Lazio vs Sampdoria: Bet on Biancocelesti to Win & Immobile to Score

Lazio continues trying to secure a place in the European competitions next season. Biancocelesti will play another game against Sampdoria at home. Will they be able to get three points? We will choose several options to bet on.

Lazio have to win two matches out of three

Three rounds to go before the championship ends, Maurizio Sarri's team occupies sixth place in the standings, is on par with the fifth team, Roma, and is three points ahead of seventh-ranked Fiorentina. To ensure their position in the top-6, that is, to win a ticket to the Europa League, Lazio need only gain six points in the remaining matches. And that's assuming that Fiorentina wins all their encounters.

Last round, the White and Sky Blues had an exciting and dramatic away match against Spezia. The Little Eagles took the lead three times, but the Biancocelesti managed to get back into the game three times and snatched the victory at the last minute. Francesco Acerbi netted the decisive goal to make it 4-3. Apart from him, Lazio's goalkeeper Provedel, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, and Ciro Immobile were among the players to score the second goal of the current Serie A season. Immobile leads the scoring race now with a handicap of 3 goals.

Sampdoria are close to their goal

While Lazio is fighting for European competitions at the end of the season, Sampdoria is fighting for survival. Marco Giampaolo's team occupies 15th place in the standings and is 5 points ahead of the relegation zone in terms of losses. A good margin, which, however, does not guarantee Sampa a place in the elite division for the next season.

On the previous matchday, Sampdoria claimed a vital win in the Genoa derby against Genoa. The only goal was scored by midfielder Sabiri. On 90+6 the penalty was given to Genoa captain Domenico Criscito. Sampdoria were lucky enough not to let it slip at the very last moment.

Head-to-head encounters

In the first round of the current championship, Lazio defeated Sampdoria 3-1 away.

Sampdoria have won 8 games at home and lost none in their last ten games.

Expert Betting Tips

Sampdoria has yet to ensure their stay in Serie A, so they will be fighting fiercely for a result in the upcoming game. Although it is unlikely that effort alone will be enough for the Genoese to score in Rome. Lazio is a much more classy team that also solves tournament problems at the end of the championship. The Biancocelesti are showing more and more quality soccer under Maurizio Sarri, and the last-second victory over Spezia in the previous round will surely give the Romans an additional psychological advantage. So we're betting on Lazio. And on Ciro Immobile's goal! The forward has been scoring a lot of goals of late and won't mind increasing his lead in the scoring race of the season.

Prediction: a Lazio win and an Immobile goal. Although we shouldn't expect the game to be high-scoring – there were too many goals in Lazio's previous match against Spezia.

Betting options

• W1+TU (4.5) for 1.92;
• Ciro Immobile To Score for 1.44;
• Correct Score 2-1 for 7.50.

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