The Serie A Matchday 21 clash between Verona and Lazio will take place on January 19 at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium. Verona vs. Lazio: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Michael Fabbri (Italy)
Matches – 9 (Serie A, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 37;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.1;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 25;
Penalties – 0%.
Predicted lineups for Verona vs. Lazio
Verona (3-5-2): Lorenzo Montipò – Diego Coppola, Pawel Dawidowicz, Giangiacomo Magnani – Davide Faraoni, Ondrej Duda, Reda Belahyan, Tomas Suslov, Darko Lazovic – Casper Tengstedt, Amin Sarr.
Lazio (4-2-3-1): Ivan Provedel – Manuel Lazzari, Samuel Gigot, Alessio Romagnoli, Luca Pellegrini – Matteo Guendouzi, Nicolo Rovella – Gustav Isaksen, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Lum Chauna – Boulaye Dia.
The starting lineup for each team is based on their last match in this tournament.
Verona
In the previous round, Paolo Zanetti's side fell short against Napoli in an away match (0-2). This marked the team's 13th defeat of the current Serie A season (the most of any team). Additionally, Verona allowed their opponent to score at least twice for the 13th time in this championship. Overall, Verona has the worst defensive record in this Serie A season, conceding 44 goals. In the standings, the team has 19 points and holds the 17th position, just one point clear of the relegation zone.
Defender Martin Frøsø and midfielder Abdu Harroui will miss the game due to injuries.
- The team has not won in 7 of their last 9 home matches in Serie A (1 draw, 6 losses).
- The club has conceded at least two goals in 6 of their last 9 home games in the league.
- There have been at least three goals scored in 11 of Verona's last 13 home matches in Serie A.
Lazio
Marco Baroni's side could not overcome Como at home in the previous round (1-1). As a result, Lazio failed to win three consecutive matches in Serie A for the first time this season (2 draws, 1 loss). Additionally, the team conceded 11 goals in their last five league matches, failing to keep a clean sheet in this period. The Romans have accumulated 36 points and are in fourth place in the standings. Notably, Lazio has suffered five away defeats in the current Serie A season, ranking above only four clubs in this regard.
Defender Patric Gabarron, midfielders Manuel Lazzari and Matias Vecino, and forward Pedro Rodriguez will miss the game due to injuries. Forward Lum Chauna is suspended.
- The club has conceded exactly one or two goals in 9 of their last 12 away matches in Serie A.
- The team has not scored more than one goal in 8 of their last 11 away league games.
- The number "1" appeared in the final scoreline in 6 of Lazio's last 7 away matches in Serie A.
Verona vs. Lazio: Match Prediction
Verona does not always play high-scoring games and has found the net in only half of their ten home matches in the current championship. However, in the three instances where the team failed to score, they faced strong opponents who concede little: Inter, Juventus, and Milan. Meanwhile, Verona's defense is struggling, with only one clean sheet in their last nine home games in Serie A and 22 goals conceded during this period.
Lazio rarely struggles in attack, and even away from home, the club scores regularly: in 11 of their last 13 away league encounters, the Romans have breached their opponents' defense. However, defensive mistakes are common as well: in their last 12 away Serie A matches, the team kept a clean sheet only twice and conceded at least two goals in half of these games.
It's worth noting that in all three previous head-to-head encounters at Verona's ground in the league, both teams scored. My prediction: Both teams to score – yes
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