The task for Lazio will be to maintain their good form as they host troubled Genoa in a Serie A fixture on Sunday. Things are looking really smooth for the capital club and they should ease past Genoa, who are out of sorts at the moment.
Lazio are playing with plenty of confidence at the moment and head into Sunday’s clash with five wins from their last six mates across all competitions. Their only defeat in that run came last time out in Serie A as they were beaten 1-0 at Juventus.
Marco Baroni’s men made a swift return to winning ways in midweek, claiming a 2-0 victory at Twente in the Europa League. Another positive for Lazio is that they are unbeaten at the Stadio Olimpico this season, winning four of the last five matches in front of their fans.
Genoa travel to the Stadio Olimpico off the back of a 2-2 draw with Bologna in their previous Serie A fixture. They fought back from two goals down with Andrea Pinamonti’s second half brace earning them a share of the spoils.
The fightback may have shown some character but the result means Genoa are now winless in their last seven matches across all competitions. Alberto Gilardino’s men have lost their last two away matches and were beaten 5-1 at Atalanta in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it: Lazio highly favoured
Lazio have been installed as overwhelming favourites among the bookies and are priced at 8/15 by Betfred to claim the win. An unlikely victory for Genoa is valued at 11/2 by Betfred, who is also offering odds of 3/1 for a draw.
Head to head: History favours Lazio
Lazio have a 21-13 advantage with seven draws from 41 preview matches against Genoa. The capital club did the double last season, claiming 1-0 victories in both matches.
Players to watch: Castellanos in the mix
Valentin Castellanos has a solid scoring record at the Stadio Olimpico, having been on target four times in the last four home matches. The forward will be the one to watch for Lazio and is priced at 11/8 by Betfred.
Pinamonti netted a brace last time out and could be worth keeping an eye on for Genoa. The forward now has four goals across all competitions and is priced at 3/1 by Betfred to find the net once again.
Probable line-up
Castellanos and Gustav Isaksen could start for Lazio on Sunday after featuring off the bench in the Europa League. Ivan Provedel could also return to the team having sat out the win at Twente while Alessandro Romagnoli is suspended.
Genoa have a number of key absentees with Junior Messias, Ruslan Malinovskiy, Mattia Bani, Vitinha and Koni de Winter all sidelined with injury. Brooke Norton-Cuffy impressed off the bench last time out and could be given a nod at the back while Pinamonti is set to continue in attack.
Lazio: Provedel, Tavares, Gigot, Patric, Marusic, Vecino, Guendouzi, Zaccagni, Dia, Isaksen, Castellanos
Genoa: Leali, Matturro, Vazquez, Norton-Cuffy, Sabelli, Melegoni, Frendrup, Mireti, Martin, Thorsby, Pinamonti
Anything else catch the eye?
Lazio and Genoa have some quality in attack and both teams could be backed to score at 5/6 with Betfred. The capital club have seen over 2.5 goals in their last three home matches and a repeat is priced at 4/5 by Betfred, who is also offering 2/1 for over 3.5 goals.
Given the minimal odds for a straight Lazio victory, a win and over 2.5 goals could be considered at 11/8 with Betfred. The capital club have also scored in both halves in their last two home matches and a similar pattern is valued at 11/8 by Betfred.
This Serie A match between Lazio and Genoa will be played on Oct 27, 2024 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Lazio vs Genoa prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
