Genoa vs Lazio Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 18/02/2020, 16:49  by James | Modified on 18/02/2020 at 17:49 in Serie A Predictions

How good are Lazio? The Roman side represents the great hope of Serie A in the quest to stop Juventus winning the title. This weekend they travel to Genoa on the back of a victory over Inter Milan that put them second in the table. Genoa languish at the other end of Serie A, a point from safety in 18th place. They are stringing the kind of results together that could get them out of their current mess. Two draws and two wins from their last four games are signs of life from minnows that had lost five of their previous seven games. An improvement in the output of their attackers has helped but it's the shoring up at the back that has made the biggest difference. After going eight games without keeping a clean sheet, they managed three in four games. While these numbers are impressive, if you want to see incredible numbers then take a brief overview of Lazio's season so far.

The Eagles have won 14 of their last 16 matches, a run which included a club record number of consecutive victories. No Serie A team has conceded fewer goals (21) and only Atalanta have scored more. In terms of individual campaigns, Lazio can boast that they have the most prolific performers in Europe's top five leagues. No striker has scored more than Ciro Immobile's 26 (47% of Lazio's goals in Serie A) while Luis Alberto has a division-high 11 assists. This run cannot go on forever but Lazio show no signs of slowing down. They came from behind to beat Inter, both goals coming in the second half. The majority of their goals (24%) have been scored after the 76th minute, showing their ability to grow into games. Back Lazio to draw the first half and win the second.