Serie A: Roma vs Lazio preview

Another edition of the Rome Derby will take place on Saturday when Roma take on Lazio at the Olympic Stadium in the Italian capital. Roma beat Lazio 2-0 in the first Serie A derby last season, but Lazio got revenge with a 3-1 victory in the reverse fixture. The two rivals also met in the Italian Cup last season and Lazio prevailed 4-3 on aggregate. The last seven matches between these two teams ended with a winner, the last draw between the two rivals was in 2015. Roma have won four of the last six direct meetings in all competitions. Roma are on a five-match winning streak in all competitions and have not lost a match since the 1-0 home defeat against Serie A leaders Napoli in October. They have lost two matches all season, both of them at home, and both to top teams like Napoli and Inter. They are currently fifth in the Serie A table, five points behind leaders Napoli and just one point behind fourth-placed Lazio. Radja Nainggolan sustained a groin injury while on international duty with Belgium and might not be risked in the derby, while Rick Karsdorp will surely miss out. Lazio are on a nine-match unbeaten streak in all competitions and they have lost just one match since the start of the season. That loss was at home against leaders Napoli, it ended 4-1 in September. Lazio have scored 31 Serie A goals so far, ten more than rivals AS Roma, and seem capable to challenge for a top-three spot. Brazilian midfielder Felipe Anderson has returned to training during the international break and he could be able to make his first appearance of the season in this big match. Probable line-ups: Roma: Alisson - Florenzi, Fazio, Manolas, Kolarov - Strootman, De Rossi, Pellegrini - Perotti, Dzeko, El Shaarawy Lazio: Strakosha - Bastos, De Vrij, Radu - Marusic, Leiva, Parolo, Lulic - Alberto, Milinkovic-Savic - Immobile My prediction: 2-2 draw. Here are the odds for the match at Bet365: Roma win - 2.20 Draw - 3.50 Lazio win - 3.10