Lazio will take on Club Bruges on Tuesday, 8th at 18:55 at Stadio Olimpico, Rome. Lazio are at a brilliant 2nd place in the table on 9 points after 5 matches. Club Bruges are trailing by 2 points at a brilliant 3rd place on 5 games.
Lazio aim to extend the lead on Club Bruges in the table when the pair go head to head this coming Tuesday.
We will publish the confirmed team line ups when they are confirmed here are our predicted line ups for the game.
With Dortmund expected to win their home tie again Zenit Petersburg then this is a must win game for both Club Brugge and Lazio with the winner likely to finish second in Group F.
Lazio look to extend their current momentum with another positive result. In the last 3 matches, Lazio were hammered by Udinese in a 3-1 defeat, followed by a 1-1 draw against B. Dortmund in the Champions League and most recent a compact 2-1 win against Spezia.
Lazio have been enjoying a strong run of home form recently with 3 wins in their previous 6 matches, and focus is fixed on adding another win to their account.
Club Bruges look to extend their current momentum with another positive result. In recent matches, Club Bruges split the points in 0-0 draw against Royal Excel Mouscron, followed by an imposing 3-0 win against Zenit Petersborg in the Champions League before winning St.Truiden 1-0 in the last match.
With a measly 8 points from a possible 18 since October to their name on the road, Club Bruges look there for the taking when facing Lazio this coming Tuesday.
The last time the pair played each other the game ended in a 1-1 draw. The two teams have only met once before in the Champions League so the head to head form doesn’t give any insights into how the tie may play out.
Some interesting facts and streaks.
Lazio unbeaten the last 5 matches in a row; Lazio has won the last 3 matches in a row at home; Lazio has won in the last 4 of 5 matches at home; Lazio scored in the last 15 of 17 matches.
Club Brugge conceded in the last 10 of 12 matches; Total goals was OVER 2.5 in Club Brugge’s last 5 of 7 matches; Club Brugge scored in the last 5 of 7 matches; Total goals was OVER 2.5 in Club Brugge’s last 3 matches in the row.According to bookies Lazio are favourites to win. A bet on a home win will get you odds 1.73 with Betfair. Bookies predict that Lazio have a 58% chance of beating Club Bruges. If you want to bet your money on Club Bruges the best odds is with Bet365 at 5.00.
The bookies also believe in a match with plenty of goals. A bet with Betfair will get you odds 1.70 on over 2.5 goals. That equals a 59% chance of this match going over 2.5 goals. Should you prefer a low scoring bet your best odds lies with Betfair who pays out 2.25 for under 2.5 goals.
Ciro Immobile is the standout goal scorer for Club Bruges in the Champions League this season scoring 4 goals in the last 3 games to date including both home and away fixtures against group leaders Dortmund. Hans Vanaken and Charles De Ketelaere are the in form goal scorers for Lazio.
Based on the last 10 games there is a 50% chance of the home team Lazio scoring first in this game with the away team having a 40% chance of scoring first. Lazio have conceded an average of one goal per game in their last 6 games so it isn’t enough for them to sit back and defend as their forward line is where they hold the most threat.
There is a 60% chance of there being 2.5 goals or more in a game where Lazio are the home side and a 70% chance where Club Burges are the away side. There is a 100% chance of their being one goal in the game based on the last 9/10 matches where Lazio are the home side and Club Bruges are the away team and a 90% chance of there being 1.5 goals or more.