Lazio Serie A Analysis: 2nd Place, 25 Points After 9 Games

Lazio are 2nd in the Serie A with 25 points from 9 games (8W 1D 0L) and a goal difference of +15.

Season at a glance

They trail the leaders Inter Milan by 0 points, and are 7 points clear of fifth place.

They are 22 points above bottom-placed Venezia.

Lazio's season marks: biggest wins 3-1 at home and 2-6 away; a best winning run of 3.

Against top-half opponents Lazio have 1W 1D 0L (2.0 points per game from 2 games); against the bottom half it is 7W 0D 0L (3.0 per game from 7).

Attack

Lazio have scored 22 goals (2.44 per game), the 3rd-best attack in the Serie A. The league average is 1.58 per team per game, so they sit 55% above it. They failed to score in 0 of 9 games. They average 2.0 goals per home game and 2.8 per away game.

Defence

They have conceded 7 (0.78 per game), the 1st-best defence, with 4 clean sheets in 9 games. Clean sheets: 1 at home and 3 away. They concede 1.0 per home game and 0.6 per away game.

When the goals come

Lazio's 22 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 46-60 (6 goals); 12 (55%) came after half-time and 3 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 46-60 (3 of 7 goals), including 1 after the 75th minute.

Tactics and discipline

Lazio's most used formations: 4-3-3 (9 games).

Lazio have collected 15 yellow and 0 red cards and converted 1 of 3 penalties.

Home and away

Lazio have 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats at home (10 points from 4 games, 2.5 per game), scoring 2.0 and conceding 1.0 per game. They kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score in 0 of those 4.

Lazio have 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats away from home (15 points from 5 games, 3.0 per game), scoring 2.8 and conceding 0.6 per game. They kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score in 0 of those 5.

Form and streaks

Lazio's last 5 results in the Serie A, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 6-2 at Sassuolo (15th, W); 2-1 vs Parma (19th, W); 3-0 at Juventus (8th, W); 3-1 vs Monza (16th, W); 2-0 at Venezia (20th, W). That is 15 points from a possible 15, with 16 goals scored and 4 conceded.

Current streaks for Lazio: 5 straight wins, a goal in each of their last 9.

Squad leaders

Lazio's league contributors: goals - T. Noslin 4, D. Frattesi 3, G. Isaksen 3; assists - M. Zaccagni 5, Nuno Tavares 3, T. Noslin 2.

Highest average ratings among regulars (270+ minutes): C. Mandas 7.70, M. Zaccagni 7.50, Nuno Tavares 7.28.

Workload and impact: most minutes - C. Mandas (810), M. Zaccagni (789); most key passes - M. Zaccagni (22); most tackles and interceptions - R. Floriani Mussolini (28); goalkeeper C. Mandas has made 31 saves; most yellow cards - M. Zaccagni (3).

Strengths and weaknesses

Lazio's strengths: 3rd in the league for goals scored (22 goals); 1st in the league for goals conceded (7 conceded); 3rd in the league for home points per game (2.50); 1st in the league for away points per game (3.00); 1st in the league for points from the last five games (15 points).

The schedule ahead

Next up: vs Cagliari (10th), at Napoli (7th), vs Lecce (14th). The average league position of those opponents is 10.3, a mixed run.

Outlook

At 2.78 points per game, a full 38-game season would end near 106 points, and at 2.44 goals per game near 93 goals. That is a projection from the current rate, not a prediction.