Lazio vs CFR Cluj |
Date: Thursday, 16 February 2023 |
Kick-off: 21:00 CET|
Venue: Stadio Olympico |
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Lazio to Win – 1.37
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Under 3 Goals – 1.48
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Correct Score Group Bet 1-0 or 2-0 or 3-0 – 2.18
Lazio to Win
Lazio have won five of their last ten matches across all competitions giving them a 50% possibility to win this match. Playing at the Olimpico, the Biancoceleste were the winners in eight of their 14 outings in the Serie A and the Europa League.
Under 3 Goals
In the two previous meetings between Lazo and Cluj, there were three or fewer goals scored. During this season, Lazio’s home games are averaging 2.75 goals per game while Cluj’s away matches produced an average of 1.86 goals per game.
Correct Score Group Bet 1-0 or 2-0 or 3-0
The last time Lazio and Cluj met at the Olimpico, the Italians won by 1-0. In all of their matches this season across all competitions, Lazio won seven times by one of these scores. Cluj lost twice in their last five matches by the score of 0-1 in the Roumanian league.
Lazio
Lazio’s Europa League campaign was not a successful one, to say the least, as they finished third in their group F with eight points after winning two, drawing two, and losing two of their six games. The Biancoceleste had the worst defense among the four teams of the group conceding 11 goals.
In recent games, Lazio have been faring well when playing at the Olimpico. To illustrate, Maurizio Sarri’s team are undefeated in their previous three home games and have scored 2.00 goals per game in front of their fans in all competitions.
CFR Cluj
The reigning champions of Roumania have qualified for the knockout stages of the Europa Conference League after finishing second in Group G with ten points winning three, drawing one and losing two matches.
Cluj have the joint-weakest attack in the Conference League after scoring just five goals in six games. Throughout the season, Cluj scored an average of 1.10 goals per game and failed to net in 30% of their away games. The Roumanian side is solid at the back though conceding five goals in six games in the Conference League.
This won’t be an easy game for Lazio since CFR Cluj are a very stubborn side and play very tough defense. Lazio however, have enough talent in their team to overcome Cluj’s shield. To conclude, we predict Lazio to win the first leg of this ECL 1/16 finals.
According to the statistics, there is a 60% possibility that this match will produce goals from one team. In addition, Lazio’s 50% of home games and Cluj’s 71% of away matches saw goals from one side. Thus with odds of 1.62 at 1xBet, we predict to see goals from one team.
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is undoubtedly Lazio’s best player this season in terms of rating. The Serb has a rating of 7.22 as a midfielder and is known for his very strong key passes and aerial duels. In addition, Milinkovic-Savic scored eight goals and assisted eight times across all competitions.
Lazio’s Stefan Daniel Radu is the only player ruled out due to a muscle injury.
On Cluj’s side, Gabriel Debeljuh is recovering from a cruciate ligament injury and will be out till next week.
Lazio: Provedel; Lazzari, Casale, Romagnoli, Marusic; Milinkovic-Savic, Vecino, Luis Alberto; Anderson, Immobile, Zaccagni;
CFR Cluj: Scuffet; Manea, Yuri Matias, Burca, Camora; Boateng, Muhar, Cvek; Petrilla, Janga, Krasniqi;
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