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Serie A · Matchday 5

Venezia vs Lazio

· Stadio Pierluigi Penzo, Venice· Referee S. Sozza

Full time0 – 2

BCCFC prediction was Lazio to win

Bblended with market oddsCorrect

Predicted score 1 – 2

8% — likeliest score with our pick

Win probability
VeneziaDrawLazio

Why this pick: Venezia vs Lazio

Model inputs: per-match averages over each side's last 10 played matches (Venezia 10, Lazio 10). PPDA — lower means more intense pressing.

VeneziaLazio
1.48 xG per 90 1.55
1.48 npxG per 90 1.46
8.8 PPDA 18.5
5.6 Deep completions per 90 5.6
1.04 xPTS per 90 1.47

xG and npxG (non-penalty) per match, deep completions (passes received within ~20 yards of goal) and xPTS (expected points) from Understat match data. Bold marks the stronger side on each line.

Venezia vs Lazio: model vs market

1X2 probabilities: our model, the de-vigged market and the published blend
SourceVeneziaDrawLazio
Model39%26%35%
Market27%26%47%
Published30%26%44%
Edge+12%0%-12%
  • Better recent form: 4 wins in the last 6 vs 1 for the opposition.

Edge = model probability minus the de-vigged market probability. Published = the blend of both that backs every number on this page.

Venezia vs Lazio odds movement

Median bookmaker price on Lazio, 26 snapshots since 2026-09-07.

Opened 2.95Now 2.05 -0.90
Median 1X2 prices, first and latest snapshot
SelectionFirstLatestMove
Venezia2.423.55+1.13
Draw3.283.62+0.34
Lazio2.952.05-0.90

A shortening price means the market has moved towards that outcome. Median across all recorded bookmakers, not one book's line.

Venezia and Lazio expected goals

The goal rate the model gives each side in this fixture, from xG-based attack and defence ratings.

1.75Venezia
1.65Lazio
Total expected goals
3.40
Attack rating (Venezia / Lazio)
1.22 / 1.03
Defence rating (Venezia / Lazio)
1.35 / 1.11

Ratings are relative to the league average (1.00); lower defence rating = fewer goals conceded per match.

Venezia vs Lazio score probability

Every scoreline the model gives this match, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker = likelier.

01234+ 0 5.3% 3.6% 4.6% 2.5% 1.5% 1 3.9% 11.6% 8.0% 4.4% 2.6% 2 5.1% 8.4% 7.0% 3.8% 2.3% 3 3.0% 4.9% 4.1% 2.2% 1.3% 4+ 1.9% 3.2% 2.6% 1.4% 0.9%

Rows: Venezia goals. Columns: Lazio goals. Outlined cell = most likely scoreline.

Venezia vs Lazio goals probability

Chance of the match clearing each total, read off the same score matrix as the heatmap.

Over 0.5 95%
Over 1.5 87%
Over 2.5 66%
Over 3.5 44%
Both teams to score
69%
No goals (0–0)
5%

Over 4.5 and higher fall inside the 4+ buckets and cannot be read off a 0–4 grid, so they are not shown.

All markets for Venezia vs Lazio

Published probability and fair odds per market
MarketSelectionProbabilityFair odds
1X2Venezia30%3.35
Draw26%3.78
Lazio44%2.29
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.566%1.51
Under 2.534%2.95
Both teams to scoreYes69%1.46
No31%3.19
Double chance1X (Venezia or draw)56%1.78
12 (either side)74%1.36
X2 (draw or Lazio)70%1.43
Handicap -1Lazio win by 2+18%5.46
Push (exactly one goal)16%—

Fair odds = 1 / probability — the break-even price implied by the published probability. Correct-score probabilities are on the heatmap above.

Venezia and Lazio recent form

Venezia 1W 0D 5L
Lazio 4W 1D 1L

Last 6 completed matches, all competitions, newest on the right.

Home vs away this season

Venezia at home

Record (W-D-L)
0-0-2
Win rate
0%
Goals for / match
1.00
Goals against / match
3.00
Clean sheets
0 of 2

Lazio away

Record (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Win rate
100%
Goals for / match
1.50
Goals against / match
0.50
Clean sheets
1 of 2

League matches this season before kick-off: Venezia at home only, Lazio away only.

Injuries & availability

Venezia absences

  • A. Adorante hernia
  • A. Bella-Kotchap injury
  • B. Franjic injury
  • G. Busio injury
  • M. Dagasso inactive
  • M. Sverko hip injury
  • R. Haps inactive
  • T. Basic foot injury

Lazio absences

  • A. Furlanetto knee injury
  • F. Dele-Bashiru muscle injury
  • L. Pellegrini injury
  • N. Rovella injury
  • Patric ankle injury

Reported injuries and suspensions from our data provider; confirmed line-ups appear about 40 minutes before kick-off.

Expected lineups

Venezia lineup · 3-5-2

  1. 1 Filip Stanković
  2. 2 Matias Moreno
  3. 15 Juan Jesus
  4. 3 Joel Schingtienne
  5. 14 Thierry Correia
  6. 21 Þórir Jóhann Helgason
  7. 19 Simon Sohm
  8. 71 Kike Pérez
  9. 18 Antoine Hainaut
  10. 45 Akor Adams
  11. 10 John Yeboah

Bench: Albion Rrahmani, Lamine Fanne, Rufai Mohammed, Richie Sagrado, Redouane Halhal, Lion Lauberbach, Lorenzo Berardi, Simone Panada, Kornel Lisman, Toni Fernández, Ale Gomes, Lorenzo Montipò

Lazio lineup · 4-3-3

  1. 35 Christos Mandas
  2. 17 Nuno Tavares
  3. 25 Oliver Provstgaard
  4. 37 Josip Šutalo
  5. 15 Romano Floriani Mussolini
  6. 24 Kenneth Taylor
  7. 21 Reda Belahyane
  8. 16 Davide Frattesi
  9. 10 Mattia Zaccagni
  10. 14 Tijjani Noslin
  11. 22 Matteo Cancellieri

Bench: Diogo Leite, Danilho Doekhi, Andrea Pinamonti, Gustav Isaksen, Alfonso Pedraza, Manuel Lazzari, Danilo Cataldi, Edoardo Motta, Davide Renzetti, Federico Serra, Valerio Farcomeni, Albert Guðmundsson

Venezia vs Lazio head-to-head

Last 4 meetings: Venezia 0 · draws 1 · Lazio 3.

VeneziaDrawsLazio
Previous meetings
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
2025-02-22Venezia0-0LazioSerie A
2024-08-18Lazio3-1VeneziaSerie A
2022-03-14Lazio1-0VeneziaSerie A
2021-12-22Venezia1-3LazioSerie A

Other Matchday 5 fixtures

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