Lazio v Hellas Verona

Lazio vs Verona Preview

There's also action from the Italian top flight on Monday night as Lazio play host to Verona in a Serie A clash at the Stadio Olimpico with the hosts looking to return to winning ways as they gained a valuable point in a 2-2 draw at home with AC Milan just before the international break, while Verona picked up a second win in three games with a 2-0 win away from home at Genoa and the visitors will be looking for more of the same when the Italian top flight season resumes this weekend.

Lazio started the new Serie A season in positive fashion as the hosts secured all three points by way of a comprehensive 3-1 home win against Venezia but their subsequent two games before the international break has seen Lazio pick up just one point from a possible on offer.

A disappointing 2-1 loss on the road at Udinese was not part of Marco Baroni's side's plans but the hosts did manage to hold AC Milan to a creditable 2-2 draw at home last time out in the domestic top flight action.

Nevertheless, the bigger picture will still give Lazio plenty of belief in returning to winning ways here as the hosts have lost just twice in their last 13 games overall (both of which were away from home) while also picking up seven wins in the process, and Lazio are also unbeaten in their last seven home games as well.

Verona's mixed bag of results in the Italian top flight continued last time out just before the international break when the visitors registered a welcome 2-0 win away from home at Genoa and they will be hoping they can replicate that result when they make their way to the Stadio Olimpico on Monday night.

Verona had previously recorded a morale-boosting 3-0 home win against Napoli in their opening game of this new Serie A season but had then slipped to a heavy 3-0 defeat at home to Juventus, while the bigger picture shows Verona's last 10 matches overall in Serie A have resulted in five wins, two draws and three defeats, so this upcoming clash may be tough to predict.

The visitors have won their last two away games on the trot with victories claimed at Salernitana and Genoa respectively, but the bigger picture shows Verona have managed to capture just three wins in their previous 19 outings on the road in the domestic top flight and having also slipped to 11 defeats as well, this upcoming encounter could be a tough assignment for Paolo Zanetti's side.

Lazio v Verona Verdict

Lazio are unbeaten in each of their last five meetings against Verona and the hosts look the stronger outfit heading into this clash especially with home advantage behind them.

Therefore, our main bet will be Lazio win @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Lazio win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.60

Correct Score: Lazio 2-0 @ 7.00