BETTING GUIDE: Lazio vs Genoa, Match Preview, Team News and Prediction
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Reading Time: 3min | Thu. 29.01.26. | 21:31
With Lazio lacking cutting edge at home and Genoa showing resilience and growing confidence under De Rossi, this matchup looks finely poised
Lazio and Genoa square off at the Stadio Olimpico on Friday night as Serie A’s 23rd matchday gets underway, with both sides separated by just six points in the mid-table standings.
Kick-off in Rome comes with Lazio searching for stability after a frustrating run of results, while Genoa arrives with renewed confidence as they continue to edge away from the relegation battle.
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The hosts begin the round ninth in Serie A on 29 points after 22 matches, a position that underlines an underwhelming campaign by their recent standards.
Lazio’s form has been patchy, reflected in just one win from their last six league games, alongside three draws and two defeats.
In that spell, Maurizio Sarri’s men have scored only four goals while conceding eight, averaging just 0.67 goals scored per game.
Their most recent outing, a goalless draw away to Lecce, came on the back of a damaging 3-0 home defeat to Como, highlighting ongoing attacking issues.
Home form has been a particular concern for the Biancocelesti.
Lazio are winless in their last five matches at the Olimpico across Serie A, drawing three and losing two, and they have failed to score in three of those fixtures.
Overall, their league matches this season have been low-scoring affairs, with 77% finishing under 2.5 goals and Lazio conceding fewer than one goal per game on average.
Mattia Zaccagni and Matteo Cancellieri, joint top scorers with three league goals, remain key attacking outlets, but injuries to Patric and Samuel Gigot, alongside Nicolo Rovella’s ongoing fitness issues, have limited Sarri’s options.
Genoa, meanwhile, sits 13th with 23 points and arrive in Rome on the back of a five-game unbeaten run in Serie A.
That sequence includes two wins and three draws, most recently a dramatic 3–2 home victory over Bologna.
Across their last six league matches, Genoa have scored nine goals and conceded seven, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.17 against, a notable improvement compared to earlier in the season.
Away from home, Genoa has been hard to beat rather than dominant. Their last two away league games both ended in draws, and while they have struggled to turn performances into victories on the road, they have shown resilience.
Daniele De Rossi’s side have seen both teams score in 67% of their last six matches, with league games involving Genoa producing an average of 2.55 goals.
Lorenzo Colombo leads their scoring charts with five league goals, though only one of those has come away from home, while Ruslan Malinovskyi remains the creative heartbeat in midfield.
Historically, this fixture has favoured Lazio. The Rome side has won five of the last six competitive meetings, including a 3-0 away victory earlier this season, and Genoa has failed to score in four straight league clashes against the Biancocelesti.
However, the current form suggests a more balanced contest than past results might imply.
Key Pointers:
- Lazio have recorded five draws in their previous nine Serie A matches
- Both sides have registered more draws than wins in the league this season
- Lazio are without a home victory in five games, drawing three of them
- Genoa are on a five-game unbeaten run, with three of those ending level
- Genoa have drawn their last two away league fixtures
With Lazio lacking a cutting edge at home and Genoa showing resilience and growing confidence under De Rossi, this matchup looks finely poised.
Despite Lazio’s strong head-to-head record, the visitors’ current momentum and the hosts’ draw-heavy profile point towards another stalemate.
Prediction: Draw
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