Coppa Italia Round of 16: Lazio vs Genoa Match Betting
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Genoa Going for Second Straight Upset Over Lazio
Lazio bounced back from a loss to Salernitana last week with a win over Celtic in the Champions League and a 1-0 victory vs. Cagliari on Saturday. The Biancocelesti entered the top half of the Serie A table and qualified for the UCL round of 16. On Tuesday, Lazio host Genoa at the Stadio Olimpico in the Coppa Italia round of 16. Genoa have already pulled off an upset vs. Lazio this season and will be looking for a repeat. Ahead of this cup game, we’ll take a look at the Lazio vs Genoa match betting odds.
Lazio vs. Genoa
Date, time:
Location: Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
Streaming: Live Sports Stream
Head-to-Head
These teams haven’t met on the Coppa Italia schedule since 2017. Lazio defeated Genoa 4-2 in the round of 16 that year and the Biancocelesti would later go on to the final. In August, Genoa’s Mateo Retegui scored the winning goal as Il Grifone pulled off a 1-0 upset over Lazio. The Lazio vs Genoa match betting odds priced Genoa as +650 underdogs for the match. The result also ended Lazio’s six-game unbeaten streak in this fixture.
Lazio Underperforming in 2023-24
Lazio have undoubtedly underperformed this season and have been struggling to score goals. So far, they’ve managed just 15 goals in 15 matches. On Saturday, one goal was enough for them to pick up their sixth win of the season. Pedro scored his first goal of the season as the Biancocelesti took down Cagliari, 4-0. Lazio keeper Ivan Provedel also made an important late save to seal the victory.
Currently, Lazio are in just ninth place in the Serie A standings and it’s going to be difficult for them to get back into the Champions League. Still, they haven’t lost a match at home for over three months and have been solid at the Stadio Olimpico this season. Since losing Sergej Milinkovic-Savic to the Saudi League, Lazio have not been creating as many chances, though.
Ciro Immobile has won the Serie A golden boot multiple times but he’s scored just four goals so far. Bettors should note that Lazio have made the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia in each of the last four seasons. The Biancocelesti won the competition in 2019 and this is their first match of the 2023-24 edition. Mattia Zaccagni and Alessio Romagnoli are expected to miss this match.
Genoa Struggling on the Road
After earning promotion from Serie B last season, Genoa find themselves five points ahead of the relegation zone in Serie A. Lazio vs Genoa match betting tips note that Genoa’s Ruslan Malinovskyi has scored in each of Il Grifone’s last two games. On Saturday, Malinovskyi scored a long range strike which was canceled out by Empoli’s Matteo Cancellieri. Genoa came away with a 1-1 draw and are in 14th place in Serie A.
Genoa have already played two Coppa Italia matches up to this point. In the first round, Mateo Retegui scored twice as Genoa beat Modena, 4-3. It took extra time to beat Reggiana in November’s second round. Albert Gudmundsson, Genoa’s leading scorer, scored the winner in the 2-1 victory. Now, Genoa head on the road in the Coppa Italia for the first time this season.
In Serie A, Il Grifone have been underwhelming on the road. They’ve won just one of their seven matches away from home, which coincidentally was at Lazio. Plus, Gudmundsson is out for this match, along with Kevin Strootman, Mattia Bani and Caleb Ekuban.
Match Analysis & Odds
Genoa are looking for their second road victory in 2023-24 vs. the same opponent. Lazio will be seeking revenge and are expected to pull off a victory on Tuesday. Lazio are -120 ATS and moneyline soccer betting favorites and have won six of their last seven matches, in all competitions. Meanwhile, Genoa 0.5 is priced at -110 odds and the visitors are +340 underdogs.
That corresponds to a 22.7 implied percent chance of victory, while a draw comes in at +235. With Lazio already through to the Champions League round of 16, Maurizio Sarri can trot out some of his best players here, even though Lazio have three games in eight days.
Even though Genoa haven’t found too much success this season, they’ve scored in six straight matches, in all competitions. Here, over 2, 2.5 goals are priced at -125 odds and it wouldn’t be a big surprise if both teams are on the scoresheet.
