Lazio v Udinese

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Lazio will be eager to avoid a third league defeat on the trot in the Italian top flight on Monday night when they welcome lowly Udinese at their Stadio Olimpico which has left the hosts occupying a disappointing ninth place in the Serie A standings and six points adrift of the top six pack, while Udinese's winless run in the domestic top flight was extended to three games following a 1-1 draw at home with Salernitana.

Recent back-to-back defeats at the hands of Fiorentina and AC Milan have done the damage to Lazio's ambitions of claiming the last of the European spots in the domestic top flight and indeed, the hosts have now slipped to three losses in their last four games which includes a previous 2-1 loss at home to Bologna.

In-between the three losses, Lazio did pick up all three points with a 2-0 win away from home at Torino but the hosts have managed to collect just two wins from their last seven matches overall in Serie A which suggests that perhaps the goal markets may be better suited here.

Indeed, four of Lazio's last seven games overall have resulted in both teams hitting the back of the net, so the hosts stand a decent chance of at least scoring in this clash.

Udinese find themselves occupying a place in the lower half of the Serie A table having registered just one win from their previous nine games overall, which came in the form of an impressive 1-0 win away from home at Juventus no less, but the visitors have also been handed four defeats in the process as well.

Losses at the hands of Lazio, AC Milan, Atalanta and Genoa respectively have prevented Udinese from lifting themselves further away from the relegation zone as the visitors are still only one point above the bottom three clubs ahead of this tough looking trip to the Stadio Olimpico.

The bigger picture shows Udinese have managed to capture just two wins from their previous 16 games overall in the domestic top flight while goals could also feature in this upcoming fixture as five of Udinese's last 10 games overall have resulted in both teams scoring. Form and results away from home have also been very disappointing for Gabriele Cioffi's side as the visitors have recorded just two wins from their last 18 matches on their travels which also includes slipping to 10 defeats as well, but having scored at least once in six of their last nine outings on the road, Udinese also look a decent bet to hit the back of the net here on Monday night.

Lazio v Udinese Verdict

Both teams look set to score while three of the last six meetings between Lazio and Udinese have ended up in stalemate.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.50

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 6.50