Venezia vs Lazio — match summary
Italy · Serie A · kick-off 20 Sept 2026 01:45
Full time · score 0-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Venezia 22 · Lazio 40
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Venezia 46 · Lazio 42
Shots on target 6-2 · corners 7-2 · possession 49-51
NextGOAL tip: Venezia +0.5 · 2 stars
Venezia host Lazio at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo in a Serie A game where the home side have yet to pick up a single point from their first 4 matches of the season, while Lazio have collected 10 points from the same number of games and are sitting in the upper part of the table. The two teams need very different results tonight. Venezia have lost their last 5 matches, scoring just 4 and conceding 11 in the league, with the defence clearly a problem, but their overall play has not been that bad, because over their last 10 matches they have averaged 63.9% possession and 5.6 shots on target per game, more than Lazio have managed (4.1). Lazio, meanwhile, are unbeaten in 4 straight, but 3 of their last 5 wins have come by a single goal, and they could only manage a draw against their opponents in their most recent match. According to the expected line-ups, Venezia are likely to use a 3-5-2 with Kike Perez and Simon Sohm controlling the tempo in midfield, while Lazio are expected to line up in a 4-3-3 with Davide Frattesi and Kenneth Taylor running the midfield and Mattia Zaccagni and Matteo Cancellieri working the flanks. If Venezia can keep dominating possession as they have and avoid letting Lazio take the lead first, the game could stretch into the closing stages, which is when Lazio score most of their goals. The first thing to watch after kick-off is how solidly Venezia can set up defensively when Lazio push their game high up the pitch.