Juventus will be looking to maintain their unbeaten record as they host Lazio in a Serie A fixture on Saturday. Lazio have also looked sharp this season but inconsistent on their travels and could stumble against the hosts.
Juventus are still unbeaten across all competitions this season and head into Saturday’s clash with two wins from their last three matches. However, Thiago Motta’s men have been plagued by too many draws having been held four times in their last five Serie A fixtures.
The Turin club were held to a 1-1 draw by Cagliari in their previous Serie A fixture. They failed to add to Dusan Vlahovic’s early effort and were pegged back by the visitors two minutes from time.
Lazio are also enjoying a fine start to the season as they are currently above Juventus on the standings. They are on a four match winning run and triumphed 2-1 over Empoli last time out in Serie A.
A slight problem for Lazio is that they have been a bit unconvincing on their travels this season. Marco Baroni’s men have lost two of their last three away matches, although they claimed a 3-2 victory at Torino in their previous away fixture.
How the bookies view it: Upper hand for Juventus
Juventus have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 19/20 with Betfred. A victory for Lazio is valued at 11/4 with Betfred, who is also offering odds of 21/10 for a draw.
Head to head: Four on the bounce at home for Juve
Juventus have a 42-20 advantage with 15 draws from 77 previous matches against Lazio. The Turin club have won the last four meetings at the Allianz Stadium and claimed a 3-1 victory in last season’s home fixture.
Players to watch: Vlahovic back in form
Dusan Vlahovic appears to have rediscovered his scoring touch after a mini dry spell. The striker has five goals in his last three matches across all competitions and is priced at 13/8 by Betfred to maintain his scoring run.
Lazio also have attacking quality of their own, with Valentin Castellanos particularly impressive this season. The striker had five goals across all competitions so far and is priced at 5/2 by Betfred to get on the score sheet.
Probable line-ups
Francisco Conceicao was sent off for Juventus last time out and will miss Saturday’s clash while Bremer, Nicolas Gonzalez and Arkadiusz Milik are injured. Vlahovic should lead the line while Manuel Locatelli is set to continue in midfield.
Manuel Lazzari came off in the first half against Empoli and is doubtful for Saturday’s clash. He is likely to be replaced at right back by Adam Marusic while Castellanos and Boulaye Dia should continue in attack.
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Cambiaso, Kalulu, Gatti, Savona, Locatelli, Luiz, Mbangula, Koopmeiners, Yildiz, Vlahovic
Lazio: Provedel, Tavares, Romagnoli, Gila, Marusic, Rovella, Guendouzi, Isaksen, Dia, Zaccagni, Castellanos
Anything else catch the eye?
Juventus and Lazio have plenty of attacking quality and both teams could be backed to score at 10/11 with Betfred. Over 2.5 goals could be considered at 6/5 by Betfred, who is also offering odds of 3/1 for over 3.5 goals.
A cagey opening is expected on Saturday, so the second half could be tipped to produce the most goals at 23/20 by Betfred.
This Serie A match between Juventus and Lazio will be played on Oct 19, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Juventus vs Lazio prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
