Juventus vs Lazio prediction, odds and how to watch

Juventus were ruthless and clinical in Turin, dismantling NEC Nijmegen 5-0 in the UEFA Europa League with goals from Nico González, Kerim Alajbegovic, Nick Woltemade, Zeki Çelik, and Randal Kolo Muani. NEC never competed.

Juventus ground out a 2-0 win over Parma at home in Serie A, with Nico González and Teun Koopmeiners both scoring after coming off the bench to settle a one-sided contest. Parma offered next to nothing going forward and were second best from first whistle to last.

Lazio took all three points at Udinese despite being second best for large parts of the match, with Davide Frattesi and Albert Gudmundsson scoring late to overturn Jesper Karlström's opener. Udinese had 19 shots and 60 per cent possession but came away with nothing.

Juventus have won just twice in their last five Serie A matches and conceded in four of them. Lazio have won four of their last five. This is not the fixture Juve needed right now.

Celta Vigo host Juventus on Thursday having lost all three of their Europa League matches and conceded seven goals. Juventus arrive having put five past NEC Nijmegen without reply. This is not a fixture. It is a problem.

Cagliari arrive at this fixture in genuinely surprising form, but Juventus have built something quietly stubborn on the road. Sunday night in Sardinia will not be pretty. It will be a test of character.

Lazio arrive at the Stadio Olimpico in fine fettle, having won four of their last five Serie A matches. Monza, battered by injuries and without a win in three, look like the wrong team to be visiting right now.