Lazio vs Como prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-01-09 19:45.
[p]Lazio lost 2-0 to Roma in the Derby della Capitalle on Sunday to make it a third Serie A defeat across six games (W2, D1), impacting their prospects in this season’s top four race, as only three points separate them from Juventus and Fiorentina in fifth and sixth respectively. Marco Baroni’s men will now look to avoid consecutive league losses for the first time since last March as they chase a fourth H2H win in a row against Como.[/p]
[p]That run included a 5-1 win earlier in the season, contributing to the Biancocelesti scoring 11 goals across the last three H2Hs. The hosts look good value to extend that scoring run here having averaged 2.43 goals per game across the first seven home league games this season (W6, D1), although they scored only one goal across their last two league matches as hosts (D1, L1).[/p]
[p]Como could look to take advantage of those scoring vulnerabilities, and should be confident having won two of their last three league games by a 2-0 scoreline, including against Lazio’s city rivals Roma! That positive surge has lifted them one point above the bottom three, and another win here could provisionally push them closer to the top-ten, although they won’t be getting carried away just yet.[/p]
[p]Head coach Cesc FĂ bregas still has to crack the code on the road as the BiancoblĂą remain winless away from home since October (D2, L4). Both of those draws came across their last three trips and saw Como lead at least until the hour mark, so the visitors will hope to sustain such momentum longer if they are to end their wait for a first away H2H win since March 1952.[/p]
[p]Key battle: Boulaye Dia assisted two goals in the reverse fixture, but will hope for a scoring return here having netted three of his last four league goals at this venue. Como goalkeeper Pepe Reina will be aiming to halt his former employers, having kept four clean sheets in his last seven personal H2Hs.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: A combined eight red cards were dished out in Lazio’s last 12 league matches, including two in the reverse fixture.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]