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Juventus v Lazio
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Kick Off: Saturday 19th October at 19:45
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Competition: Serie A
With the October international break behind us it is full steam ahead in Serie A. This weekend sees unbeaten Juventus resume their campaign with a home clash against Lazio and with the visitors starting the weekend one position behind in fourth, Thiago Motta’s men could be in for a test.
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Juventus approach Saturday sitting third in the table and although they are unbeaten, they have drawn four of their first seven matches of the season. This run of results suggest that they are solid rather than spectacular as they look to hunt down Napoli and Inter ahead of them.
Three and two points off the pace respectively but with a better goal difference than opponents Lazio and although there is no difference in terms of points, Marco Baroni’s men have already slipped up twice in this season. Therefore, a home win offers a considerable amount of weekend value.
👕 Juventus v Lazio Predicted XI
🔍 Juventus v Lazio Players to Watch
⚫ Dusan Vlahovic
Coming into this weekend’s return to Serie A action, Dusan Vlahovic already has five league goals to his name this season and considering Juventus have scored 10 all season, his current contribution has been rather important.
The Serbian forward may be somewhat clunky at times, but that does not stop him from finding the net and due to his output, he is one of the most feared strikers within Serie A’s environment – an environment that may eventually change to the Premier League.
Five goals domestically and also finding the net in the Champions League, means the Juventus star will be expected to turn it on at the weekend and with the 24-year-old averaging 1.43 shots on target since the start of the Serie A season, at least two is our prediction against Lazio on Saturday.
🔵 Valentin Castellanos
Not only is Lazio’s Valentin Castellanos a nuisance for opposition defenders when it comes to goalscoring but he also seems to be a nuisance for referees since the start of the season. The forward may have scored three league goals this season but he has also picked up two bookings.
The first of his two cautions came at the start of the season and although he and Lazio would ease to a 3-1 win at the expense of Venezia, Castellanos would not escape censure from the man in the middle.
While the most recent came just before the international break and after being cautioned against Empoli in Lazio’s 2-1 win nearly a fortnight ago, we are backing him to pick up a card for the second league game in a row.
Staying on the topic of Castellanos, but this time focusing on the positives instead. As mentioned, the Argentine has made life difficult for Serie A’s defences since the start of the campaign with goals against Venezia, AC Milan and Verona on the domestic front.
In addition to this, the player who is comfortable as a forward or as a wide attacking midfielder also picked up a brace against Nice in the Europa League and with the ability to either score or be carded looking like it is in equal measures, making use of this particular market seems a no brainer.
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💻 Juventus v Lazio Form and Tactics
Juventus’ previous league outing saw manager Thiago Motta opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation at home to Cagliari and it was this shape that finally saw Juventus’ defence beaten for the first time this season – even if it was by virtue of a late Razvan Marin.
When looking at the current Serie A possession stats, Thiago Motta’s players rank the second highest in the division at 62.5%. By comparison, Inter find themselves top of the list but only by 0.1% higher than the Old Lady of Turin.
While Lazio’s last Serie A skirmish also saw a 4-2-3-1 formation deployed by manager Marco Baroni. This system sees the pair of Nicolo Rovella and former Arsenal man Matteo Gendouzi sit in front of the back four, while Valentin Castellanos spearheaded the attack.
Baroni likes to adopt a style that sees the ball moved around quickly and this is signified by a pass accuracy of 86.6% – a figure that is currently the fourth-highest in the division. By the same token, an average possession of 54.7% suggests they are happy to sit back when needed.
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🏁 Juventus v Lazio Ref Watch
- Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
- Match referee Juan Luca Sacchi has overseen three Serie A outings this season awarding an average of 24 fouls per game
- Sacchi is yet to award a penalty this season
- Although Sacchi averages three yellow cards per game, he is also yet to show a red card
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