Lazio vs Sassuolo Match Analysis and Prediction

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Lazio will be playing host to Sassuolo at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday, as they will be looking to secure a spot in the next season’s Conference League Qualifiers.

The hosts are currently sitting seventh in the Serie A table on 49 points from their 30 matches played, 10 points adrift of fourth-placed Juventus in the Champions League spot, while they trail sixth-placed Roma by two points for a spot in the Conference League Qualifiers.

In their last match in the Serie A action, Lazio suffered a 3-0 defeat against Roma at Stadio Olimpico (Roma), with Tammy Abraham putting the hosts ahead with a brace in the 1st and 22nd minute, before Lorenzo Pellegrini sealed the fate of the visitors in the 40th minute with his own effort.

I Biancocelesti have recorded eight win, four draws and two losses on home soil in 14 Serie A matches this season, while they have won three, drawn one and lost two of their last six league matches.

When the two sides last met in Serie A action, Sassuolo took a 2-1 victory at MAPEI Stadium – Citta del Tricolore in December. Domenico Berardi opened the scoring for Neroverdi in the 63rd minute, with Giacomo Raspadori also scoring his, while Mattia Zaccagni scored the only goal for Lazio in the 6th minute.

Sassuolo enter the match off the back of a 4-1 victory over Spezia, which left them sitting ninth in the table on 43 points, six points adrift their Saturday’s opponents, and will be hoping for a victory to close the gap between themselves and Lazio.

In league matches on the road this season, Sassuolo have recorded six wins, five draws and four losses, and they currently find themselves on a three-match away unbeaten streak in the league and have not been defeated away since February 6 against Sampdoria.

Lazio vs Sassuolo head to head

The two sides have previously met on 18 occasions, where Lazio are leading with nine victories while Sassuolo have won five, and they have drawn in four. Lazio have scored 35 goals and conceded 25. In their last five meetings, Lazio have won once while Sassuolo have won three with one draw.

Lazio 1-2 Sassuolo 11/07/20

Lazio 2-1 Sassuolo 24/01/21

Sassuolo 2-0 Lazio 23/05/21

Lazio 1-1 Sassuolo 14/08/21

Sassuolo 2-1 Lazio 12/12/21

Lazio latest home form

Lazio have recently been on a relatively good form at home, as they have lost only one of their seven most recent matches. They picked up a 2-2 draw against Porto in the Europa League on February 24. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded four.

Lazio 0-0 Atalanta 22/01/22

Lazio 3-0 Bologna 12/02/22

Lazio 2-2 Porto 24/02/22

Lazio 1-2 Napoli 27/02/22

Lazio 1-0 Venezia 14/03/22

Lazio latest away form

Lazio have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won only one of their five most recent matches. They lost 2-1 to Porto in the Europa League on February 17. In their last five away matches, they have scored five goals and conceded 10.

AC Milan 4-0 Lazio 09/02/22

Porto 2-1 Lazio 17/02/22

Udinese 1-1 Lazio 20/02/22

Cagliari 0-3 Lazio 05/03/22

Roma 3-0 Lazio 20/03/22

Sassuolo latest home form

Sassuolo have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on January 16 when they lost 4-2 to Verona in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded eight.

Sassuolo 2-4 Verona 16/01/22

Sassuolo 1-0 Cagliari 19/01/22

Sassuolo 2-2 Roma 13/02/22

Sassuolo 2-1 Fiorentina 26/02/22

Sassuolo 4-1 Spezia 18/03/22

Sassuolo latest away form

Sassuolo have most recently been on a good form on the road, having unbeaten in their three most recent matches. Their last away defeat came on February 10 when they lost 2-1 to Juventus in the Coppa Italia. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded nine.

Sampdoria 4-0 Sassuolo 06/02/22

Juventus 2-1 Sassuolo 10/02/22

Inter Milan 0-2 Sassuolo 20/02/22

Venezia 1-4 Sassuolo 06/03/22

Salernitana 2-2 Sassuolo 12/03/22

Lazio news

Pedro Rodriguez remains absent for Lazio through suspension and is set to miss one game, while Luiz Felipe has a sprained knee and Stafan Daniel Radu has a heel injury.

Felipe Anderson, Ciro Immobile and Mattia Zaccagni are likely to lineup as the front three in an expected 4-3-3 formation.

Sassuolo news

Gianluca Scamacca and Jeremy Toljan are ruled out of this contest with muscle injuries, while Filip Djuricic remains absent due to a hamstring injury.

Sassuolo’s Emil Konradser Ceide is expected to lead the line, and should be supported by Domenico Berardi, Giacomo Raspadori and Hamed Junior Traore in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Prediction and Odds

Sassuolo have recently put together some good performances and we have a feeling they are capable of scoring against their opponents, but can easily concede as well.

However, Lazio will want to push towards the fifth spot with a victory here, and we expect them to fight for a home win.

Odds: 1 1.90 X 2.05 2 2.20