Juventus vs Lazio Match Analysis and Prediction

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Following Coppa Italia disappointment last week, Juventus will be looking to win their final home game of an underwhelming campaign, as they welcome fifth-placed Lazio to Turin on Monday.

While the hosts lost the cup final in extra time on Wednesday, to follow a disappointing Serie A defeat at Genoa, Lazio have recorded back-to-back wins to keep themselves in contention for European qualification.

Though Juventus showed great character to fight back from a goal down to lead heading into the final 10 minutes, they were ultimately overcome by Ivan Perisic’s extra-time brace, which helped Inter over the line after Hakan Calhanoglu had converted an 80th-minute penalty.

Last weeks’s defeat at Genoa was the latest in a long line of slip-ups by Juventus, who have conceded at least once in each of their last six league matches, after Max Allegri had previously build up their rearguard amid a commendably consistent run.

Having last experienced a longer streak without keeping a clean sheet this time last year, at the end of Andrea Pirlo’s doomed reign, they will hope that identity of Lazio can aid their pursuit of third-placed Napoli, as this week’s visitors are one of Juventus’ favourite opponents of recent times.

Having claimed just one point from their previous two matches, back-to-back wins against Spezia and Sampdoria have boosted Lazio’s hopes of securing Europa League qualification, as an inconsistent campaign nears its conclusion.

Sitting three points clear of Roma in the table with two games left to go, Maurizio Sarri’s side were also closely trailed by both Atalanta and Fiorentina before the second last round, meaning that they can ill afford any errors in the coming week.

After taking the trip to Turin, I Biancocelesti will return to the capital for next Sunday’s Serie A finale, when Hellas Verona arrive at Stadio Olimpico.

Juventus vs Lazio head to head

The two teams have previously met on 69 occasions across all competitions, where Juventus have claimed 38 victories while Lazio have won 17, and they have drawn in 14. Lazio have scored 73 goals and conceded 114. In their last five meetings, Lazio have won once, Juventus three with one draw.

Juventus 1-3 Lazio 22/12/19

Juventus 2-1 Lazio 20/07/20

Lazio 1-1 Juventus 08/11/20

Juventus 3-1 Lazio 06/03/21

Lazio 0-2 Juventus 20/11/21

Juventus latest home form

Juventus have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just two of their five most recent matches. They lost their last home game 4-2 to Inter after extra time in the Coppa Italia. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded seven.

Juventus 0-1 Inter Milan 03/04/22

Juventus 1-1 Bologna 16/04/22

Juventus 2-0 Fiorentina 20/04/22

Juventus 2-1 Venezia 01/05/22

Juventus 2-4(E) Inter Milan 11/05/22

Juventus latest away form

Juventus lost their last away game 2-1 to Genoa in the league. However, they have recently been on a good run of form on the road, as they have been unbeaten in their eight matches prior to that. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded five.

Fiorentina 0-1 Juventus 02/03/22

Sampdoria 1-3 Juventus 12/03/22

Cagliari 1-2 Juventus 09/04/22

Sassuolo 1-2 Juventus 25/04/22

Genoa 2-1 Juventus 06/05/22

Lazio latest home form

Lazio have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, as they have lost just one for their five most recent matches. They were defeated 2-1 by AC Milan on April 24 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded four.

Lazio 1-0 Venezia 14/03/22

Lazio 2-1 Sassuolo 02/04/22

Lazio 1-1 Torino 16/04/22

Lazio 1-2 AC Milan 24/04/22

Lazio 2-0 Sampdoria 07/05/22

Lazio latest away form

Lazio have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They were beaten 3-0 by Roma on March 20 in the league. In their last five away matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded eight.

Udinese 1-1 Lazio 20/02/22

Cagliari 0-3 Lazio 05/03/22

Roma 3-0 Lazio 20/03/22

Genoa 1-4 Lazio 10/04/22

Spezia 3-4 Lazio 30/04/22

Juventus news

Manuel Locatelli is back in contention after missing the last five matches, while Luca Pellegrini has overcome an ankle sprain and Mattia De Sciglio returns after a Coppa Italia suspension.

Sciglio should replace Danilo at right-back, but Weston McKennie may not recover from a long injury layoff in time to feature.

Lazio news

Lazio’s Ciro Immobile has netted only four Serie A goals against Monday’s hosts and aims to add to his tally against Juve, while veteran winger Pedro returnd after enduring a two-month absence due to a calf injury.

Jovane Cabral should be joined by Mattia Zaccagni and Felipe Anderson in an attacking trio.

Prediction and Odds

This fixture has all the makings of a tough contest with Juventus looking to win their final home league game against second-top scorers in Serie A this season.

A defeat will mark the second Serie A season Juve have taken fewer points at home than away, but we back for a draw.

Odds: 1 2.20 X 2.05 2 2.30