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Lazio’s first three Serie A matches were a little disappointing, so the hosts will look for some improvement today, but Udinese is a solid team who is no way beaten from the start.
Lasio has 1 win and 2 losses so far, beating Cesena 3-0 but losing to Milan (3-1) and Genoa (1-0, last round). However, one can`t really say Lazio played poorly, last weekend against Genoa they were all over the hosts and had tons of chances but just could not capitalize. On the other side I do think this inconsistency will hurt Lazio badly this season, and it`s the reason why the hosts will not be able to realistically challenge for a European spot.
Udinese is the same team as in the last couple of years, good tactical consistency, good at home, being led by the impressive Di Natale. Udine had a quite strong start to the season, winning 2 out of 3 matches (including against Napoli last round) and only losing on the road to Juventus.
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Team news & lineups
Lazio has serious problems ahead of this game: Radu, Biglia, Gentiletti, Basta, Gonzalez and De Vrij are all out. Udinese won`t be able to count on Silva, Scuffet and Domizzi.
Lazio: Berisha – Konko, Novaretti, Cana, Braafheid – Parolo, Ledesma, Lulic – Candreva, Klose, Keita
Udinese: Karnezis – Widmer, Heurtaux, Danilo, Piris – Allan, Guilherme, Badu – Fernandes, Kone – Di Natale
I was looking with interest at the under 2,5 goals bet, but with all the defensive missing Lazio has I reckon that pick would not offer the best value. A better tip at better odds is Udinese to cover the 0,5 handicap (x2) – the visitors look really well so far this season, they played very well even in Torino against Juventus and Lazio does not seem a scary side these days. Expect the tactical discipline and consistency of Udinese to frustrate a Lazio side with many injuries and seemingly lacking cohesiveness. Home court advantage will help Lazio, but I can see some very dangerous counters for Udine with Di Natale as the focal point, and he may well bang in a goal. My tip is Udinese +0,5 handicap. Prediction: Lazio – Udinese 1-1.
Pick: Udinese (+0,5)
Odds: 2.07 @ Sbobet
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 7.49
Event date: 25 September
i saw at tv that di natale is not playng. i think this will have a huge impact
wow, big blow indeed if that`s true. seems he is questionable from what I can see. when I wrote my pick 3 sources gave him as a starter and did not note fitness issues.