The Scudetto race could be shaken up yet again and these Lazio vs. Milan predictions preview the Serie A leaders travelling to an Aquile side chasing European football. With Inter hosting Roma the previous day, Sunday’s match could provide a valuable opportunity for the winner at the Stadio Olimpico.
Lazio vs. Milan odds
1 – The draw – 5/3
2 – Over 2.5 goals – 6/5
3 – Rafa Leao to score anytime – 13/2
4 – Milan to keep a clean sheet – 12/5
5 – Milan to win by one goal – 16/5
Milan travel to face Lazio on Sunday afternoon with just five games remaining in the Serie A calendar. The Rossoneri face one of the most difficult run-ins and will be keen to secure three points against their in-form hosts.
Lazio have struggled with consistency at times this season and were lucky to come away with a draw against Torino last weekend. That said, the Aquile have looked impressive at times this season and will likely benefit from Milan’s disappointment following their midweek Coppa Italia semi-final defeat to local rivals Inter.
Stefano Pioli’s squad are struggling through a defensive injury crisis at the moment, with three senior centre-backs sidelined. Given the need for rotation, the Rossoneri may struggle to match their hosts’ intensity come the weekend. On the other hand, Maurizio Sarri’s team are hardly known for direct aggressive play and as a result a bet on honours to be shared equally may be worth a punt.
Matches between the two sides tend to be interesting affairs, with over 2.5 goals scored in four of the last six editions of this fixture. Both teams are high up in the Serie A goalscoring charts, so we would suggest a bet on over 2.5 goals scored and on Rafael Leao to score anytime.
Interestingly, given the high-scoring nature of recent meetings, Milan have yet to concede in two matches against Lazio this season. Despite conceding three in the cup on Tuesday, Pioli’s side have the best defensive record in Serie A and have kept six consecutive clean sheets in the league. Piere Kalulu and Tomori have emerged as a top centre-back partnership and a bet on the duo to keep Immobile and company quiet on Sunday may pay handsomely.
Thanks to their impressive defensive record, the visitors have been able to secure narrow victories rather outscoring their opponents. As a result, the odds for Milan to secure their fourth one-nil victory in seven matches looks good value.
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Lazio vs. Milan last five matches
Lazio last five matches
Milan last five matches
Lazio top goalscorers
| Player | Goal |
|---|---|
| 21 | |
| 15 | |
| 9 | |
| 6 | |
| 5 |
Milan top goalscorers
| Player | Goal |
|---|---|
| 12 | |
| 9 | |
| 8 | |
| 6 | |
| 5 |
Lazio vs. Milan line-ups
Lazio (4-3-3): Strakosha; Lazzari, Felipe, Acerbi, Marusic; Milinkovic-Savic, Leiva, Alberto; Zaccagni, Immobile, Anderson.
Milan (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabrial, Kalulu, Tomori, Hernandez; Bennacer, Tonali; Saelemaekers, Kessie, Leao; Giroud.
Lazio team news
Injury to Patric last weekend against Torino means that Luiz Felipe will step back into defence alongside Francesco Acerbi. Maurizio Sarri has the remainder of his squad available for selection, but is unlikely to make many changes with Pedro struggling for full fitness.
Milan team news
Matteo Gabbia has added to the injury list for Stefano Pioli’s side, who are already without Alessio Romagnoli and Simon Kjaer at centre-back. Davide Calabria is expected to be drafted back into the team with Alessandro Florenzi injured, while Olivier Giroud will retain his position up front given Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s absence.