Derby della Capitale with guaranteed goals!
The derby della Capitale pits Lazio against AS Roma. The city duel took place for the first time 92 years ago and ended with a 1-0 victory for Roma. Lazio also lose out in the overall balance: 66 defeats and only 47 wins and 65 draws are on the record of all encounters for the Eagles.
The teams are currently four points apart in the table, although the “guests” have had the slightly better start to the season. For the Derby di Roma at the Olympic Stadium in the capital between Lazio Roma and AS Roma, the forecast includes a goal celebration on both sides.
Italy Lazio Roma – Statistics & current form
The two-time title holders of the country started the season successfully with two wins against Empoli and Spezia. However, coach Maurizio Sarri’s side then suffered their first defeat of the season against AC Milan. The 2-0 defeat was well deserved and left its mark on the team, as they only managed a 2-2 draw against Cagliari in their next match, although they clearly dominated their opponents.
This week, the 1999 European Cup Winners’ Cup winners have already faced FC Torino and only managed a draw with a lot of effort. Aquile, however, can otherwise rely on his offensive department: Only league leaders Napoli and runners-up Inter Milan have more goals than Lazio.
Ciro Immobile, in particular, is already back up to speed. The 31-year-old has scored an impressive 123 goals in 177 league games in his five seasons with the Himmelblauen so far, and there are signs that he will have another strong season ahead of him.
Will Immobile strike again?
Immobile is back on six goals after five league games and leads the Serie A scoring charts. He also secured the recent point against FC Torino with a successful penalty in injury time. In view of this, the odds on his next goal in the Derbi di Roma between Lazio Roma and AS Roma are of additional interest.
The further value tip is supported by his record against Roma: Immobile has scored at least one goal in six of the past eleven duels!
On the other hand, the performance of newcomer Felipe Anderson in the offensive remains capable of improvement. The Brazilian came from West Ham United, but last played for Porto. With his new employers, he has only scored once so far in the match against Spezia on matchday two.
Pedro takes on his old colleagues
The clash with the city rivals is a special game for the Spaniard Pedro. The attacking player was still with Roma last season, which is why he will surely be particularly motivated now
Predicted Lazio Roma line-up:
Reina – Luiz Felipe – Acerbi – Lazzari – Hisaj – Alberto – Lucas Leiva – Milinkovic-Savic – Anderson – Pedro – Immobile
Last matches played by Lazio Roma:
Italy AS Roma – Statistics & current form
Roma conceded their first defeat of the season last weekend. The three-time champions were beaten 3-2 in Verona, the last time this happened 20 years ago. For the new coach Jose Mourinho, this ended a very successful debut of three wins in a row.
Admittedly, the opposition was mostly light with teams like the still winless bottom team from Salernitana.
In addition, “La Magica” has to cope with the departure of Edin Dzeko. The veteran now plays for the champions from Milan, where he is supposed to fill the gap left by the departing Romelu Lukaku. He will be missed in Rome, of course, because Dzeko has scored very consistently in recent years at AS. As can be seen from a haul of 85 goals in the past six seasons.
Abraham is slowly getting there
One of the hopes for last year’s seventh-placed side is new signing Tammy Abraham. The Briton came from Chelsea and is acclimatising better and better. In the dress rehearsal for the prestigious derby against Udinese last Thursday, he scored the only goal of the evening in a 1-0 home win.
With this, Abraham has scored in three of the past five competitive matches in league play and in the Europa Conference League. Thanks to him, the visitors’ offensive can be convincing even without Dzeko: An average of 2.4 own goals per league match is a very respectable yield
Players like Lorenzon Pellegrini or Jordan Veretout, who have already scored three times each, are just as successful in stepping into the breach for the Bosnian who has left the country.
Fall more than two goals?
With this in mind, and the attacking line-up of the upcoming opponents also stable, bets on more than two goals by the final whistle in the clash between Lazio Roma and AS Roma at the Olympic Stadium in Rome also come with value.
Predicted AS Roma line-up:
Patricio – Ibanez – Mancini – Karsdorp – Calafiori – Cristante – Veretout – Pellegrini – Zaniolo – Shomurodov – Abraham
Last matches played by AS Roma:
Lazio Roma – AS Roma Direct Comparison / H2H Record
The Biancocelesti recorded a 0:2 defeat in their last direct encounter with Roma last May. AS took revenge for a 3-0 defeat in the first leg. A review of the past ten Derby Capitolino shows an almost even balance: Four times the yellow-reds prevailed and three times the victory went to Lazio.
In addition, the points were also shared three times. So from a statistical point of view, it underpins why the odds are very evenly distributed in the upcoming edition of Lazio Roma vs AS Roma.
Italy Lazio Roma – AS Roma Italy Tip
The Giallorossi and Lazio are on a par in terms of play and a tight box can be expected in the Roman city derby. For the match between Lazio Roma and AS Roma the tip aims for a goal on both sides
The respective attacking lines have already impressed with a dozen goals of their own, while the defenses still have room for improvement. Because of this combination, the games between Lazio and AS have been high-scoring so far: Roma have an average goal average of 3.4 and their opponents even score 3.8 goals per game
So far this season, goals on both sides have been almost the norm for the opponents: only three of the ten league games played have not ended with both sides celebrating a goal.
