Lazio and Crotone meet at Stadio Olimpico, in a match for the 18th round of Serie A. There is only 2 recent direct matches between these two teams: on 05-28-2017, which ended with Crotone’s victory for ( 3-1), and on 08-01-2017, which ended with the victory of Lazio by (1-0). In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Lazio:
After 10 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, the home team is currently in the 5 th position, with 33 points won. In the last match, they have tied an away match against Atalanta by (3-3), after in the previous match they have lost (1-3) at home, in a match against Torino. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in away matches, with 38 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 37 goals scored and 18 conceded. For the championship, Lazio won 11 points out of 21 possible, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 7 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 matches played in this competition, they got the comeback in 3 of the 6 matches in which they suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 12 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 5 of their 12 goals between minutes (46′-60 ‘).
The Lazio fell of performance in the last days of the Italian league, gained only 1 of its last 5 parties and needs a recovery to return to approach the superior part of the qualifying table. The team is characterized by a high quality attack, which scored 29 goals and is the best in the national championship, while the defense suffered 22 goals and is the sixth best, showing that it is necessary a slightly more solid performance of your system defensive. Playing at home, the Lazio has the eleventh best advantage of the championship, does not win 2 games in this type of situation and it is important to point out that he suffered goals in 5 of the last 6 games against his fans, but scored goals in all these games. For the clash against Crotone, coach Simone Inzaghi has no problems in the starting lineup in the last days and must repeat the starting eleven.
Crotone:
The away team is currently in the 16th position, with 15 points won, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Sassuolo, by (2-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Chievo, by (1-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium. In the last 8 away league matches Crotone has a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 6 losses, so they have won 4 points out of 24 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (3 out of 9 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it was not very strong defensively. This is a team that marks few times is first and only managed to open the scoring in 4 of its last 17 games for Serie A, of these 4 came to rest in advantage in all and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 3. In 17 matches in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 12 matches in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 10 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 4 of their 6 goals between minutes (61’-75 ‘).
The Crotone has had a negative performance in the Italian league, which is only 1 point in the relegation zone, but closed a series of 4 consecutive losses with a good win in the last day and goes in search of three other points to try to get away from the last positions. The visiting team presents serious problems, both in their offensive and defensive system, as they scored only 13 goals, being the third worst attack of the national championship, and suffered 32 goals, having the second worst defense. Playing as a visitor, as in the clash this Saturday, the Crotone has the worst performance of the Serie A, is the team that won least as a visitor and it is important to underline that it is the team that scored the most goals in the visitor’s condition. For the difficult match against Lazio, coach Walter Zenga goes to the field with the same eleven that beat Chievo on the last day.
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