Tension and suspense is likely at Stadio Olimpico when Lazio face Atalanta in what promises to be a terrific fixture. Here's the preview!
- Lazio have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Serie A
- Atalanta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Lazio and Atalanta should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Lazio form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Lazio have managed 6 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 11 games.
The Lazio manager Sarri and his pawns return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Hellas Verona (placed 18th). Defender Marušić got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.35/10. Marušić hit one key pass and won 6 of 10 duels.
Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Juventus in the Coppa Italia. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Lazio have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 4 and lost 0.
The Lazio fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 11 league matches. From these home matches, Lazio have conceded only 10 goals.
Atalanta form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Atalanta have produced an overall stat of 6-3-2 so far.
Two away games in a row for Atalanta, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Sassuolo. That defeat was their first after five consecutive league matches winning points. It is a concern for Atalanta that their goalie Musso managed seven saves in the Sassuolo match, but still were unable to save them from a beating.
A defeat, in the Coppa Italia away at Inter, earlier. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Atalanta playing away and similar expectations, we found 4 relevant matches. Results were 1 Atalanta win, 3 draws and 0 defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Atalanta's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 11 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Lazio have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (2-2-0) when playing Atalanta.Here's the end result when the squads met previously this season; Atalanta - Lazio 0-2.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Lookman 12 goals |   M. Zaccagni 8 goals |  C. Immobile 7 goals |
Lazio missing players
Atalanta missing players
| Lazio | Atalanta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 11 | 21 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 37 | 21 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 18 | 39 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 24 |
| 90% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 73% | 81% |
| 52% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 45% | 48% |
| 33% | 45% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 43% | 55% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | 57% |
| 52% | 45% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 45% | 33% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 10% |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 7 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.1 | 12 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 11.7 | 13.1 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| 44% | 42% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 40% | 39% |
| 12.5 | 12.1 | 15.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21 | 13.6 | 12.9 |
| 3.1 | 3.7 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
- Atalanta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Lazio have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lazio have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Lazio have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) 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 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 36 | 56 |
| 2 | Inter | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 43 |
| 3 | Roma | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | Lazio | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 39 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 38 |
| 6 | Milan | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 7 | Torino | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
| 8 | Udinese | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 29 |
| 9 | Bologna | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -3 | 29 |
| 10 | Monza | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 26 |
| 11 | Empoli | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 26 |
| 12 | Fiorentina | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 24 |
| 13 | Juventus | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| 14 | Lecce | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 23 |
| 15 | Sassuolo | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Salernitana | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -13 | 21 |
| 17 | Spezia | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 18 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -14 | 14 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -26 | 10 |
| 20 | Cremonese | 21 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -22 | 8 |
