Lazio are out to increase their unbeaten run on this fixture to 12 video games once they welcome Udinese to the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday afternoon (kick-off 12:30).
PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Lazio (3-5-2): Reina; Patric, Acerbi, Radu; Lazzari, Parolo, Leiva, Alberto, Fares; Motionless, Correa.
Unavailable: Milinkovic-Savic, Lulic, Escalante.
Udinese (3-5-2): Musso; Becao, Nuytinck, Samir; Larsen, De Paul, Arslan, Pereyra, Ouwejan; Okaka, Lasagna.
Unavailable: Coulibaly, Wallace.
KEY STATISTICS
– Lazio are unbeaten of their final 11 Serie A video games in opposition to Udinese, profitable 9 and maintaining 9 clear sheets on this run.
– Beneath Simone Inzaghi, Lazio have achieved seven wins in eight Serie A matches in opposition to Udinese (D1). Since he joined the Biancocelesti in April 2016, solely Gian Piero Gasperini has received extra video games in opposition to a single opponent (eight v Sassuolo).
– Udinese haven’t scored in any of their final 5 away Serie A video games in opposition to Lazio (L5) – the final Friulian purpose on the street in opposition to the Biancocelesti was again in September 2014, with Cyril Théréau scoring in a 1-0 win.
– Udinese haven’t conceded in both of their final two Serie A video games; they may maintain three clear sheets in a row within the competitors for the primary time since March 2014.
– Lazio have picked up solely 5 factors of their first 4 dwelling seasonal Serie A video games (W1 D2 L1) for the primary time since 2011/12, profitable their fifth match again then.
– Lazio have obtained probably the most playing cards in Serie A this season (26 – 25 yellows and one crimson), whereas solely Napoli (eight) and Roma (10) have fewer playing cards than Udinese (13). The Biancocelesti have obtained a card each 3.8 fouls, the bottom ratio within the present league season.
– Udinese have tried probably the most crosses from open play in Serie A this season (147, 18 on common), nonetheless solely one in every of these has led to a purpose.
– Udinese have scored the fewest objectives within the first half-hour of play in Serie A video games this season (one). As well as, no different facet have scored fewer than Udinese and Lazio within the first half of video games(three).
– Lazio’s Ciro Motionless has been concerned in 11 objectives in 10 Serie A video games in opposition to Udinese (eight objectives and three assists) – solely in opposition to Sampdoria (13) has he had extra purpose involvements within the competitors.
– Lazio are the crew that Udinese’s Rodrigo de Paul has confronted probably the most in Serie A (seven matches) with out scoring or offering an help.
