Lazio and Juventus are aiming to find the spark for their campaign when they meet in an Italian Serie A fixture on Sunday. Neither team has been at their best lately and are showing similar form heading into this clash.
Lazio have been unconvincing this season, earning just two wins from their opening seven Serie A matches. Maurizio Sarri's men have drawn their last two fixtures, including a 0-0 scoreline at Atalanta last time out in the league.
The capital club have also seen mixed results at home this season, with a win and a draw in their three matches in front of their fans. That draw came in their previous fixture at the Stadio Olimpico as they were held 3-3 by Torino.
Juventus appear to be on a downward spiral in recent weeks, having failed to win their last seven matches in all competitions. They played out five straight draws before suffering defeats in their last two matches.
The Turin club lost 2-0 at Como last time out in Serie A and followed that up with a 1-0 defeat at Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League. Prior to those two away results, Igor Tudor's men had played out two straight draws on their travels.
How the bookies view it: Juventus with the edge
Juventus have the edge among the bookies and are priced at 6/4 by BOYLE Sports to claim the win. A home win for Lazio is valued at 21/10, while a draw is offered at 2/1.
Head to head: Upper hand for Juventus
Juventus have a 35-11 advantage with 12 draws in the last 58 matches against Lazio. Both teams battled to a 1-1 draw in their last meeting back in May.
Players to watch: Eyes on Zaccagni
Given the injuries to key attackers, Mattia Zaccagni could be the one to watch for Lazio on Sunday. The forward has two league goals this season and will be keen to increase his tally (Mattia Zaccagni anytime goalscorer – priced at 9/2 by BOYLE Sports).
Dusan Vlahovic has looked a bit off colour lately, but remains the biggest attacking threat for Juventus. The striker has four goals in all competitions this season and could be worth keeping an eye on (Dusan Vlahovic anytime goalscorer – valued at odds of 7/4).
Probable line-ups:
Lazio have key injuries in attack, with Valentin Castellanos and Matteo Cancellieri both sidelined. Boulaye Dia is likely to lead the line while Mario Gila is expected to continue in defence.
Juventus remain without Bremer, Juan Cabal and Arkadiusz Milik, who are all sidelined with injury. Francisco Conceicao could return to the starting line-up after coming off the bench in midweek, while Vlahovic is set to lead the line once again.
Lazio: Provedel, Marusic, Gila, Romagnoli, Tavares, Guendouzi, Cataldi, Basic, Isaksen, Zaccagni, Dia.
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Gatti, Rugani, Kelly, Kalulu, Thuram, McKennie, Cambiaso, Conceicao, Yildiz, Vlahovic.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams have scored in three of the last four meetings at the Stadio Olimpico (BTTS YES – available at 20/23 on their BOYLE Sports). The last five meetings have also produced more second-half goals (Second half most goals – set at odds of 11/10).
Lazio and Juventus have been level at the break in four of their last five meetings (Halftime draw – offered at 10/11).
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