Lazio vs Juventus Predictions

• Lazio have lost to nil in three of their four clashes with sides above them in the table
• The hosts have drawn their last two games, but they’ve lost the xG battle by a combined 3.94 to 1.6
• Juve’s loss at Como last weekend is their only league defeat of the campaign so far

Old Lady to bounce back

Juventus have taken plenty of criticism over the last week, thanks to consecutive losses to nil. The Old Lady lost 2-0 at Como and 1-0 at Real Madrid, extending their winless run to seven matches.

However, I’m higher on the visitors compared the hosts Lazio, who have won only twice in Serie A this term. Their summer transfer ban held back the returning Maurizio Sarri, while the mood of the club has seemed poor throughout the campaign.

The Biancolcesesti have drawn with Atalanta and Torino in their previous two games, but they were fortunate to avoid defeat in both. Against Atalanta they generated 0.25 xG and conceded 2.18. Torino had twice as many shots and big chances in a 3-3 draw in Rome, with a last-minute penalty sparing Lazio’s blushes.

Juve’s 2-0 loss to Como isn’t a disaster; Cesc Fabregas has turned them into real European contenders. That’s also Juve’s only league defeat of the campaign, while 12th-placed Lazio have lost to nil in three of their four clashes with sides above them.