Form and goal profile
AS Roma are the clear statistical pick. Over the last 5 matches, Roma have scored 13 and conceded only 3, which is 2.6 goals scored per match vs 0.6 conceded. Lazio, by comparison, have scored 8 and conceded 8 in their last 5, a balanced but weaker 1.6 goals scored vs 1.6 conceded. Roma’s recent home sample is especially strong: 4-0 vs Fiorentina, 1-1 vs Atalanta and 3-0 vs Pisa, giving them 2.67 goals scored and 0.33 conceded per home match across those fixtures.
Head-to-head evidence
The derby history also supports Roma. In the last 4 Serie A meetings, Roma have 3 wins and 1 draw: 1-0, 2-0, 1-1 and 1-0. Across those league derbies, Roma outscored Lazio 5-1, showing both a results edge and a defensive control pattern. This is important for the total: recent derbies have consistently been tight, with the last 5 listed meetings all finishing below 2.5 goals.
Player output comparison
Roma also have the stronger individual scoring profile. Donyell Malen has 10G 2A in 16 apps, while Matìas Soulè Malvano adds 6G 5A in 31 apps. Lazio’s leading scorer listed is Gustav Isaksen with only 5G 1A in 29 apps, followed by Matteo Cancellieri at 4G 2A and Tijjani Noslin at 4G 1A. That gap in top-end finishing matters when Roma are already conceding very little.
Market and match call
The 1x2 price strongly favors Roma, and the recent numbers justify it. The Asian handicap at 1.0 is more aggressive because derbies can compress margins, but Roma’s defensive form and repeated clean sheets make a 2-0 home win a reasonable statistical projection. I prefer under 2.5 despite Roma’s scoring form because Lazio’s derby output against Roma has been poor, and the head-to-head trend points to control rather than chaos.
- Roma last 5: 2.6 scored and 0.6 conceded per match
- Roma unbeaten in last 4 league derbies, conceding only 1 goal
- Lazio attack lacks a double-digit scorer; Isaksen leads with 5G



