Verona vs Lazio prediction For Today
Hellas Verona FC
Prior to the World Cup, The Yellow and Blues were not in good spirits, having lost 10 consecutive games in a row, and they are now recovering from that unfortunate ordeal, as they have amassed 8 points from two wins, one loss, and two draws in their last five matches.
Their most recent Serie A match saw them salvage a point in a 1:1 draw against Udinese and this comes after a convincing 2:0 victory over Leece at home, extending their unbeaten streak to two games.
They are currently in the relegation zone, occupying 18th place with 13 points, and are five points behind from safety.
S.S. Lazio
Unfortunately for Maurizio Sarri’s men, the Coppa Italia trophy will not be hitting their trophy cabinet anytime soon, as they were defeated 1:0 on the road by Juventus, with their 11 shots on goal proving ineffective as they failed to find the back of the net.
Prior to that, they were held to a 1:1 draw at home against Fiorentina and this comes after they secured all three points at home against defending champions AC Milan, winning 3:0.
In their last five Serie A games, they’ve accumulated 8 points from a loss, two wins, and two draws, indicating that they’ve been in good form. Their away form has also been solid, with five wins in their last nine games while losing two and drawing two.
They currently sit in fourth place with 38 points, eighteen points behind league leaders Napoli and level on points with 5th and 6th place Atalanta and AC Milan, respectively.
Prediction
Lazio are the betting favorites in this match to win and maintain their fourth-place standings, and it’s very likely that will happen because they are the better team on paper.
For this pick, I’ll take a different approach and take Mattia Zaccagni as an anytime goal scorer who has been in fine form for his team Lazio with 8 goals in just 18 games played, and I believe he is worth backing to put the spear against his former club.
Though there are not any arguments to support this prediction, I do hope this stats for Mattia Zaccagni do come in handy.
Expected goals: 5.67 (0.36 per 90 minutes).
Goals per 90-minute period: 0.5.
Has scored three goals in his 9 away matches.
Has been a part of 12 goal contributions.
Involvement in goals: 0.75 per 90 minutes.
He has scored a goal for every 2.88 shots he has taken.
