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Fiorentina will welcome Lazio to the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Serie A on Sunday. The hosts have endured a winless start to their league campaign while the capital club have won two of their four league games.
I Viola suffered their first loss of the league campaign last week, as they fell to a 3-2 away loss to Atalanta. All five goals were scored in the first half. Moise Kean and Lucas Martínez Quarta scored for Fiorentina but Ademola Lookman and Charles De Ketelaere scored just before halftime to give Atalanta the lead.
The visitors returned to winning ways after two games on Monday. They played Verona at home and goals from Boulaye Dia and Valentín Castellanos helped them record a 2-1 win.
Fiorentina vs Lazio Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The central Italian teams have a long-standing rivalry and have met 165 times in all competitions. The visitors have the upper hand in these meetings with 68 wins. I Viola are not far behind with 53 wins and 44 games have ended in draws.
- Both teams registered home wins in their league meetings last season. Fiorentina's 2-1 home win in February was their first win over the capital club since 2021.
- The visitors have won four of their last six meetings against I Viola and have kept clean sheets in these wins as well.
- Lazio have won just one of their last five away games in Serie A, with two draws and two defeats.
- I Viola are unbeaten in their last six Serie A home games, with four ending in draws.
- The hosts are winless in their first four games of the season and last went winless in their first five games of a league campaign in the 1977-78 season.
Fiorentina vs Lazio Prediction
I Gigliati are winless in their first four games of the season, though three games have ended in draws. They have lost just one of their last 10 home games in Serie A, playing five draws. Raffaele Palladino has a clean bill of health for this match and should field a strong starting XI.
I Biancocelesti have been in good touch recently, suffering just one loss in their last 11 league outings. Interestingly, their last two defeats in the competition have both come in away games.
Samuel Gigot suffered a shoulder injury and will not travel to Florence. In-form striker Castellanos picked up a knock earlier this week but is back in training. He faces a late fitness test.
Considering the current form of the two teams and their goalscoring records, a draw will likely ensue.
Prediction: Fiorentina 2-2 Lazio
Fiorentina vs Lazio Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Moise Kean to score or assist any time - Yes
