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Lazio will host Bologna at the Stadio Olimpico in Serie A on Sunday. The capital club have won five of their 13 league games and trail the visitors, who have seven wins, by six points.
The hosts lost 1-0 away to AC Milan in their previous league outing but avenged that loss with a 1-0 home triumph in their midweek Coppa Italia meeting. Mattia Zaccagni scored the only goal of the match in the 80th minute.
The Rossoblù's unbeaten streak in the league ended after nine games on Monday, as they suffered a 3-1 home loss to Cremonese. Riccardo Orsolini halved the deficit from the penalty spot in injury time of the first half, and they conceded again in the 50th minute. They were in action in the Coppa Italia round of 16 against Parma on Thursday and recorded a 2-1 home win.
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Lazio vs Bologna Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have a long-standing rivalry, and they have met 163 times in all competitions. The visitors have a narrow 61-58 lead in wins, and 44 games have ended in draws.
- Both teams registered home wins while keeping clean sheets in their league meetings last season.
- The visitors have kept three clean sheets in their last five meetings against the capital club.
- Lazio are unbeaten in their last five home games, recording four wins.
- Bologna have scored at least two goals in six of their nine away games in all competitions, while failing to score in the other three.
- Just one of the last 11 league meetings between them has ended in a draw.
- Six of the last eight meetings between them have produced over 2.5 goals.
- Both teams have drawn three league games this season.
Lazio vs Bologna Prediction
The Biancocelesti have seen under 2.5 goals in their last eight games in all competitions, keeping six clean sheets. They have also failed to score in four games in that period. They have scored at least two goals in five of their last seven home meetings against the visitors, while recording six wins.
Maurizio Sarri remains without the services of Samuel Gigot, Danilo Cataldi, and Nicolò Rovella for this match.
The Rossoblù have won four of their last five away games in all competitions, scoring 12 goals, and will look to build on that form. Interestingly, they have won three of their last four league meetings against the capital club, scoring eight goals.
Ciro Immobile is likely to start here, after he made an appearance from the bench in the Coppa Italia against Parma. Martin Vitík, Remo Freuler, and Łukasz Skorupski remain the three absentees for the visitors.
The capital club have suffered just one defeat at home against the visitors since 2013. With that in mind, and considering their recent home form, we back them to eke out a narrow win.
Prediction: Lazio 2-1 Bologna
Lazio vs Bologna Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Lazio to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: Both teams to score - Yes
Tip 4: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
