Twente vs Lazio prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-10-23 19:00.
[p]Having finished third in the Eredivisie last term, Twente were then beaten in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, but have since marked their return to the UEFA Europa League (UEL) group/league phase for the first time in more than a decade with two consecutive 1-1 draws.[/p]
[p]Those two points were definitely positive as they came against Manchester United and Fenerbahçe respectively, reinforcing the Dutch outfit’s tagline as UEL draw specialists.The Tukkers are i the midst of a ten game winless run in the competition including qualifiers – a sequence which involves eight draws (L2)! Another stalemate here wouldn’t come as a great surprise either, given Joseph Oosting’s side have shared the spoils in four of their six home games across all competitions so far this season (W2).[/p]
[p]Thursday night’s visitors Lazio were one of just five teams to win each of their opening two UEL league phase games under boss Marco Baroni, who was appointed in the summer. Taking charge of an Eagles side that set up a fifth UEL campaign in the last seven seasons courtesy of a seventh-place finish in Serie A last term, Baroni saw his team score more goals than any other in those first two league phase outings (7), also conceding the joint-fewest in the process (1).[/p]
[p]Lazio now have the opportunity to win their first three major European games in a campaign for only the third time in their history. Both previous instances have come in UEFA’s second tier competition, but to repeat the feat, the Italian outfit will need to put an end to a run of three-straight away defeats against Dutch opposition, with all three of those losses in the Netherlands arriving since the start of the 2022/23 season![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Michel Vlap has been booked in two of his last three appearances, and all three of his yellow cards this term have come in the first half, including two in European competitions. Nuno Tavares has five assists to his name in just six appearances this season, with the most recent three all coming in the first half.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: Lazio have scored 2+ goals in seven of their ten games across all competitions so far this season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]