Both these contenders are in good shape, Lazio holding a 13 point advantage on Bologna in the standings. Game on!
- Bologna have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Serie A
- Lazio have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Serie A
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Europa Conference League game only four days ago.
Bologna form and stats
The story so far in the Serie A for Bologna at their home stadium (Centro Tecnico Niccolò Galli) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
The club members are hoping that Bologna will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Torino (placed 9th). The striker Barrow outshone all the other footballers in that fixture and got a match rating of 7.11 out of 10. Barrow hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Inter in a game that was won 1-0.Bologna are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 13 games. From these home matches, Bologna have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Lazio form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses in the Serie A. Lazio love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
295 minutes! That's how long the Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
This match can not go any worse than the last one, a Europa Conference League home defeat versus AZ with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Alberto was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.05. Alberto hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 70 successful passes (of 79 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Napoli at their stadium, the result 1-0.Look out: 15 of the last 20 league games involving this side have had only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).
Lazio are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 12 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Lazio as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams meet this season, as the fixture list show this recent game: Lazio - Bologna 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Bologna wins - draws - Lazio wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The games between these clubs have sometimes been hostile, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Immobile 9 goals |   M. Arnautović 8 goals |  M. Zaccagni 8 goals |
Bologna missing players
Lazio missing players
| Bologna | Lazio | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 31 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 41 |
| 34 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 92% |
| 80% | 77% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 76% |
| 52% | 31% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 44% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 28% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 54% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 36% |
| 16% | 31% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 67% | 56% |
| 24% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 16% |
| 4 | 4.3 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.3 | 12.8 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.6 | 11.5 |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 32% | 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 43% | 40% |
| 13.1 | 10.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 12.8 | 12.7 |
| 4.6 | 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
- Bologna have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Serie A
- Bologna haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Lazio have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Lazio have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Serie A
- Lazio have the most clean sheets (8) away in Serie A
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 25 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 42 | 65 |
| 2 | Inter | 25 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 50 |
| 3 | Lazio | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 48 |
| 4 | Roma | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 47 |
| 5 | Milan | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 47 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 42 |
| 7 | Juventus | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 35 |
| 8 | Bologna | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -3 | 35 |
| 9 | Torino | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -2 | 34 |
| 10 | Udinese | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 32 |
| 11 | Monza | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Fiorentina | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 31 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 30 |
| 14 | Empoli | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 28 |
| 15 | Lecce | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 16 | Salernitana | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Spezia | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -20 | 21 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 18 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 25 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -28 | 12 |
| 20 | Cremonese | 25 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -25 | 12 |
