Fiorentina vs Lazio – 10/10/2022
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The final fixture of the weekend in the Italian Serie A takes place on the 10th of October as Fiorentina welcome Lazio to the Stadio Artemio Franchi. The hosts begin this round of fixtures in 11th place on 9 points while the visitors are in 4th place on 17 points.
Fiorentina come into the game on the back of a 3-0 win at Hearts in the Europa Conference League.
Having taken an early lead in the 4th minute, Fiorentina doubled their advantage shortly before half time. Hearts were reduced to 10 men early in the second half and Fiorentina scored their third goal with 11 minutes remaining on the clock.
Thar result means Fiorentina have won 2 of their last 3 games in all competitions. They defeated Verona 2-0 at home in Serie A but sandwiched between the 2 wins was a 1-0 defeat at Atalanta, also in Serie A.
Form in the league shows Fiorentina have won only 1 of their 7 most recent Serie A fixtures. They have lost 3 of their last 5 league matches, with the defeats coming against Udinese, Bologna, and Atalanta away.
However, home form in Serie A shows Fiorentina are undefeated in their last 6 games and have lost only 1 of their last 10 on home soil. Trends show Fiorentina have scored at least 1 goal in 5 of their last 6 home Serie A matches.
Lazio travel to the Stadio Artemio Franchi having been held to a 0-0 draw at Sturm Graz in the Europa League on Thursday night. That result means Lazio are undefeated in their last 3 games in all competitions.
They have won each of their last 3 matches in Serie A, beating Verona and Spezia at home and recording a good 4-0 win at Cremonese.
Trends show Lazio have not lost in 21 of their last 25 games in Serie A. Away form in the league shows Lazio have been tough to beat and they are undefeated in their last 6 away Serie A matches.
There have been wins at Genoa, Spezia, and Cremonese. Lazio have also picked up 3 points thanks to draws at Juventus, Torino, and Sampdoria.
Both teams have scored and there have been over 2.5 goals in 4 of Lazio’s 6 most recent away Serie A fixtures.
Looking ahead to the teams news and Fiorentina are without injured forward Riccardo Sottil. Gaetano Castrovilli is their only other injury concern ahead of the game.
Lazio have just one injury problem and defender Nicolò Casale is set to miss out due to a groin injury.
This should be a great game to finish of the weekend in Serie A, with over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring.
Lazio have hit some form this season and with Fiorentina struggling to win recent games in Serie A, it could be the away team who claim the victory.
