The Serie A weekend kicks off with one game on Friday night to get us going, where we have Lazio hosting Salernitana. The home side are in 8th, chasing a top six spot, but in need of points, while they take on Salernitana, who are counting down the days until they are relegated from the Italian top tier.
Lazio Form GuideI think we've seen good and really bad from Lazio this season. They are capable of a top six place, but we've not seen them be consistent enough to actually grab it. 14 wins, 13 defeats and just four draws kind of sums up where they are, and we head into the weekend with them four points off 6th placed Atalanta.
It's two wins from their last five in the league, but they've also lost twice in cup competitions during that period, so two from seven overall. They lost 1-0 to Roma last weekend, a big game where they needed something but failed to score a goal, and took no points.
Salernitana Form GuideIt's been a sorry season for Salernitana who remain at the bottom of Serie A, and still only have two wins from what is now 31 games. Just 15 points puts them 10 behind Sassuolo above them, and 12 off safety. Over the next few weeks, relegation to Serie B will be confirmed for them.
They last played on Friday of last week, and drew 2-2 at home with Sassuolo, the team directly above them in the standings. Before that, three losses in a row as Bologna, Lecce and Cagliari all took maximum points from the struggling side.
Match PredictionSalernitana are not mathematically down, but are simply counting down the days until that happens, and you can see it in the body language of everyone connected to the club. There's no fight left, and while Lazio are incredibly inconsistent right now, I still think they have more than enough to win this one, so it's the home side for me.
