About Match
In the standings it is Lazio 3rd on 9 points, Atalanta 8th on 6 — separated by 3. Scoring rates set the scale: Lazio 1.33 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Atalanta 1.33 and 1, with the league averaging 1.37. A win would lift Lazio to 12 points and up to 1st (other results unchanged).
Momentum sits with Lazio, winners of their last three.
36 meetings are on record — 14 won by Lazio, 12 by Atalanta, 10 drawn, at 2.86 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 39% of those meetings. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.8 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2.86 all-time.
The venue is Stadio Olimpico in Roma, with room for 72,698 spectators.