Lazio – Udinese

Lazio and Udinese won’t leave zeros on the scoreboard

Atalanta managed to break Udinese's six-match winning streak in the last round. The Friuli shared the points with the Bergamasks, with both teams scoring two goals each. Sottile's side are looking more than adequate down the stretch. They have already managed to beat Inter, Roma, Fiorentina and Sassuolo. All this gives Udinese the right to sit in fourth place, having equal points with Lazio and Milan. Interestingly, the Bianconeri have drawn at least twice in all their away matches this season. In doing so, the team have also conceded in each of them. After losing to Napoli, Lazio had a great run in the league. The Romans have won four straight victories, on aggregate goal difference of 14-0. Last weekend, the Biancocelesti managed four goals against Fiorentina. However, given the statistics, such a defeat obviously cannot be called legitimate. According to the understat portal, the Vials scored 2.6 goals on xG, while Maurizio Sarri's side scored 2.2. The Romans are often lucky in a similar vein. Overall, the team are 6.84 goals short of the xGA (expected conceded goals). And that is the highest figure in the league. On Thursday, Lazio face Sturm in the Europa League. The 2-2 draw with the Austrians did not make things any easier in the table, but postponed the teams' exit to the final rounds. In quartet F, all the clubs have five points each. Fortunately for Sarri, the meeting with Midtjylland is still 11 days away. It is also worth noting that the Biancocelesti have scored in absolutely every game at the Stadio Olimpico this season (and there have been seven). And both Inter and Napoli have been victims in this regard. At the same time, only Verona and La Spezia failed to score back-to-back. Last season, the teams met twice. The first leg ended 4-4, the second leg - 1-1. Now, the probability of a high-scoring match has increased. That's worth a wager.