Lazio vs. Juventus Match Preview Article

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Lazio head into this match with some confidence in the knowledge that they recorded a solid 1-0 away win against Empoli in their last league encounter.  They came away from that fixture with 63% of the possession and clocked up 9 attempts on goal with 2 on target. By comparison, Empoli managed 7 attempts on goal, with 2 on target.  

Manager Marco Baroni will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 8 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 4 goals conceded in the same period.  They've conceded a goal in each of their last 10 home games; however, over The course of the season they have scored in 16 of their 17 games played at Stadio Olimpico di Roma .  

They've not been beaten at Stadio Olimpico di Roma in 6 league games, but with just a single point from each of their last 5 games there, the I Biancocelesti fans will be beginning to wonder how long they'll have to wait to see their team win at home again.  

Juventus, Recent Form

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Juventus had to settle for a share of the spoils in their last match, which ran out a 1-1 draw against Bologna.  They achieved 35% possession in that match and had 6 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against Bologna's tally of 9 efforts at goal, 2 of which were on target.  

While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 7 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 4, and leading to valuable points being dropped.   They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games on the road.  

They've shown some decent form of late, being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 matches, with 3 of the 5 being victories for good measure.  They've had an unusually high number of draws when playing away from home this season, with 8 draws in 17 away league games.  

With 2 goals scored in his last 6 away games for Juventus, Randal Kolo Muani will be looking to add more goals against Lazio in this match.