Lazio host Udinese in a Monday night Serie A fixture as they look to snap out of a recent poor run of form. They will be relying on their fine record in this and with Udinese so struggling, will be confident of coming out on top.
Lazio are in the middle of a rough patch having lost four of their last five matches across all competitions. They continue to slip further away from European qualification and are now ninth on the standings, six points off the top six.
The Capital club crashed out of the Champions League in midweek after suffering a 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich. They were also beaten 1-0 at home by AC Milan in their previous Serie A fixture.
Although Lazio were beaten by AC Milan last time out, they often do some good work at the Stadio Olimpico. Maurizio Sarri’s men have won seven of their last 11 home matches across all competitions, with victories against Roma and Bayern Munich among their results in that run.
Udinese head into Monday’s clash off the back of a 1-1 draw with Salernitana last time out in Serie A. They fought back from an early setback with Hassane Kamara getting the equaliser in the strike of halftime.
Like Lazio, Udinese have also found things difficult in recent weeks, with just one win from their last nine matches across all competitions. Gabriele Cioffi’s men have slipped dangerously close to the relegation zone and are just one point above the bottom three.
Among the problems for Udinese this season is a poor record on their travels having claimed just one win from their last seven away matches. They have lost two of their last three fixtures in that run.
How the bookies view it
Lazio have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 19/20 by Unibet to claim the win. A victory for Udinese is valued at 10/3 by BoyleSports while a draw is also set at odds of 10/3by Coral.
Head to head
Lazio have a 35-13 advantage with 15 draws from 63 previous matches against Udinese. The capital club have also won the last two meetings and claimed a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in January.
Players to watch
Ciro Immobile often leads the line for Lazio and is their top scorer with six Serie A goals this season. The striker has also found the net in three of the last six meetings with Udinese and is priced at 17/10 by William Hill to find the net on Monday.
Lorenzo Lucca is the leading scorer for Udinese and will be looking to add to his six Serie A goals this season. The forward is priced at 15/4 by bet365 to get on the score sheet on Monday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Lazio and Udinese were on target in the reverse fixture and both teams could be backed to score on Monday at evens with bet365. That clash also produced over 2.5 goals which is priced at 6/5 way Coral while over 3.5 goals is valued at 13/4 by Unibet.
There have been more goals after the break in Lazio’s last three matches and a similar pattern is priced at 6/5 by Paddy Power.
This Serie A match between Lazio and Udinese will be played on Mar 11, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Lazio vs Udinese prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
