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Lazio Roma vs. SSC Napoli
Lazio Roma are still unbeaten on the road in Serie A. The Laziali have not lost any of their four games so far this season. In addition, the Romans beat the reigning Scudetto winners Inter Milan 3-1 in their last home match. However, coach Maurizio Sarri’s team failed to confirm this home victory, as Lazio only played for a 1-1 draw at Sampdoria Genoa during the week. Nevertheless, the Laziali started strongly into this season. Already on Saturday, the Romans will face the next difficult task.
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli are guests at Rome’s Olympic Stadium. The Neapolitans are also still unbeaten this season. Napoli started the season with two high victories, but like Lazio, only played to a draw recently. On Wednesday, coach Luciano Spalletti’s team only drew 1-1 with promoted US Lecce. Read our Lazio – Napoli betting tips to find out whether both clubs will regain their former strength in this top match.
Lazio – Napoli info:
– Date & Time: 03.09.2022, 20:45 Uhr
– Venue: Rome, Stadio Olimpico
– Competition: Serie A, Matchday 5
– TV broadcast: DAZN
Lazio Form & Balance Check
For Lazio Roma, the new season started with a 2-1 home win over FC Bologna. However, this success was only followed by a 0-0 draw in Turin. Therefore, the Laziali were challenged against Inter Milan. In fact, the Romans won 3-1 against the reigning champions and thus also their second home match of the season. Last Wednesday, however, something similar to what happened last time in Turin happened again. One win was not followed by another. At Sampdoria Genoa, Lazio only played for a 1-1 draw. So the Laziali are still winless away from home. It is worth noting, however, that Rome have won both their home games so far.
Too little return
With eight points from their first four games, Lazio are still unbeaten but dropped points, as they did at Genoa last time out. Yet this would not be necessary, as the Laziali had many scoring chances. At Sampdoria, Roma scored only once despite six shots on goal. Lazio were more efficient against Inter. In the last home match, Spalletti’s team scored three times from only seven attempts on goal. In Turin, the 0-0 draw was justified as the Laziali only scored twice in 90 minutes. In their first game of the season, Roma scored twice with six finishes on goal.
Lazio facts & analysis
– Lazio are 6th in the table with 8 points.
– The Romans have won both home matches so far.
– After 4 games the Laziali stand at 6:3 goals.
Napoli Form & Balance Check
With AS Roma, Inter Milan, Juventus Torino, AC Milan, Lazio Roma and Atalanta Bergamo, SSC Napoli are one of the teams still unbeaten. For the Neapolitans, the new season started furiously. Napoli beat Hellas Verona 5:2 away from home on matchday 1 and went one better on matchday 2 with a 4:0 home victory over promoted AC Monza. But coach Sarri’s team weakened against Fiorentina. Napoli only played out a 0-0 draw in Florence. This was confirmed once again during the week. On Wednesday, Napoli dropped points again at home with a 1-1 draw against US Lecce.
Best offence in Italy?
With the departure of Dries Mertens, SSC lost one of their best strikers in the summer. The fact that Napoli nevertheless scored a total of nine goals in the first two matchdays was astonishing. The new offensive consisting of Osimhen and, among others, the young Georgian Kvaratskhelia seemed to work right away. But as the last two results show, Napoli failed to continue using this offensive strength so effectively. Only one goal in the last two games was scored by Napoli. Nevertheless, no other team scored ten goals in the first four matchdays, which is why SSC currently has the best offence in Serie A.
Napoli facts & analysis
– Napoli are in 3rd place in the table with 8 points.
– Napoli last drew twice as a result.
– With 10 goals in 4 games, SSC scored the most so far.
Predicted line-up – last update on 1 September 2022
Coach Maurizio Sarri went for a 4-3-3 formation in the 3-1 win over Inter. And this system was also used in the last game in the 1-1 draw against Sampdoria. Against Milan, both wingers, Anderson and Pedro, scored, which confirmed Sarri’s match plan. Against Napoli, the Laziali can be expected to use this approach again.
SSC Napoli have been playing in a 4-2-3-1 system so far. Napoli plays attacking football, which led to a lot of goals, especially in the first few matches. Recently, however, coach Luciano Spalletti’s team lacked a bit of luck in finishing. In the 1-1 draw against Lecce, Spalletti rotated. Therefore, we expect the strongest eleven to start against Lazio.
Lazio – Napoli direct comparison & Statistics
When kick-off on Saturday, Lazio and Napoli will meet for the 134th time. With 54 wins, Napoli have celebrated more victories than Lazio, who have only won this fixture 38 times. 41 duels did not find a winner. The last time they met, Napoli won 2:1
– Lazio lost their last home match against Napoli with 1:2.
– Napoli won the last three duels with Lazio as a result.
– When this match has been played in Rome, it has not ended in a draw eight times in a row.
– Napoli have won three of their last five away matches at Lazio.
