Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Lazio welcomes Hellas Verona

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Date: Wed 05.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Olimpico (72698 seats)

Lazio have performed better than Hellas Verona so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Lazio and Hellas Verona.

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Lazio form and stats

Lazio, who have the the best goal difference (+32) in Serie A, have been very solid at home in the Serie A so far, with 29 points collected from 11 matches (9-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 3rd position in the table. In general it's been a long time since Lazio tasted defeat here at Stadio Olimpico, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games. Lazio has a nice streak going on as they have played 16 consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Inter defeat 133 days ago.

Lazio's last game was hosting SPAL (placed 20th) and winning 5-1. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Roma the opponent.

As mentioned above, Lazio "killed" SPAL in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Lazio home games with this odds we find 14 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in eleven wins, three draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, nine matches were won by at least two goals.

Lazio are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Parma awaits in four days.

Lazio always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Stadio Olimpico with 35 goals in 11 league games. Lazio have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Hellas Verona form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Hellas Verona have produced an overall stat of 3-3-4 so far. Visiting Hellas Verona has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Milan (placed 8th) in their previous outing. The Serie A match ended in a draw 1-1. That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Lecce.

You'll want to know how Hellas Verona managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found four similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and four home wins.

A quick return to home after this game, as Hellas Verona are hosting Juventus in the Serie A only three days away.

Hellas Verona find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Hellas Verona have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Lazio six wins, two draws and Hellas Verona one victory. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LazioC. Immobile
C. Immobile
25 goals
LazioF. Caicedo Corozo
F. Caicedo Corozo
7 goals
LazioC. Correa
C. Correa
6 goals

Lazio missing players

Hellas Verona missing players

Lazio Hellas Verona
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 11 3 Played P 4 10 21
15 9 3 Won W 0 3 8
4 2 0 Drew D 1 3 6
2 0 0 Lost L 3 4 7
52 35 7 Scored S 5 11 26
20 9 0 Conceded C 8 12 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
90% 91% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 71%
76% 73% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 30% 38%
38% 64% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 10% 14%
19% 36% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 10% 10%
67% 55% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 52%
29% 45% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 33%
5% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 19%
 
5.7 6 8 Corners For (avg) C F 4.2 5 5.3
4.4 3.5 3.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.8 6.2 5.1
2.7 2.1 1.7 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2.7
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 2 3 5
 
333 201 56 Total Shots T S 38 124 238
136 78 23 Shots on Target S O 13 43 88
38% 45% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 26% 30%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Hellas Verona haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Lazio has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5)
  • Lazio has the most scored goals (35) at home
  • Lazio has the the best goal difference (+26) at home
  • Lazio has the the best goal difference (+32)
  • Lazio have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Lazio have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Lazio have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hellas Verona have scored away.
  • Lazio have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Lazio haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Lazio is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Juventus 22 17 3 2 43 21 11 10 1 0 27 10 11 7 2 2 16 11 22 54
2 Inter 22 15 6 1 44 18 11 6 4 1 19 8 11 9 2 0 25 10 26 51
3 Lazio 21 15 4 2 52 20 11 9 2 0 35 9 10 6 2 2 17 11 32 49
4 Atalanta 22 11 6 5 59 30 11 5 2 4 31 18 11 6 4 1 28 12 29 39
5 Roma 22 11 6 5 40 27 11 5 3 3 20 16 11 6 3 2 20 11 13 39
6 Cagliari 22 8 8 6 38 34 11 5 2 4 22 18 11 3 6 2 16 16 4 32
7 Parma 22 9 5 8 31 29 11 6 1 4 17 10 11 3 4 4 14 19 2 32
8 Milan 22 9 5 8 23 27 11 3 5 3 11 13 11 6 0 5 12 14 -4 32
9 Hellas Verona 21 8 6 7 26 23 11 5 3 3 15 11 10 3 3 4 11 12 3 30
10 Bologna 22 8 6 8 34 34 11 4 4 3 17 16 11 4 2 5 17 18 0 30
11 Napoli 21 7 6 8 30 29 11 4 2 5 13 14 10 3 4 3 17 15 1 27
12 Torino 22 8 3 11 26 39 11 4 2 5 10 19 11 4 1 6 16 20 -13 27
13 Sassuolo 22 7 5 10 36 37 11 5 1 5 25 21 11 2 4 5 11 16 -1 26
14 Fiorentina 22 6 7 9 25 32 11 3 4 4 11 14 11 3 3 5 14 18 -7 25
15 Udinese 22 7 3 12 19 35 11 5 2 4 10 12 11 2 1 8 9 23 -16 24
16 Sampdoria 21 5 5 11 20 33 11 3 4 4 11 12 10 2 1 7 9 21 -13 20
17 Lecce 22 4 7 11 27 42 11 1 5 5 15 18 11 3 2 6 12 24 -15 19
18 Genoa 22 3 7 12 23 43 10 3 1 6 11 15 12 0 6 6 12 28 -20 16
19 Brescia 22 4 3 15 20 41 11 1 2 8 11 22 11 3 1 7 9 19 -21 15
20 SPAL 22 4 3 15 16 38 10 2 2 6 9 16 12 2 1 9 7 22 -22 15

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Read more about Serie A

Serie A is the division at the top of the Italian football league system and regarded as one of the top leagues of the world. 20 teams play each other home and away to create a final league table after 380 fixtures. The winners are titled “Campione d’Italia” (Champion of Italy), often referred to as the scudetto.