Lazio vs Verona prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2022-09-10 16:00.
After nearly blowing a four-goal lead built up over 65 minutes in an eventually nervous 4-2 win over Feyenoord in the Europa League, Lazio will now set their sights on igniting their Serie A (SA) challenge (W2, D2, L1). The inability to protect a lead has seen Lazio drop five points across their last two SA matches, something which coach Maurizio Sarri must look to address.
One such loss was the 2-1 home reversal against Napoli in their last league game that saw Sarri launch a tirade against match officials and even suggest that his "lawyer may have a lot of work this year." Normally strong at home, Lazio must now aim to avoid consecutive SA home defeats for the first time since December 2020, with the second loss in that sequence coming against Hellas Verona, their opponents in this match!
Verona came from behind to win 2-1 against Sampdoria, a result which manager Gabriele Cioffi called a "step towards salvation" after a winless four-game start (D2, L2). Having been relegated in each of the previous six campaigns when they remained winless after four games, the visitors will hope to build momentum and win consecutive league matches for only the second time this calendar year.
The visitors will likely pride themselves on being gritty after avoiding defeat in all but one of their last nine SA away games (W2, D6), including three straight draws. One of those came at this venue as part of Verona's three-game unbeaten SA H2H run here (W1, D2), which sets up the chance to post their longest-ever streak against Lazio in Rome without a loss.
Players to watch: After scoring Lazio’s last league goal, a strike here against his old employers could see Mattia Zaccagni net in consecutive SA games for the first time since December 2021. Meanwhile, Kevin Lasagna scored Verona’s first league goal this season and will look to score in back-to-back H2Hs, having given them a 2-0 lead here last season.
Hot stat: Lazio have scored an average of 3.09 goals per game over their last 11 SA home H2Hs.