[Serie A] Roma Vs Lazio Prediction

The clash between Roma and Lazio in the Italian capital is more than just prestige and pride this time around. There's also a race for next season's European stage tickets.

Until Giornata 29, Lazio is still in fifth place with 49 points, while Roma is still two behind with 48 points. Just 1 point difference, it is possible to trigger a fierce confrontation in the Derby Della Capitale.

The capital derby has been played 155 times in the history of the Italian league. AS Roma was even better with 55 victories. While Lazio has won 40 times, they have also drawn 60 other games.

In terms of goals scored, AS Roma is significantly better than Lazio with 195 goals. Meanwhile, the Biancoceleste have scored 154 times against AS Roma.

In the first round of Serie A in the 2021/2022 season, Lazio defeated Roma 3-2. Goals from Lazio's Milinkovic-Savic, Pedro, and Felipe Anderson could only be answered by 2 goals from Ibáñez and Jordan Veretout.

If you look at the Serie A record, AS Roma is better than Lazio. However, the results of the first round suggest that The Aquile can also be a threat to Il Lupi.

Lazio is still better than Roma in 2021/2022 Serie A season based on this season's statistics. According to Whoscored, the Biancoceleste have an average possession rate of 54.7%, compared to Roma's 51.5%.

Although Lazio averaged just 11.1 shots per game, Immobile and his friends were able to show the best chance of conversion with 58 goals.

For the same statistic, AS Roma fired an average of 16.1 times. However, Mourinho's side could only score 47 goals. This means that Lazio is more effective at maximizing the potential of the opposition's goal area.

Lazio (4-3-3): Strakosha; Lazzari, Luiz Felipe, Acerbi, Marusic; Milinkovic-Savic, Leiva, Luis Alberto; Felipe Anderson, Immobile, Pedro

Prediction: Roma Vs Lazio = 1 - 2