Fresh from crushing AC Milan 4-0 in midweek, Lazio will aim to extend their Serie A winning streak to three games when Fiorentina visit the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.
Thanks to Tuesday’s victory, Lazio find themselves third in the Serie A table – one point shy of Milan and level with Inter and Roma on 37 points.
Meanwhile, Fiorentina sit eleventh in the standings – 12 points outside the European places and 14 points behind in-form Lazio.
The Eagles made life work of Milan last time out, scoring two goals in each half to extend their winning streak in all competitions to three matches.
It is also worth noting that Lazio have kept a clean sheet in each of their previous three encounters, preventing Sassuolo, Bologna and Milan from scoring.
The club from the capital have only lost four of their 19 Serie A games this season, picking up 11 wins and four draws along the way.
Thanks to an impressive run on home soil – losing just one of their past seven league meetings at the Stadio Olimpico – the Eagles soar into Matchday 20 in excellent form.
As for Fiorentina, they suffered a 1-0 defeat to Torino last weekend – despite racking up 63% possession and 19 shots on home soil.
Consequently, La Viola head into Sunday’s clash on a two-game losing streak in Serie A, having lost 2-0 to Roma the weekend before.
It is worth pointing out that Fiorentina have only managed to win one of their four league matches since the World Cup, registering one draw and two defeats in the process.
Carrying a record of six wins, five draws and eight losses into Matchday 20, La Viola’s inconsistency is clear for all to see.
Head-to-head: Lazio thrashed Fiorentina 4-0 in the reverse fixture back in October, meaning the Eagles have won each the past three meetings without conceding a goal.
When you look at the bigger picture, Lazio have lost just one of their previous 11 league games against Fiorentina – securing eight victories in that time.
Team news: Lazio are still without key striker Ciro Immobile due to injury, while Mario Gila is also expected to miss Sunday’s clash.
Fiorentina also have a couple of injury absentees at the moment, with Gaetano Castrovilli and Arthur Cabral likely to miss the trip to the capital.
When you couple Lazio’s recent form with their impressive record against Fiorentina, all the signs point towards a home win on Sunday.
With that in mind, Forebet predicts that Lazio will score over 1.5 goals on their way to dispatching Fiorentina.