Lazio vs Monza Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form: a mixed picture

Looking further back, Lazio have won 12 of their last 20 matches across competitions, scoring 38 and conceding 24. Monza's equivalent sample shows 10 wins from 20, but that stretch mixes last season's Serie B run-in with this year's step up to Serie A, so it's not a clean read on their current level.

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Lazio to win

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Draw

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Monza to win

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Lazio: 20 completed matches; Monza: 20 completed matches.

Lazio

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

24

Difference

+14

Monza

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

31

Difference

+7

Monza's away matches in that wider sample include some heavy defeats, including conceding four at home to Udinese and three at Inter.

Monza's underlying numbers look shakier than the raw win count suggests.

Comparative Team Statistics: Lazio vs Monza

Head-to-head history

The last six meetings have generally favoured Lazio, including a 5-1 win at home last season. Monza have had their moments too, though, winning 1-0 in Rome back in 2022 and picking up a couple of tighter draws. It's not a one-way fixture historically, even if the most recent meeting was one-sided.

Where they sit in Serie A

Five games into the season, Lazio sit third with four wins from five and just three goals conceded. Monza are down in 16th, with only one win and 12 goals let in already. That's a big early gap, though five games is still a small sample to lean on too heavily.

Lazio's defensive record so far stands out as much as their results.

Players to watch

Gustavo Varela has been Monza's main source of goals this term, with four in four appearances, while Ricardo Mangas and Samuele Birindelli have chipped in with assists. For Lazio, Davide Frattesi has three goals in five games, with Mattia Zaccagni and Nuno Tavares both setting up two apiece. A few players on both sides, including Zaccagni, Lucchesi and Kouadio, are already carrying two yellow cards each, so discipline could become a factor as the campaign continues.

Lazio:

Best scorers:

D. Frattesi - 3

Best assist providers:

M. Zaccagni - 2

Nuno Tavares - 2

Penalty cards:

M. Zaccagni x 2

Monza:

Best scorers:

Gustavo Varela - 4

Best assist providers:

Ricardo Mangas - 2

S. Birindelli - 2

Penalty cards:

L. Lucchesi x 2

E. Kouadio x 2

How this one might go

Lazio's defence has been tight at this early stage, conceding just three in five, and they've generally started the season well. Monza have been leaking goals for a while now, both in their new Serie A matches and in the tail end of last season. That combination points to a match Lazio should control, even if Monza's attack has shown it can find the net against strong teams too.

Goals at both ends wouldn't be a shock, but Lazio look best placed to come out on top.