Parma vs Lazio prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-11-30 14:00.
[p]A miserable run of form is threatening to drag Parma into a relegation battle, but Fabio Pecchia insists his side are heading in the right direction. The manager, who guided the club back to Serie A in May after a three-year absence, praised his players for “growing in awareness and maturity” despite suffering a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Atalanta last time out, a result that means they have won just one of their last 11 games (D5, L5).[/p]
[p]As such, the Crusaders head into this round of fixtures only a couple of points above the bottom three, and their position in the table is not helped by a sequence of five matches without a victory at Stadio Ennio Tardini (D1, L4), conceding 11 goals in the process. If they are to pull away from trouble then, that form will have to improve, as just one club in Italy’s top-flight has picked up fewer home points than Parma’s five this season (Monza – three).[/p]
[p]Fans might be forgiven for not expecting an upturn in results to start in this fixture though, given that opponents Lazio have gone unbeaten across the last 14 H2Hs (W12, D2)! Ominously, the visitors are also one of three sides in the division to have won their last five such outings, the most recent of which was a 3-0 win against Bologna last Sunday.[/p]
[p]As such, Marco Baroni’s men are now fifth, just one point behind leaders Napoli, leaving fans dreaming of a first Serie A title in 25 years. Their domestic form is backed up by success in Europe too, with a 0-0 UEFA Europa League draw against Ludogorets on Thursday night not only a third consecutive clean sheet, but also an eighth game in a row without defeat across all competitions (W7, D1). [/p]
[p]Key battle: Parma will be hoping that Dennis Man is on song, as they have only lost one of the last 24 matches in which he has scored (W19, D4). He will face a battle for supremacy with Lazio’s Mattia Zaccagni, who has amazingly netted each of his last 11 for the club between the 36th and 76th minutes.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Eleven of Parma’s 13 Serie A games this season have seen both teams score – a high for the division this term. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matt Jones[/i][/p]