Monza vs Lazio prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-11-09 17:00.
[p]After a rather promising period of three matches unbeaten (W1, D2) which saw Monza score six of their ten Serie A goals so far this season, Alessandro Nesta’s men have since suffered back-to-back defeats ‘to nil’, stopping that run in its tracks. Their last reversal against AC Milan (1-0) means that the Biancorossi remain in the relegation zone, having recorded a joint league-low total of one victory this term prior to the weekend. [/p]
[p]Still waiting for their first league home win this season (D3, L3), Monza’s chances of escaping the bottom three ahead of the upcoming international break seem to be low. The Biancorossi haven’t helped their cause by conceding first in five of those six games, with their last two matches not producing a single goal after half-time.[/p]
[p]Free-scoring Lazio have won their last three Serie A encounters, netting ten times during that run, and with 24 Italian top-flight goals to their name in 2024/25, they boast the third-best attack in the division ahead of this round. In fact, the Biancocelesti have only twice in their history scored more at this stage in the league, while no side have netted more than their 12 goals beyond the hour mark in this Serie A campaign going into this weekend. [/p]
[p]Marco Baroni’s men again illustrated their ominous form on Thursday, beating Porto 2-1 in the UEFA Europa League, in which they are the only side with a 100% record after four league phase outings! That’s form they’ve been able to transfer into the league, as after starting this season with back-to-back away defeats, Lazio have won four of their last five matches on the road (L1) – scoring an impressive 13 goals in the process – in a run which includes their latest win on their travels against another Lombardy-based outfit, Como (5-1). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Milan Đurić scored twice after the break here in May against Lazio, but each of his four subsequent goals for Monza have come in the first half. With his winner against Porto, Pedro has now scored six times in his last eight competitive encounters, netting the decisive goal in victory on four occasions.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Ahead of this round, a league-high ten of Lazio’s 11 games have produced at least three goals.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]