Lazio v Fiorentina

Lazio vs Fiorentina Preview

The action continues in the Italian top flight on Monday night with this upcoming battle between Lazio and Fiorentina at the Stadio Olimpico in what is a top half clash in the domestic top flight with both teams vying for a place in the top six as Lazio have won three of their last four matches while Fiorentina will be eager to produce a response to their recent defeat to Empoli.

Lazio have made steady progress in the Italian top flight in recent times as the hosts have captured three wins from their last four matches overall with victories being achieved against Torino, Atalanta and Sassuolo and although the hosts were handed a 2-0 loss away from home at AC Milan in between times, this result was no disgrace with AC Milan near the top of the table.

Despite that loss, Lazio have crept up the table and up into ninth place where the hosts find themselves just three points shy of sixth placed Atalanta prior to this upcoming clash with Fiorentina, and having won their last two home games on the trot, Lazio will be confident that they can take something from this fixture.

The bigger picture shows Lazio have suffered just the two defeats in their previous 11 games on home soil at their Stadio Olimpico, while both teams have scored in five of Lazio's last 10 home games as well.

Fiorentina currently occupy fifth place but they head into this Monday night fixture with Lazio on the back of a disappointing 2-0 defeat at home to Empoli which not only saw the hosts drop down a place in the Serie A table but also put an end to a previously solid and impressive five-match unbeaten sequence as well.

The visitors had previously enjoyed a purple patch of form which had brought Fiorentina four wins within these preceding five games by way of victories against Atalanta, Udinese, Cagliari and most impressive of all, a 3-1 win away from home at fourth placed Napoli.

The bigger picture also looks positive for Fiorentina too, as the visitors have slipped to just two defeats in their last 13 league matches in Serie A, while also picking up eight wins in the process, so they too will have designs on taking something from this Monday night encounter.

Goals have also played a big part in Fiorentina's Serie A campaign so far this season as no fewer than six of their nine matches to date have resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored.

Lazio v Fiorentina Verdict

The prospects of both teams scoring in this Monday night's encounter at the Stadio Olimpico therefore look very promising while also providing the possibility of a score-draw here as well.

Indeed, the previous meeting between these two sides ended in a 1-1 draw back in January.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 1.70

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.25

Correct score: 1-1 @ 6.00