Lazio v Spezia Calcio: Serie A Match-day 8

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Next Sunday at 12:30pm GMT, on matchday 8 of the Serie A, we will see Lazio play Spezia at the Stadio Olympico.

Going into this match in twelfth place, Spezia face an up-hill struggle when they travel to fourth placed Lazio.

Lazio have 14 points to their name, going into this tie

Lazio come to this fixture on the back of a 0-4 away loss against Cremonese at Stadio Giovanni Zini.

Also, can Lazio extend their incredible run of two wins? With 14 points (4W, 1L and 2D), they are established in fourth position in the League having won four matches, drawn two fixtures, and lost one game.

When Lazio host Spezia, they will do so on the back of three wins and one losses on their own ground.

A victory for Lazio would put them on 17 points.

Good atacking and defensive team

Lazio have a solid defence, with only five goals conceded in their previous games. This has been a good season so far for Lazio, in terms of goals scored (13). This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Ciro Immobile (5), Pedro (2), and Luis Alberto (2).

Lazio are likely to be missing three of their key players when they start Sunday’s game, due to injury and illness.

It’s eight points so far for Spezia Calcio this season, going into this fixture

Can Spezia make it three out of three, having turned over Sampdoria 2-1 and Napoli 1-0 in their last two games?

Also, suffering three losses in six meetings is a terrible run of form for any club, Luca Gotti’s Spezia will know this and will be hopeful of turning it around. Now they have 2 matches won, 3 games lost and 2 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in twelfth place, with a total of eight points having won two matches, drawn two fixtures, and lost three games.

Spezia have lost three meetings of their three League matches playing away this season.

Spezia Calcio will have secured 11 points so far this season, should they secure a win.

Going into Sunday’s game, Luca Gotti without five of his players, due to illness or injury.

Lazio v Spezia Calcio – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels Lazio and Spezia have faced each other times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Lazio’s favour (4 – 0). Also, Lazio remain unbeaten in their last four matches played at the Stadio Olympico against Spezia. The last time they played each other in this competition Spezia Calcio secured a 3-4 away win.

Performance Report

For Lazio, Ciro Immobile, one of their best scorers, has nettedfive goals in seven League games this season, while M’bala Nzola is one of the top performing players after having scoredthree goals in seven League matches this Serie A Season for Spezia.

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