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Fiorentina vs Lazio
Competition – Serie A
Stadium – Stadio Artemio Franchi
Date: 13th May 2017
Kick-off time – 17:00 GMT
Live in-play betting – bet365
Fiorentina who seem to have closed shop for the season will host in-form Lazio who have been playing well as of late.
Fiorentina are currently 8th in the league table with 56 points after 35 league games.
They are 9 points behind 5th placed Atalanta so no European football for them next season.
A position around the middle of the league table is where they will likely finish the season.
They have only one win from their last 4 league games, and are currently on a run of 2 games without a win.
They battled to win their last home game 5-4 against Inter Milan which made it 3 wins from their last 5 home games in the league.
SS Lazio have had a good season – they are currently 4th in the league standings with 70 points after 35 games.
They trail 3rd placed Napoli by 7 points and are ahead of 5th placed Atalanta by 5 points.
They have 4 wins from their last 6 league games and are currently on a run of 3 straight wins.
They have 5 wins from their last 7 away games in the league and defeated Roma 1-3 in their last away game in the Serie A.
Fiorentina (probable): Tatarusanu; Sanchez, Astori, Tomovic; Chiesa, Vecino, Borja Valero, Saponara; Maxi Olivera, Bernardeschi; Kalinic
Suspended: Gonzalo Rodriguez
Lazio (probable): Strakosha; Wallace, De Vrij, Hoedt; Felipe Anderson, Milinkovic-Savic, Biglia, Parolo, Lulic; Immobile, Keita
Suspended: None
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
| Fiorentina last 5 matches (most recent first): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/05/17 | (a)Sassuolo | 2-2 | D |
| 30/04/17 | (a)Palermo | 2-0 | L |
| 22/04/17 | (h)Inter Milan | 5-4 | W |
| 15/04/17 | (h)Empoli | 1-2 | L |
| 09/04/17 | (a)Sampdoria | 2-2 | D |
| Lazio last 5 matches (most recent first): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/05/17 | (h)Sampdoria | 7-3 | W |
| 30/04/17 | (a)Roma | 1-3 | W |
| 23/04/17 | (h)Palermo | 6-2 | W |
| 15/04/17 | (a)Genoa | 2-2 | D |
| 09/04/17 | (h)Napoli | 0-3 | L |
Last time they met: Lazio 3-1 Fiorentina
Other fixtures taking place this week in Serie A:
| October 21, 2017 | ||
| SSC Napoli | 19:45 | Inter Milan |
| October 22, 2017 | ||
| Chievo Verona | 11:30 | Hellas Verona |
| SPAL | 14:00 | Sassuolo |
| Milan | 14:00 | Genoa |
| Torino | 14:00 | Roma |
| Benevento | 14:00 | Fiorentina |
| Atalanta | 14:00 | Bologna |
| Udinese | 17:00 | Juventus |
| Lazio | 19:45 | Cagliari |
| October 24, 2017 | ||
| Inter Milan | 19:45 | Sampdoria |
| October 25, 2017 | ||
| Atalanta | 17:30 | Hellas Verona |
| Roma | 19:45 | Crotone |
| Genoa | 19:45 | SSC Napoli |
| Sassuolo | 19:45 | Udinese |
| Juventus | 19:45 | SPAL |
| Cagliari | 19:45 | Benevento |
| Chievo Verona | 19:45 | Milan |
| Bologna | 19:45 | Lazio |
| Fiorentina | 19:45 | Torino |
Serie A Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SSC Napoli | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 24 |
| 2 | Inter Milan | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 22 |
| 3 | Juventus | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 19 |
| 4 | Lazio | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 19 |
| 5 | Sampdoria | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 17 |
| 6 | Roma | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 15 |
| 7 | Bologna | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 14 |
| 8 | Torino | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 13 |
| 9 | Chievo Verona | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | +0 | 12 |
| 10 | Milan | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | Fiorentina | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 10 |
| 12 | Atalanta | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | +0 | 9 |
| 13 | Udinese | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Cagliari | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 6 |
| 15 | Hellas Verona | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 6 |
| 16 | Crotone | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 6 |
| 17 | Genoa | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | SPAL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 5 |
| 19 | Sassuolo | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 5 |
| 20 | Benevento | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 19 | -17 | 0 |
Serie A Results
| October 21, 2017 | ||
| Sampdoria | 5 - 0 | Crotone |
| October 16, 2017 | ||
| Hellas Verona | 1 - 0 | Benevento |
| October 15, 2017 | ||
| Inter Milan | 3 - 2 | Milan |
| Cagliari | 2 - 3 | Genoa |
| Crotone | 2 - 2 | Torino |
| Bologna | 2 - 1 | SPAL |
| Sampdoria | 3 - 1 | Atalanta |
| Sassuolo | 0 - 0 | Chievo Verona |
| Fiorentina | 2 - 1 | Udinese |
| October 14, 2017 | ||
| Roma | 0 - 1 | SSC Napoli |
| Juventus | 1 - 2 | Lazio |
| October 1, 2017 | ||
| Atalanta | 2 - 2 | Juventus |
| Milan | 0 - 2 | Roma |
| Chievo Verona | 2 - 1 | Fiorentina |
| Lazio | 6 - 1 | Sassuolo |
| Torino | 2 - 2 | Hellas Verona |
| Benevento | 1 - 2 | Inter Milan |
| SPAL | 1 - 1 | Crotone |
| SSC Napoli | 3 - 0 | Cagliari |
