Juventus vs Lazio Prediction, H2H Stats & Statistical Bets 18 October 2026

Back in the 2010s, Juventus dominated Italian football completely, winning title after title. Those days feel a long way off now. The Turin club have been unable to reclaim the Scudetto for several years, and more recently even finishing in the top four of Serie A has become a genuine challenge. The new season has given supporters little reason for optimism so far. After six rounds, the Old Lady have just 11 points and sit sixth in the table. The problem is less about the quality of their football and more about an inability to turn performances into wins. Juventus frequently outplay their opponents and create enough chances, but they are dropping points far too often.

A clear illustration came in the previous round, when Juventus failed to beat Cagliari, drawing 1-1. Despite a noticeable advantage across almost every statistical measure, the team spent much of the match chasing the game. They pressed Cagliari's defence continuously but only managed to level things up, once again missing the chance to close the gap on the league leaders.

A home tie against Celta in the Europa League was supposed to lift the mood somewhat. Juventus travelled to Spain and came away with an important 2-1 win. Even then, though, it was far from straightforward. Despite dominating for long periods, they somehow went in at half-time losing 0-1 and were forced to come from behind yet again. The decisive goal only arrived in the 90+2nd minute, at a point when another dropped result had seemed almost inevitable.

Not so long ago, it seemed as though Lazio were in for a very difficult season. In mid-August, the Romans gave their supporters an unpleasant surprise, sensationally losing at home to Mantova 0-2 and being knocked out of the Coppa Italia. A defeat to such a modest opponent raised serious questions about the team's readiness for the new Serie A campaign. As it turned out, though, that setback proved to be nothing more than an unfortunate one-off.

After the cup embarrassment, the Eagles transformed and have not lost since. Across six Serie A rounds, the team have won five and drawn one, picking up an impressive 16 points. That run has taken Lazio to second place in the table, behind leaders Inter only on goal difference.

In the previous round, the Romans again showed their intent, comfortably seeing off Serie A newcomers Monza 3-1. The hosts took control from the first minutes and had built a comfortable two-goal lead by the 23rd minute. On the 35th minute, Monza's situation became even more difficult as they were reduced to ten men. After the break, however, events took a rather unexpected turn. Despite being a man down, the visitors grew sharper and pulled one back on 46 minutes. For a spell, Monza even looked the more dangerous side, putting the hosts under some pressure. Lazio, though, did not allow their opponents to build on that and took all three points.