Juventus vs Lazio Match Analysis & Prediction
02/02/2023 11:00 pm
Following recent events on and off the pitch put a halt to hopes of a Scudetto challenge, Juventus turn their attention to knockout competition on Thursday, when they host Lazio in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals.
Juventus are in crisis having sufferes a huge points penalty and also won just one of their last four matches, while their visitors have gone unbeaten in five and are targeting silverware in addition to a top-four finish.
Max Allegri,s side were beaten by former title rivals Napoli and lost for the second time this season to promoted Monza in a terrible month at the Turin club.
Sitting in an unaccustomed 13th place in the table after Sunday’s home defeat to Monza, Juventus are now 14 points adrift of the top six and even languish behind city rivals Torino. The Biancorossi also overtook them by winning 2-0 at the Allianz Stadium through two unanswered first-half goals.
Also set to enter the Europa League knockout stages with a tie against Nantes, Juventus’ only hope of salvaging some pride from a chaotic campaign could therefore come in the cups.
Allegri’s side cleared their first hurdle in this year’s Coppa Italia by beating Moza 2-1 at home, as Federico Chiesa scored his first goal since a lengthy injury layoff to secure a spot in the quarter-finals.
Juventus will now be keen to give their disappointed supporters something to cheer about on Thursday, when they can set up a semi-final against either Inter Milan or Atalanta by defying recent form to beat Lazio.
Though they just failed to post four straight wins last time out, Lazio sit 15 points above Juventus in the standings and are in contention for a return to Calcio’s top four.
Having beaten stumbling Milan last week, they now aim to build on a growing sense of momentum under Maurizio Sarri, and the cup competitions offer fresh opportunities for success during February.
Lazio’s involvement in Europe earned them a bye through to the Coppa Italia’s last 16, and they beat Bologna at that stage through Felipe Anderson’s first-half goal.
Soon to face CFR Cluj in the Europa Conference League, Lazio will now aim to end a frustrating sequence in the domestic cup quarter-finals this week, though they have lifted the Coppa Italia six times in the last 25 years – there most recent success came in 2019 and they have lost in the last eight of all three editions since.
Juventus vs. Lazio Head to head
In the 71 previous meetings between these two sides across all competitions, Juventus have claimed 39 victories while Lazio have won 17, and they have drawn in 15. Lazio have scored 75 goals and conceded 119 in the process.
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08/11/2020Lazio1Juventus1Serie A
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06/03/2021Juventus3Lazio1Serie A
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20/11/2021Lazio0Juventus2Serie A
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16/05/2022Juventus2Lazio2Serie A
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13/11/2022Juventus3Lazio0Serie A
Juventus Team News
Juventus were able to welcome back Paul Pogba and Dusan Vlahovic to the first-team squad on Sunday, and after the latter featured in an unsuccessful second-half cameo against Monza, he should be involved again.
Captain Leonardo Bonucci recently rejoined full training as well, but is not expected to return just yet, while Juan Cuadrado’s presence remains in some doubt.
Juventus's Last 5 Matches
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07/01/2023Juventus1Udinese0Serie A
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13/01/2023Napoli5Juventus1Serie A
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19/01/2023Juventus2Monza1Coppa Italia
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22/01/2023Juventus3Atalanta3Serie A
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29/01/2023Juventus0Monza2Serie A
Lazio Team News
Lazio will have skipper Ciro Immobile at their disposal on Thursday after the prolific forward recovered from injury to make an appearance from the bench against Fiorentina.
Right-back Manuel Lazzari also featured as a substitute and could now start, while Patric and Matias Vecino are in contention for a return to Sarri’s starting side as well.
Lazio's Last 5 Matches
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08/01/2023Lazio2Empoli2Serie A
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15/01/2023Sassuolo0Lazio2Serie A
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19/01/2023Lazio1Bologna0Coppa Italia
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24/01/2023Lazio4AC Milan0Serie A
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29/01/2023Lazio1Fiorentina1Serie A
Juventus vs. Lazio: Odds and Predictions
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