There is just one match to look forward to in the Italian Serie A on Wednesday the 5th of February but it is an important game in terms of the title race. Lazio welcome Hellas Verona to the Stadio Olimpico as the hosts aim to move above Inter Milan into 2nd place and within 2 points of leaders Juventus. The visitors could move up to 6th place with a win.
Lazio enjoyed an excellent 5-1 victory over SPAL in Serie A at home on the weekend. Having been held to a 1-1 by rivals Roma the week before, it was vital Lazio did not drop further points in their bid to catch the top two teams. That result means Lazio are now undefeated in their last 15 league matches and they have won 11 of their last 12 Serie A games.
Lazio are undefeated in their last 12 home Serie A matches and have won each of their last 7 at the Stadio Olimpico. They have scored 10 goals in total across their last 2 home league games and have scored 3 or more goals in 8 of their last 9.
In their last 6 home matches in Serie A, Lazio have won 5 by a margin of 2 goals or more. However, they have kept just one clean sheet in their last 4 at home. Lazio have managed to score at least one goal in all their last 24 home matches in Serie A.
Hellas Verona come into this match having picked up a point in a 1-1 draw at AC Milan on the weekend. It was a good result and means Hellas Verona are undefeated in their last 6 Serie A games. In addition to the draw at AC Milan, Hellas Verona have picked up a point at Bologna and at home against Torino. There have also been wins over Genoa and Lecce at home plus SPAL away.
Trends show Hellas Verona are undefeated in their last 3 away league games, defeating SPAL and drawing at AC Milan and Bologna. However, they have won only 2 of their last 9 away Serie A matches with the other victory coming at Parma on the 29th of October.
Hellas Verona have scored at least 1 goal in each of their last 6 away Serie A games but have kept just a single clean sheet in their last 5 on the road.
Team news and Lazio are still without Danilo Cataldi who has a calf injury plus Ricardo Kishna remains a doubt. They are expected to keep much the same team from the weekend.
Hellas Verona are without the suspended Sofyan Amrabat who was sent off after 68 minutes against AC Milan.
This could be a high scoring match with both teams finding the back of the net. However, Lazio are in such great form at the moment especially at home and they should have enough to win this game.
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