Lazio vs Salernitana prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2022-10-29 17:00.
Serie A (SA) title contenders Lazio look to be hitting form at the right time, with a 2-1 midweek success over Midtjylland following on from a disciplined 2-0 win at Atalanta last weekend. As well as keeping their hopes of a first Scudetto since 2000 very much alive, the latter triumph saw coach Maurizio Sarri praise his side’s adaptability without Ciro Immobile, who in a crushing blow for Lazio, will not play again in 2022.
While Lazio at least look potent enough for a top-four finish, Immobile’s withdrawal no doubt blunted them in their most recent home league fixture, when they broke a 16-game streak of scoring as hosts in a 0-0 draw against Udinese. But with Lazio last firing blanks in successive SA home games way back in 2007, normal service is expected to resume here.
That belief is surely reinforced by Salernitana travelling to the capital after conceding seven unanswered goals across their last two road trips. Some pride has at least been restored with a first clean sheet since August 28th after beating Spezia 1-0 last time out, but safety remains the target ahead of a tough run of three away games in four to conclude a very nerve-testing 2022.
In the event of a shock win for the visitors, who have never taken a SA point from this ground in four prior attempts, a top-half placing after 12 rounds could be theirs. That would certainly bode well for Salernitana’s survival hopes, as only one side in a 20-team SA edition this century has suffered natural relegation from such a position, giving Salernitana every incentive to break their Stadio Olimpico curse.
Players to watch: Fired up after netting against Atalanta in his previous SA outing, Lazio’s Felipe Anderson assisted the final goal in both of last season’s H2Hs. Salernitana loanee Krzysztof Piątek will be a familiar opponent, and the Polish striker himself has a personal agenda, having seen his only prior goalscoring H2H vs Lazio end in a 4-1 loss.
Hot stat: Lazio are the only SA side yet to concede a league goal inside the opening half-hour.