The top two form teams in Serie A clash as fifth placed Roma plays host to fourth placed Lazio, with both sides keen to pick up a victory to keep their title challenge alive. Roma currently sit fifth in the Serie A table, five points behind table-toppers Napoli. They have won nine of their eleven matches and are yet to draw one. Unfortunately, they have also lost twice at home which has put a small dent in their title aspirations.
Italian Serie A – Stadio Olimpico, Rome – Friday 18th November – 17:00 UK Time
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Roma
LazioRoma’s Form
Their most recent defeat came in a narrow 1-0 loss to the leaders last month, but they have bounced back with four consecutive victories. Three of those wins were to nil. Despite losing twice and being in fifth place, Roma do have the best defensive record in Serie A. They’ve kept seven clean sheets and conceded just seven goals in their eleven matches. They also sit second in the form table, with 21 points from their last eight. Recent League Form – WWWWLW.
Lazio’s Form
Lazio sit one place and one point above Roma, and are on a run of six consecutive league victories. Their sole defeat in the league this season came at home to leaders Napoli and the only other dropped points were an opening day goalless draw against SPAL. They have a 100% winning record away from home this season. Six wins from six games, including at champions Juventus, seventeen goals scored and six conceded gives them the second best away record in the division.
Lazio are top of the form table as well, picking up 21 points in their last eight. They sit above Roma in this table on goal difference alone. Recent League Form – WWWWWW.
Roma v Lazio: Head to Head
Roma have the edge in this fixture in recent years, winning five of the last seven meetings. However, they lost the most recent meeting 3-1 at home in April this year. Overall, since 1993, these sides have met 52 times. Roma have won twenty-one, Lazio sixteen, and fifteen have been draws. This is usually a bad tempered affair, with twelve red cards shown in the last sixteen meetings.
Betting Odds and Predictions for Roma v Lazio
Roma are a slight betting favourite in the match result market, but there isn’t much to choose between them. The hosts are priced at 13/10 with bet365. Lazio are at odds of 2, and the draw is priced at 13/5. Despite Roma having the best defensive record in Serie A, and are in decent form, we believe that Lazio will prove to be too strong and should pick up a narrow victory. The visitors are top of the form table and have a 100% away record at the moment, which is enough to convince us to tip them.
Punters who are unsure may be best off backing Roma or Lazio in the double chance market. It’s short odds of 3/10 but there is usually a definitive result when these two meet. Although 3/10 doesn’t provide much value, a small profit is better than none and there’s a high chance of achieving that. Both teams have scored in five of the last eight meetings and we believe they will do again here. Odds of 1/2 are being offered for Both Teams to Score, which we believe to be fair. It has been level at the break in three of the last four meetings between these sides, and with them both hard to break down a draw at half time looks likely. The draw in the half time result market is priced at 7/5.
Top Betting Tip: Roma v Lazio
Our top betting tip for this match is Lazio to win, priced at 19/10 in the match result market with Coral.