Roma v Lazio Predictions & Betting Odds – 18th November 2017

Lazio to land Rome derby success

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Roma v Lazio Betting Preview – Serie A 18th November 5.00pm

Strap yourself in for this Rome derby on the weekend in the Italian top flight. Roma and Lazio are both carrying strong domestic form and this is a top five clash. Lazio are streaming along on a fantastic winning streak and Roma are just there keeping pace with them, a place and one point back. This really has the making of being the game of the weekend in Europe and there obviously is not going be any love lost between these two.

Roma v Lazio Betting Tips

Roma have strung together a four-match winning streak of form going into this Rome derby so have reason to be positive. On home soil in the Italian top flight they have produced a W4 D2 record, the slip-ups coming against current leaders Napoli and Inter Milan. But they have won their last two home fixtures by a 1-0 scoreline and in the bet365 correct score market for the Rome derby, the 1-0 Roma is a price of 10/1. Heading into the match, it is Roma who are playing a bit of catch up as they trail Lazio by the one point. They haven’t been able to match the scoring output of their rivals this season in Serie A, but Roma have the best defence in the entire Italian top flight with just the seven goals conceded.

Under 2.5 goals at bet365 is a price of 11/8 and the home side are a 15/4 punt to win to nil. However, there is every reason to expect this go above the goal line as three of the last four between them at the Stadio Olimpico have done. Edin Dzeko has been their main man up front again this season and he is the top scorer for them with seven goals. The former Manchester City man is the 8/11 anytime goalscorer favourite for the game. Roma will be out for some revenge too after having lost 3-1 at home against Lazio last season but that snapped a four match unbeaten streak of form that they were on in the league against their rivals W2 D2. They did take a 3-2 home win over Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico in the Coppa Italia last season. This is a game in which a result is going to be a narrow margin and Roma to win by a 1 goal at bet365 for the game is at 3/1.

Lazio have pretty much scored for fun this season and only league Napoli and second placed Juventus have netted more than the 31 goals they have returned. Lazio are on a six match winning streak in Serie A and that is part of a fantastic W9 D1 L1 record they have posted all season in the Italian top flight. They have scored at least two goals in each of their wins as well. Ciro Immobile has been carrying them all season from a scoring perspective and he has 14 goals in just eleven games. He is the bet365 first goalscorer second favourite at price of 7/2 with only Roma’s Dzeko shorter at 3/1. Lazio have won all six of their away games this season in the league but they have only taken the one clean sheet on their travels and both teams to score at bet365 returns a price of 1/2. These two look very evenly matched for the contest and it should be a fantastic derby and full of goals.

Roma v Lazio Betting Odds

Roma 6/5, Draw 11/5, Draw 5/2

Roma v Lazio Predictions

Lazio look a little bit of value to grab a big away win for themselves in this Rome derby. Roma’s defence is fantastic but as they showed in their big home game against Napoli last month, that they may just come up short because Lazio pack a punch going forward. Away win.