Lazio v Roma

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The Italian top flight action continues on Sunday and one of the most attractive fixtures is this upcoming clash between Lazio and Roma in the derby della capitale (derby of the capital) at Stadio Olimpico with Lazio sitting in a mid-table position of 10th while Roma occupy seventh place and are on the fringes of the top six pack in the Serie A table.

Lazio's encouraging three-match winning streak came to an end last weekend when they were handed a 1-0 defeat away from home at sixth placed Bologna but the hosts now return to the home surroundings of their Stadio Olimpico (whom they share with Roma), no doubt looking to return to winning ways.

Indeed, Lazio know if they can pick up three points in this encounter then that will give them a decent chance of breaking into the top six pack, and having previously registered wins against Atalanta, Sassuolo and Fiorentina, Lazio stand a decent chance of getting something from this local derby.

Although results have been largely inconsistent, picking up five wins, a draw and five defeats, Lazio have been pretty solid on home soil so far as they head into this Sunday evening's encounter with Roma on the back of three home wins on the trot, keeping clean sheets in two of these games.

Roma moved up into seventh place in the Serie A standings thanks to last weekend's 2-1 home win against Lecce which became their fourth win in five games so they too will be confident about their chances in this upcoming local derby on Sunday.

Previous victories over Frosinone, Cagliari and Monza, two of which were recorded on home soil, will help spur Roma on here against Lazio but Jose Mourinho's side have also been guilty of inconsistencies this season as they have collected five wins, two draws and been dealt four defeats within their 11 matches played to date.

Roma had previously started the new Serie A campaign in disappointing fashion as they managed to capture just one win from their opening seven games overall in the domestic top flight, that being a resounding 7-0 demolition of Empoli but defeats to Verona, AC Milan and Genoa ensured a dismal start for Mourinho's charges.

Nevertheless, Roma have won their last four home games on the trot and with this local derby essentially being played on both clubs' home ground, this needs to be taken into consideration.

Lazio v Roma Verdict

Lazio have held the upper hand over Roma in previous recent exchanges between the two clubs as Maurizio Sarri's side have won the last two meetings on the trot by way of 1-0 wins on both occasions, while the bigger picture shows that Lazio have picked up five wins in the previous nine encounters so they might just sneak a narrow win here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Lazio win @ 2.87

Other side bets worth considering:

Lazio win & Under 2.5 goals @ 5.50

Correct Score: Lazio 2-0 @ 13.00