The Derby della Capitale takes centre-stage in Serie A this weekend, as Roma and Lazio go toe to toe at the Stadio Olimpico.
Roma have had a difficult season thus far and currently find themselves treading water way down in tenth-place in the Italian top-flight table.
Having said that, the Yellow and Reds have improved under Claudio Ranieri, who became their third head coach of the season when being appointed in mid-November.
The Italian giants have collected seven points from their last four league games, mostly recently holding AC Milan to a 1-1 draw at the San Siro last Sunday night, much to the delight of our man Jamie Kennedy.
As for fellow Eternal City heavyweights Lazio, they are currently occupying a place inside the top-four following a 1-1 draw with high-flying Atalanta last weekend.
Marco Baroni’s men head into the new year just six points off the summit and they will look to remain on the coattails of the three teams housed directly above them by reigning supreme in this weekend’s all-Rome showdown.
How the bookies view it: Roma to rule
Despite enduring a turbulent first half of the season, Roma go into this game as 13/10 favourites on Boylesports.
Lazio are 9/5 outsiders on Boylesports to take top honours, while a share of the Stadio Olimpico spoils is trading at 21/10 with the same firm.
Head to head: Roma’s recent record ropey
Roma have failed to triumph in four of the last five meetings between the pair, coming away empty-handed from three of those contests. That being said, Roma’s solitary success across that five-game sequence arrived during the most recent dust-up last April, as they ran out 1-0 winners.
Players to watch: Dybala to do damage?
Paulo Dybala has scored three goals across his last two Serie A outings, making him an appealing option to make the net bulge here at 5/2 on Boylesports.
Valentin Castellanos has seven goals in 16 outings for Lazio in the Italian top-flight this term. The Argentine forward is 2/1 on Boylesports for an anytime strike on Sunday night.
Predicted line-ups
Roma again look set to be without the injured Bryan Cristante, while Stephan El Shaarawy is pushing for a recall to the starting XI.
Matias Vecino, Pedro and Tijjani Noslin all missed out for Lazio last weekend and the trio remain injury doubts for Sunday night’s Derby della Capitale
Roma: Svilar; Mancini, Hummels, Ndicka; Saelemaekers, Paredes, Kone, Angelino; Dybala, El Shaarawy; Dovbyk
Lazio: Provedel; Marusic, Gila, Romagnoli, Tavares; Guendouzi, Rovella; Isaksen, Dia, Zaccagni; Castellanos
Anything else catch the eye?
Lazio look worthy of support to earn five or more corners during this contest at 11/10 on Boylesports.
The Eagles are averaging 5.39 corners per-game in the Serie A this season, a tally that increases to six per 90 when playing as the way team.
They will be coming up against a Roma side that conceded six flag-kicks against AC Milan at the San Siro last Sunday night.
This Serie A match between Roma and Lazio will be played on Jan 5, 2025 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Roma vs Lazio prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
