Lazio vs Udinese
2nd December 1945hrs
Football – Italy – Serie A
Pick Lazio to win to nil
Bookmaker Betfair
Odds: 21/10 odds taken 22:41 GMT November 28th, 2021
Lazio have lost some recent ground in the race for European places in Serie A, having lost their last two.
Can they get back on track in midweek as they play host to Udinese?
While victories this season for Udinese have been hard to come by, they often shape up as being a tough opponent to break down.
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Lazio Preview – Revival chance for Lazio
It has been back to back league defeats for Lazio in Serie A, having had wobbles against Juventus and Napoli.
The defeat against Juventus came in their last home game, which was Lazio’s first home defeat of the campaign.
Lazio are on a W5 D1 L1 home record this season in the top flight.
In the match outright for football betting, the win for Lazio is at a quote of 13/20* (odds recorded 22:41 GMT November 28th 2021).
Three of the wins that they have posted on home turf have been against teams who are in the top six.
So that’s significantly stronger opposition than Udinese that they have taken three points again.
Even after failing to net in their 2-0 home loss against Juventus, Lazio are averaging 2.6 goals per home game.
Three points should be well within their reach on Wednesday night.
57% of Lazio’s home games have made it over 3.5 goals this season.
Three of Lazio’s home wins in Serie A this season have been by a margin of at least two goals.
They have also been leading at the halftime break in four of their seven home games.
A Lazio/Lazio HT/FT football betting option is at 17/2* (odds recorded 22:41 GMT November 28th 2021)
Striker Ciro Immobile is having another tremendous season for the club.
He has netted 10 goals in 12 appearances for Lazio this season.
Only Napoli currently hold a better Serie A home record than Lazio do.
Udinese Preview – Tough trip for Udinese
On the weekend Udinese played out a 0-0 draw at home against bottom-three side Genoa.
That leaves them with only three wins in this league campaign.
Just one of those happened on their travels, coming in a 1-0 victory at Spezia back in mid-September.
That’s a run of five league away games for Udinese without a win (D2 L3).
Looking at their overall current form, they have only lost two of their last eight (W1 D5).
Those draws in the sequence hint at some decent resilience and one of those losses was away at Inter Milan.
In the match outright for midweek football betting, the win for Udinese is at 4/1* (odds recorded 22:41 GMT November 28th 2021).
They do look as if they are going to be up against it.
It has been an average of a goal per away game by Udinese this season, failing to score in two of their six (W1 D2 L3).
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Udinese did pull off a shock win at Lazio in last season’s Serie A campaign, winning 3-1 away from home.
That is the only victory that they have taken against Lazio in their last 13 league fixtures.
Udinese have actually failed to score in four of their last five against this opponent.
Therefore a Lazio to win to nil option is not unreasonable at 21/10* (odds recorded 22:41 GMT November 28th 2021).
During this season’s campaign, Udinese have faced three of the current top five away from home.
They have taken a D1 L2 record from those, scoring just one goal in total in the fixtures.
Only three teams have scored fewer league goals than Udinese this season.
It’s hard to see where their challenge comes from.
Lazio vs Udinese Betting Advice
We have to go straight with the preference of the home win for Lazio, who have a good strong home record.
The Lazio to win to nil pick is first up at a quote of 21/10* (odds recorded 22:41 GMT November 28th 2021).
Udinese just doesn’t look big enough of a threat going forward to hurt them.
Key Facts – Lazio vs Udinese Betting Tip
- Lazio are W5 D1 L1 at home this season in Serie A
- Lazio have averaged more than 2.5 goals per home game
- Udinese have won 1 of their last 13 league games against Lazio
Udinese have scored in one of their last four against Lazio only and last season’s result against them was an anomaly in the head to head form.
Lazio have had a couple of upsets in their last two games against stronger opposition.
This is a good chance for them to bounce back and a Lazio/Lazio HT/FT at 17/10 is the other pick* (odds recorded 22:41 GMT November 28th 2021).
The best betting odds for Lazio vs Udinese
Lazio to win: 4/6 at Bet365
Draw: 14/5 at Bet365
Udinese to win: 17/4 at Bet365
