badly with its performances over the past few weeks, and for us, Juve is the favorite in this matchup. Odds are not very high, but still, they are safe. On the other hand, if you don’t trust the hosts that much, pick over 2.5 goals, with the moneyline at -185.