Roma vs Lazio
2017/18 Italian Serie A.
Date: Saturday, 18 November 2017
Kick-Off: 17:00 UK,
Venue: Stadio Olimpico (Roma).
2017/18 Italian Serie A.
Date: Saturday, 18 November 2017
Kick-Off: 17:00 UK,
Venue: Stadio Olimpico (Roma).
Lazio boss Simone Inzaghi is upbeat about 18-goal striker Ciro Immobile's chances of featuring in Saturday's Rome derby.
Roma, who trail their fourth-placed city rivals by a single point ahead of the first Derby della Capitale of the season, will hope the Italy striker continues to struggle with muscle problems as they pursue a fifth straight Serie A victory.
If that run sounds impressive consider Lazio's current form - since losing badly to Napoli in September the Biancocelesti have won nine in a row in all competitions, thanks largely to Immobile.
If Inzaghi's men are to extend their club-record streak to a 10th game, they will need goals, and the head coach is eager for one man to be in a position to provide them.
At Friday's pre-match press conference, covered by the club's official Twitter account, he said: "On Wednesday he trained with the squad, but yesterday the problem flared up again.
"We will evaluate him. There is hope and we'll see how he gets on.
"He is always a wholehearted participant - last year he only missed two matches - and so we hope to see him on the pitch tomorrow."
Referring to the derby, to which Lazio hold the bragging rights after beating Roma 3-1 in April, Inzaghi added: "We will approach it with aggression and determination.
"We are up against a team full of players of real quality and they won't be afraid to face Lazio even though we're in excellent form."
Lazio are also without Felipe Anderson, Wallace and Felipe Caicedo, while Nani's participation is hanging in the balance. Rick Karsdorp and Emerson are sidelined for Roma.
Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker, who has kept clean sheets in his last three appearances for the Giallorossi, is looking forward to the challenge of his first league derby in the Eternal City.
He featured in both legs of Roma's Coppa Italia semi-final defeat to Lazio and is out for revenge.
"I played the derby in the Coppa Italia - unfortunately it did not go well, but I learned what the derby means to the city, to the fans," Alisson told asroma.com.
"It would be great to win my first derby in Serie A, especially considering both sides are doing well at the moment.
"Each game has its own story. I have worked hard, also while with the national team, with the derby in mind. I feel ready."
Roma vs Lazio Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Saturday brings big city derby between Roma and Lazio so do not forget to place your bets and get some money. They played one hundred eighty-four matches so far and Roma won sixty-nine games. There were sixty-three draws and Lazio celebrated victory fifty-two times. Lazio scored 186 goals while Roma scored 232. In last six matches played at Stadio Olimpico, host won three times. There were one draw and two losses in remaining games. Average number of goals is three.
Roma is in fifth place after twelve rounds with nine wins no draws and two losses. In last match against Fiorentina they won spectacular victory. Gerson scored for Roma after only five minutes 0:1. Four minutes later, Fiorentina equalized 1:1. Gerson scored once again after thirty minutes of play 1:2. Fiorentina once more managed to level the score before half time 2:2. In second part, Roma scored two more times and the scorers were Konstantinos Manolas and Diego Perotti 2:4. Roma has four wins and two losses at home so far. Roma lost first home match and then they won twice. After that they repeated defeat and last two matches they won. According to pattern they won’t be satisfied after Derby della Capitale.
Team in best current form is climbing up the ladder and now they are in fourth place. In twelfth round Lazio was scheduled to play against Udinese but the match was not held because of bad weather conditions and it is rescheduled for late December. Lazio is undefeated in their away matches and they are the most efficient team in Serie A. When we said that Lazio is undefeated we meant to say that they recorded all six victories so far. Biancocelesti conceded at least once in five of those six matches but their attackers always found a way to score one more goal than their opponent. All statistics mean nothing when derby match like this one is on.
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Missing players
Roma don't have many missing players for the match against Lazio. Rick Karsdorp is injured and he will not play on this match. Radja Nainggolan is not fully fit and he is doubtful for the match. All other players are fully fit and ready for the match.
On the other side Lazio also do not have many missing players for this game. Felipe Anderson and Mauricio are doubtful for this game. All other players are available to play and they are highly motivated to win some points.
Possible starting lineups
Roma: Alisson; Kolarov, Manolas, Fazio, Florenzi; Pellegrini, Rossi, Strootman; Shaarawy, Dzeko, Perotti
Lazio: Strakosha; Bastos, Vrij, Radu; Marusic, Leiva, Parolo, Lulic; Alberto, Milinkovic-Savic; Immobile
Roma vs Lazio Prediction
What a great football match in Italy, a true derby game in Rome and perfect betting opportunity for all of us. Match Roma vs Lazio brings us very good betting opportunity and you shouldn't miss to bet on. Roma play very well and they are undefeated in 33 of their last 37 home matches. They are highly motivated for this game and will try to score from the first minute. On the other side Lazio are in fantastic run and have won their last 6 away matches. They have scored at least 2 goals in these 6 away matches. Both teams are eager to win this important derby game and we expect an interesting and exciting football game with lots of scoring chances.
Our prediction and betting tips for the match Roma vs Lazio Prediction: Both teams to score. We expect more then two goals here, exactly we expect much more goals. Our second betting pick for the match is Over 3.5 goals. Both teams have a chance to win this game, bu we believe this time Lazio are closer to do that. Have a nice betting day and good luck in earning money with our football prediction and betting tips.