After coming off a troubled September, Lazio hopes to finish off this month on a high note this week when they take on Fiorentina. The match scheduled for Wednesday at the Stadio Olimpico, with kickoff at 9:45 pm.
The two sides are only separated by one point in seventh and eighth place. Both sides come off disappointing results in the Serie A. Lazio suffered a 4-1 loss to Hellas Verona, whereas Fiorentina picked up a triumphant 3-0 win over Cagliari.
Serie A newcomers Lazio are off to a flying start in the league under new boss Maurizio Sarri, winning both opening games and scoring nine goals in the process.
Though they face AC Milan, Napoli, and Inter Milan in their next three fixtures, the Biancocelesti have in their ranks an in-form forward in Ciro Immobile, who will look to continue his fine early season form.
Their opponents has conceded at least two goals in their last five games against the Giallorossi and has kept a clean sheet in only one of their last seven matches away from home.
In addition, they have not conceded a goal in their last 12 games against Siena, which means they have to extend the record in all Serie A games this season. Fiorentina bounced back from a drubbing at Napoli with a 2-1 win over Siena with a double by Toni and another goal from Valero.
Lazio vs Fiorentina Head to Head
Both sides have 33 games against each other with Lazio taking 18 wins while Fiorentina with 10 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Hellas Verona 4-1 Lazio
- Lazio 0-0 Marseille
- Lazio 3-1 Inter
- Bologna 3-0 Lazio
- Lazio 2-0 Lokomotiv Moscow
Away
- Fiorentina 3-0 Cagliari
- Venezia 1-0 Fiorentina
- Fiorentina 1-2 Napoli
- Udinese 0-1 Fiorentina
- Fiorentina 1-3 Inter
Lazio Team News
With three consecutive clean sheets, Reina has been in superb form. The statistics would show that his club Napoli’s performance is excellent when the Spaniard plays well. Therefore, the prolific side would expect a shutdown job at the back and hope to get something from an offensive player like Immobile.
Fiorentina Team News
Due to suspension, Fiorentina has confirmed they will be without defender Riccardo Sottil for Sunday’s match with Genoa. Sottile picked up a red card in last weekend’s 2-1 win over Venezia after 74 minutes, which means he will miss the game at Stadio Ferraris on Sunday.
The home side is in a similar situation, with midfield general Daniele Verde and former Liverpool player Erick Pulgar both ruled out because of injury.
Prediction and Odds
Every single team in the league will come to the Olimpico and expect a fight from this Lazio side, but what is clear from their current league position is that they are nowhere near that level.
- Double Chance
- Draw
- Both Teams to Score
