There are five fixtures to be played in the Italian Serie A on the 8th of October, including the meeting between Lazio and Atalanta.
The match will be contested at the Stadio Olimpico and the hosts begin the weekend in 16th place on 7 points while the visitors are in 6th place on 13 points.
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Lazio come into the game having recorded a 2-1 win at Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
It was Celtic who opened the scoring in the 12th minute but Lazio came back well to equalise 17 minutes later.
It appeared the game was going to end level but Lazio struck a winner in added time to pick up maximum points.
The win at Celtic means Lazio are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 games in all competitions.
In addition to the victory in Scotland, Lazio beat Torino 2-0 at home in Serie A plus there have been draws against Monza at home Serie A and Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.
Trends show Lazio have won only 1 of their 4 most recent Serie A fixtures. However, they are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 home league games.
Both teams have scored in 3 of Lazio’s last 5 home Serie A matches and they have kept just 2 clean sheets in their last 8 league games on home soil.
Atalanta travel to the Stadio Olimpico on the back of a 2-1 win at Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League on Thursday night.
Atalanta opened the scoring in the 33rd minute and doubled their advantage on the stroke of half time.
Sporting Lisbon pulled a goal back in the 76th minute but Atalanta saw out the final minutes to seal the win.
The win at Sporting Lisbon means Atalanta are undefeated in their last 5 games in all competitions.
There have been wins over Cagliari at home and Verona away in Serie A plus Rakow Czestochowa at home in the Europa League.
The only game in the last 5 that Atalanta have failed to win ended in a 0-0 draw at home with Juventus in Serie A.
Trends show Atalanta have won 2 of their last 4 away Serie A fixtures.
Atalanta are undefeated in 10 of their last 12 encounters with Lazio in Serie A and are undefeated in their 6 most recent away games against Lazio.
Team news: Lazio have no major injury or suspension concerns ahead of this match, meaning they should be at full strength.
Atalanta have just one injury concern and El Bilal Touré will miss out due to a tendon problem.
Atalanta appear to be finding their stride and they have a good recent record against Lazio. We expect the hosts to find the back of the net but for Atlanta to come away with the 3 points.