Lazio hosts Empoli in round 20 of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Thursday, January 6th at Stadio Olimpico (Rome)
In the previous round, Maurizio Sarri's charges gained a -13 victory over Venezia. They were the first to score against the newcomer in the third minute of the confrontation. The Winged Lions managed to level the score in the middle of the first half, but the Eagles turned the tide after the break. Lazio players upset the opponents’ goalkeepers in five consecutive rounds, and now their difference between the goals conceded and scored is plus five. The team's defense is not very reliable in the current season, which is clearly expressed in a large number of conceded goals. And the Eagles did not even manage to score a consolation goal in four out of six lost matches. But despite such indicators, they kept eighth place in the standings.
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Empoli had to face AC Milan in the nineteenth round of the championship. The Blues didn’t lose in five consecutive matches, but the Red-Blacks managed to break their successful streak. Empoli lost to a more experienced opponent with a score of 2-4, but they offered decent resistance until the last minutes of the confrontation. The Blues responded to the first goal almost instantly, but the second and the last one goal in that match was scored already in the eighty-fourth minute. Leading among the rest of the newcomers to the current championship, Empoli players often upset the opponents’ goalkeepers but do not always keep a clean sheet. The difference between the goals conceded and scored is minus four. The Blues equalized the number of lost matches with won ones (eight) and remained with the same twenty-seven points earned. Now Empoli is ranked ninth in the standings.
At the moment, Lazio and Empoli are next to each other in the tournament ranking. There is not too much difference between them in all available indicators. In addition, they are related by the same and quite impressive number of goals conceded, which clearly reminds both clubs of the problems with the defense. Each team gained two victories in the last five rounds. But Lazio shows great home statistics, and it will probably manage to win with a difference of at least one goal or even more.
Prediction for the match: Lazio to win with -1.0 handicap
