Against All Odds: The Eagles to struggle up against The Little Zebras

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Lazio are odds-on for their clash with Udinese in Serie A tonight but with the away side having lost just one of their last six on the road, Paul Robinson thinks they are worth opposing.

Lazio are currently sixth in the table after picking up 23 points from their opening 13 fixtures. A win or a draw this evening would see them move to fifth above bitter rivals, Roma, but as it stands they are nine points adrift of Juventus at the top.

Vladimir Petkovi's side have been a touch out of form lately; one win in five, with two defeats, including a terrible 4-0 loss to Catania. The Eagles are much better at home than they are away though, four victories from six this term, however they are prone to the odd poor performance at Stadio Olimpico, as evidenced by the loss to Genoa and to a lesser extent, the draw with Torino.

Udinese have struggled this season and find themselves down in 12th place with 16 points. They haven't been losing that much, just three defeats, but they haven't been winning that many either. The Little Zebras have drawn over half of their games thus far, so while they are unlikely to earn a victory tonight, they certainly won't be a pushover. 

Francesco Guidolin's men are undefeated in six in the league now, and they've scored in every game from the start of October. Since a last gasp 2-1 loss to Fiorentina in their first away match of the season, Udinese have only suffered one further defeat, and that was by a narrow 2-1 scoreline to high flying Napoli.

Lazio are a very strong home team, but Udinese are very resilient, and I think the draw is a huge runner here. With that in mind, at odds of 1.9310/11 I have to make Lazio my lay of the day.  

Recommended Bet
Lay Lazio v Udinese @ 1.9310/11

2012 P/L (1pt each bet)

Wagered: 270 pts
Returned: 277.17 pts
P/L + 7.17 pts