The match “Lazio” – “Bologna” is, first of all, the “Sinisa Mihajlovic Derby”. A meeting between the team he was best known and loved as a player for and his last team as a coach. His family will be at the stadium and there will be banners and songs dedicated to him. But besides this, there is a game. A game of teams in very good condition and aiming high.
Series A. 13th round
November 24. 21:45. Rome. Stadio Olimpico
“Lazio” – “Bologna”
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
Command status
Lazio is in a tight group of leaders of six teams, which after the 12th round was separated by two points. He has four victories in Serie A in a row, six in his last seven matches. During this time, they also won four victories in four Europa League matches. Wonderful pace. And surprising, given the skepticism towards new head coach Marco Baroni.
True, the last three victories in all tournaments were achieved only with a difference of one goal. Including in the league over outsiders Cagliari and Monza. A low-level game was shown there. Goals from captain Zaccagna, who returned from injury (from the penalty spot and from play), helped win the game, as did good defence.
Baroni was pleased with the performance in Monza, given his team’s busy calendar in two tournaments, especially the team’s mood.
Bologna’s streak is shorter – three wins in the league. In the European Cups the series is even the opposite – three defeats without scoring. But still, she hasn’t lost in the league since the second round and overall it seems that Vincenzo Italiano’s cadence has finally loaded. Although her last two victories over the crisis Lecce and Roma took place with a difference of one goal.
In the previous round at the Olimpico, Bologna held Roma to a goal in the 25th minute, then withstood difficult periods, calmed down, scored after conceding, and scored against the backdrop of the opponent’s pressure finally beginning in the last quarter of the match. She missed twice (3:2), but played very maturely. Italiano spoke above all about consistency.
So in a head-to-head match we should get a game of quality fun teams. Moreover, Italiano’s team loves possession of the ball very much, but organizes its best attacks in vertical football. But Lazio loves the vertical, but doesn’t look for the ball at all. Long minutes of sterile possession are possible, but then there are frantic bright bursts with a series of beautiful attacks.
Latest team matches
Personnel
Riccardo Orsolini with a goal in four consecutive league matches. Santiago Castro, who had not scored or assisted since September 28, had a goal and an assist against Roma. Jesper Karlsson scored his first goal for the club after more than a year between injuries. And in the first victory in the series – in Cagliari (2:0) – Odgar scored and Ndoye assisted. So Bologna’s attack is ready.
Except for Ndoye, who is injured. Castro was also a doubt but looks set to recover and will once again take a place from expensive signing Dallinga, who has yet to score. And then there is the Ealing Junior winger, who has already scored.
But will the defense be ready without sick goalkeeper Skorupski? Although Ravaglia usually replaces him well. This season he has already played in four matches and conceded three goals. Will the center of the field, which still lacks Aebischer and El Azzouzi, be ready? At least in defense everything is together. De Silvestri, Casale, Erlic, Lykogiannis are closer to the reserves than to the first 11.
Lazio’s attack is led by Castellanos with seven goals this season in all competitions and Dia with six. Castellanos, however, scored in only one match for the club out of the last eight, was also suffering from injury and was now traveling to South America. And Dia traveled to Africa, where he was initially diagnosed as suffering from malaria. This diagnosis was canceled, but in what form?
Both often play together, but Baroni often decides to play with one forward.
There is a significant loss in attack – left back Tavares, the author of eight assists this season, is injured. Pedro began to score, but was also not in the best condition. But Zaccagni returned triumphantly.
In defense, Marusic, Lazzari, Patrick, Gila, Luca Pellegrini could be in the first 11 or in the reserves. Romagnoli will be in the first 11.
“Lazio”: Provedel, Marušić, Hila, A. Romagnoli, Luka Pellegrini, Rovella, Vesino, Genduzi, Isaksen, Dzaccagni, Castellanos
Bologna: Ravaglia, Posch, Lucumi, Beukema, Miranda, Freuler, Pobega, Fabbian, Orsolini, Castro, Karlsson
Figures and facts
- In the last nine head-to-head matches in the league, the score is equal – four wins and a draw. At the same time, Bologna won both head-to-head matches in the league in the previous season. She hasn’t won three victories in a row over this opponent in a tournament since 1980
- Bologna haven’t had two consecutive away league wins over their opponents since 1964. Before winning in Rome the previous season, they had lost four matches in a row to Lazio there in the league, and just before that they had drawn three games in a row there
- In six of the last eight head-to-head matches in all tournaments, only one team scored
- Bologna have not lost to anyone in their last nine Serie A matches – four wins, five draws. She won the last three
- Lazio have won their last four Serie A matches and six of their last seven, with one defeat. In all tournaments, he won his last six matches and ten of his last 11, with one defeat
- Lazio are top of the league in the home table since the start of the season with five wins and a draw. True, he missed only one of these six matches. Bologna achieves better results away than at home (11:7 points), but conceded only one of the six away matches
- Lazio are unbeaten in their last 14 home matches in all competitions – 12 wins and two draws
- Lazio have scored in 23 of their last 24 matches in all competitions. In the only one in which he did not score – away against Juventus on October 19 – he played with ten men from the 24th minute
- Bologna have scored in eight of their last nine league matches
Broadcast of the match
Bets and odds
Prediction: Lazio – Bologna 2:2
A very interesting match of strong teams in good shape, who have been scoring a lot lately and conceding a lot since the beginning of the season, a good home team against a good away team. The result is very difficult to predict. You can predict that both will score, and even more than once.
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