Lazio vs Fiorentina

Lazio and Fiorentina will face off against each other at the Stadio Olimpico in one of the most exciting midweek Serie A fixtures.

Lazio found themselves on the receiving end of Giovanni Simeone’s scoring prowess over the weekend, as the son of Diego Simeone netted four times to give Hellas Verona an overwhelming 4-1 victory. Currently trailing top-placed AC Milan by a staggering 14 points, the ‘Biancocelesti’ can ill-afford any slip-up in this in-hand game against a side they’ve defeated in all three previous top-flight H2Hs at home by a narrow one-goal margin. Both Lazio’s last two league home wins over Fiorentina have yielded the identical 2-1 scoreline, something that could happen again, considering each of their five Serie A matches at the Stadio Olimpico this season have seen both teams score. Going up against one of the division’s deadliest strikers, Dusan Vlahovic, Maurizio Sarri will be desperate to see his players shore up defensive holes as they’ve yet to keep a clean sheet this season (0/9).

On the other hand, Fiorentina put Cagliari to the sword over the weekend, claiming a comprehensive 3-0 home triumph to bounce back from a two-match losing run in Serie A. Interestingly, the visitors remain one of just two sides yet to draw a Serie A match this term (W5, L4), with their last four league away fixtures won/lost (W3, L1) yielding a full-time margin of a single goal. Despite scoring a paltry average of 1.2 goals per away league game and already losing one Serie A fixture at the Stadio Olimpico this season (2-1 to Roma on Matchday 1), ‘La Viola’ will try to avoid suffering back-to-back Serie A away defeats for the first time since February.