Lazio hold the edge on eve of Torino contest

Lazio host Torino this Saturday at the Stadio Olimpico for matchday 31 of the Serie A. Currently, Maurizio Sarri's team are 2nd in the table with 61 points, while Ivan Juric's team are 11th with 39 points.

After winning 0x3 in the last match against Spezia (Serie A 2022/23), Lazio receive Torino, who drew 1x1 against Salernitana (Serie A 2022/23). Going into the encounter, Maurizio Sarri's team is on a sequence of 8 games without losing in the Serie A 2022/23. On the other hand, Ivan Juric's team is on a sequence of 4 games without a win in the Serie A 2022/23. Digging back into the archives highlights that Lazio and Torino have faced each other one hundred forty-five times, with Ivan Juric's team holding the advantage: 43 victories, against 40 victories of Maurizio Sarri's team. Specifically in the Stadio Olimpico, Lazio have the advantage in the duels against Torino: 24 wins in 72 games, while Ivan Juric's team has 12 wins.

Considering only the Serie A, there have been one hundred thirty-seven games played between the two teams, with 41 wins for Torino, 58 draws and 38 wins for Lazio.

Considering the Serie A 2022/23, from Lazio's most influential players, Felipe Anderson has entered the pitch 30 times, and Ivan Provedel is the one with more minutes played (2692). Mattia Zaccagni is the current best scorer with 10 goals. As for Torino, Milinkovic-Savic is the most used player in a total of 30 games (2700 min). Tonny Sanabria has scored 9 goals, the most across Torino's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with a draw, 0x0. Lazio will have to work hard if they want to overcome this major hurdle.