Genoa will play in this fixture after a 1-1 Serie A stalemate versus Fiorentina.
In that match, Genoa had 41% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Genoa was Albert Guðmundsson (42\'). At the other end, Fiorentina got 20 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Jonathan Ikoné (54\') was the scorer for Fiorentina.
Alberto Gilardino\'s Genoa have found the net 8 times in their last six outings. The corresponding number of goals that they have conceded in those games amounts to 7.
Coming into this meeting, Genoa haven’t won at home in the past 2 league games.
Lazio will go into the clash following on from a 4-1 Serie A win versus Salernitana in their most recent game.
In that match, Lazio managed 65% possession and 17 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. For Lazio, the scorers were Felipe Anderson (7\', 35\'), Matías Vecino (14\') and Gustav Isaksen (87\'). At the other end, Salernitana had 8 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Loum Tchaouna (16\') scored for Salernitana.
The stats tell the story, and Lazio have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 8 goals in all. In defence, Lazio have clearly had some problems. That being said, we will just have to wait and see if such a trend might be replicated in this next match.
Ahead of this clash, Lazio are undefeated by Genoa in games played away from home for the previous 3 matches in the league.
Head to head
An examination of their past head-to-head meetings going back to 03/01/2021 shows that Genoa have won 1 of these games and Lazio 4, with the number of draws standing at 1.
An aggregate of 20 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 7 of them for Il Grifone and 13 created by i Biancocelesti. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.33.
Team News: Genoa
Junior Messias (muscular problems), Vitinha (Leg injury), Ruslan Malinovskyi (Hamstring muscle injury) and Alan Matturro (surgery) will be missing for Genoa manager Alberto Gilardino.
In all likelihood, Il Grifone will probably kick off with a 3-5-2 formation for this game with Josep Martinez, Koni De Winter, Johan Vásquez, Alessandro Vogliacco, Stefano Sabelli, Morten Frendrup, Milan Badelj, Kevin Strootman, Aaron Martin, Mateo Retegui and Albert Gudmundsson.
Team News: Lazio
Lazio manager Igor Tudor has multiple availability issues to deal with. Ivan Provedel (Ankle injury), Mattéo Guendouzi (Calf injury), Mattia Zaccagni (Ankle injury) and Luca Pellegrini (Ankle injury) will not be playing here.
We are inclined to think that i Biancocelesti might play in a 3-4-2-1 formation with a starting lineup of Christos Mandas, Patric, Nicolò Casale, Mario Gila, Manuel Lazzari, Matias Vecino, Daichi Kamada, Adam Marusic, Felipe Anderson, Luis Alberto and V. Castellanos.
Prediction
Lazio and Genoa should both be able to find the back of the net here although it’s difficult to select a clear winner.
A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely. We’re therefore expecting a very close game with a 1-1 draw at the end of the 90.
