Venezia vs Lazio prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-02-21 14:00.
[p]Venezia’s poor start to 2025 continued on Monday as they saw their winless run in the calendar year stretch to seven games (D3, L4) with a 2-0 defeat at Genoa. Eusebio Di Francesco’s men are now 19th in Serie A and five points adrift of safety, and things don’t get any easier to round off February as they host a Lazio side they haven’t beaten in their last eight meetings (D2, L6) stretching back to 2000.[/p]
[p]Thankfully for Venezia, it has been their home form which has given them some hope of survival this season, as all three of their wins so far this term have come at Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo. To make that four though, the Lagunari have to become more ruthless, as on the last three occasions that they have gone 1-0 up at any venue, they have only secured a draw. [/p]
[p]Lazio by contrast find themselves fifth, having enjoyed a near-perfect February to date after wins over Cagliari and Monza, while a 2-2 draw with table-topping Napoli is also a respectable result. As they prepare for the trip north, the Biancocelesti will look to improve further on their impressive run of four victories in their last five Serie A away matches (L1) and are now targeting three successive top-flight wins on the road for the first time since November 2022.[/p]
[p]Heading into this weekend, only Atalanta and Inter Milan have scored more often than Lazio (47) in the top-flight this season, but it’s a different story at the other end, as Marco Baroni’s men have conceded more goals (34) than ten other sides in Serie A pre-round. Those two statistics underline how entertaining Lazio have been, as their league games this term have featured more goals (81) than every club in the division except Inter after matchday 25. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Christian Gytkjær was Venezia’s last goalscorer away to Udinese earlier this month – three of his last four goals for the club came after half-time. Boulaye Dia equalised late against Napoli last Saturday, with Lazio having gone unbeaten in his eight scoring appearances for them (W5, D3). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Five of Lazio’s last six matches have seen both teams score. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]