Spal – Lazio (Pick, Prediction, Preview)

 

Spal – Lazio PREDICTION & TIPS


SPAL and Lazio play at Stadio Paolo Mazza in a match of the 20th round of Serie A TIM. In the final confrontation between these teams in this competition, on 20-08-2017, the final result was a draw by (0-0). The record of recent direct matches favors the visiting team, who in the last 2 matches won 1 and drew 1. Special attention is needed for the home / away condition as both teams show significantly different results in their matches at home and away.
Analysis of SPAL
The home team is currently in 17th place with 15 points earned after 3 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied at home to Torino by (2-2). In the last match, lost out to Sampdoria by (2-0). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats as a visitor, with 11 goals scored and 25 conceded, against 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats at home, with 22 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 9 home games for the championship, SPAL has recorded 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, having won 10 points out of 27. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 games, but his attack has regularly scored because he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In 19 games in this competition, only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 12 games in which he suffered the first goal.

SPAL comes to this round with a 2-0 defeat at Sampdoria, adding to their second straight game without proving the taste of the championship victory. The moment of the local team is not the best in the competition, since it registered only two victories in the last nine games played. However, it is important to note that SPAL has not lost four straight indoors.

In this game at home coach Leonardo Semplici should opt for a more defensive strategy, looking only for the counterattack: Lazzari is a very fast and competent player in driving the ball to the attack. Mirco Antenucci is the great highlight of SPAL with 4 goals and 3 assists. We inform that the weak points of this team are in the defensive sector: stopped balls and aerial game. For this game the home manager can not count on Filippo Costa, Cremonesi and Momodou, players that are injured.
Analysis of Lazio
The visiting team is currently in 5th place with 37 points, after 11 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, he won at home to Crotone by (4-0). In the last match, tied off to Internazionale by (0-0). This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses as a visitor, with a total of 35 goals scored and 20 conceded. Already inside the home, won 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, with a total of 34 goals scored and 12 conceded. In the last 10 away games for the championship, Lazio has 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, having won 23 points out of 30. In the matches he played as a visitor in the championship there is a result that is repeated often in the late 90 ‘, 1-2, which occurred in 4 of his 8 games. The team has conceded goals in 7 of their last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they have managed to achieve in 9 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In his games as a visitor there is a tendency to score goals, since 9 of his last 10 matches in the competition finished with Over 2.5 goals. In 18 games for Serie A TIM, he suffered the first goal 6 times but managed to turn the score in 3. There are 1 periods in the last 10 games played as a visitor to this competition: he suffered 7 of his 12 goals in minutes (46 ‘-60’).

Lazio come to this game with a draw in the field of Inter Milan, in a game where they could well have left with the three points, as he was superior to his opponent. At the moment, the visitors are very well placed on the leaderboard, now occupying the fifth position. In the midst of this, the Lazio team managed to advance at Coppa Italia, winning at home to Fiorentina 1-0.

Coach Simone Inzaghi is usually with three men in defense, five in the midfield and two in attack, with Immobile the most advanced man on the team: the Italian is Lazio’s top scorer with 16 goals scored. It is worth mentioning that the visiting team shows great competence in the attack, its strongest sector, especially in the offensive stops, counterattack and finishing. For this game the coach can not count on Caicedo, Marchetti and Di Gennaro, all injured.

Spal – Lazio FREE TIPS


Lazio – Win @ 1.55

Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80

Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90