Lazio vs Empoli prediction for Sunday’s Serie A round 17 fixture at Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Follow on for our free predictions betting tips and preview.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Lazio to Win – 1.58
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Under 3.5 Goals – 1.41
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Correct Score Group Bet 1-0 or 2-0 or 3-0 – 2.65
Lazio to Win
Lazio won six of their eight games at the Olimpico this season making them 63% favorites to win this game. Empoli are winless in three away trips winning one of their eight away fixtures.
Under 3.5 Goals
Playing at the Olimpico, Lazio’s 62% of games in Serie A ended in under three goals. Empoli’s 75% of away fixtures also had the same trend giving this bet a 68% chance of succeeding.
Correct Score Group Bet 1-0 or 2-0 or 3-0
Four times in the last seven meetings between these clubs Lazio won by one of these scores. Since the start of the season, Lazio won by the suggested scores four times while Empoli lost by one of these scores on three occasions.
Lazio
It wasn’t the return Lazio fans expected as their team lost their first match of the year 2023 to Lecce by 2-1. That was Biancoceleste’s second away defeat in a row and with it they dropped to the fifth position with 30 points. Lazio have lost three of their last five games.
Since August, Sarri’s team is averaging 0.81 goals conceded per game. However, in the previous eight rounds in Serie A, the Lazio defense let in 1.00 goals per game. Sarri’s attack also fell behind scoring 1.25 goals in the same period as opposed to the season’s 1.69 strikes per game.
Empoli
Empoli failed to record their first two wins in a row of the season as they returned from Udine with a 1-1 draw with Udinese on Wednesday. The Blues were leading by a goal for much of the game but had to settle for a point that raised their tally to 18 points in the 13th position.
Nevertheless, Empoli showed some improvement in the last eight rounds in terms of the outcome of their games. To illustrate, the Blues picked up 1.38 points per game in the previous eight rounds which is 22.1% higher than their season’s average of 1.13 points per game.
Lazio need to bounce back quickly as they are slipping down the Serie A table after two losses. Playing in front of the Olimpico may help Sarri’s team to find their first win in three games.
Lazio are averaging 1.73 goals per game this season in Serie A and scored two or fewer goals in their last six league games. Empoli conceded two or fewer goals in their last four matches. With odds of 1.41 at 1XBet, we predict Lazio to score under 2.5 goals.
Ciro Immobile missed four games through injury but still, he is Lazio’s top scorer with six goals. The Italian international was also on target in the Europa league and assisted five times for his teammates to get on the scoresheet.
Maurizio Sarri has a fully fit squad to select from ahead of Sunday’s game.
Empoli’s Mattia Destro is a doubt with a calf injury.
Lazio: Provedel; Lazzari, Casale, Romagnoli, Marusic; Milinkovic-Savic, Cataldi, Vecino; Anderson, Immobile, Zaccagni.
Empoli: Vicario; Stojanovic, Ismajili, Luperto, Parisi; Akpa-Akpro, Marin, Bandinelli; Baldanzi, Caputo, Satriano;
Sunday’s game will be played at Stadio Olimpico in Rome
The kickoff for this game is scheduled at 14:00 UTC.
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