We conclude the 34th round of fixtures in the Serie A on Monday night as league leaders Juventus lock horns with 4th place Lazio in what is expected to be an exciting encounter. All Serie A fans will be hyped for this one as they tune in from 19:45 GMT to see which team will come out on top.

Juventus are currently in the lead on the Serie A league standings with 6 points on 2nd place Inter. They’re fully in control of their own destiny on the road to securing their 9th consecutive Scudetto.

They welcome Lazio to the Allianz Stadium following a 3-3 draw against Sassuolo. The Old lady started the game pretty well netting two goals in the opening 12 minutes with goals from Danilo and Gonzalo Higuain. Roberto De Zerbi and his men then displayed the reason why the had won four in a row prior to Wednesday's game as they equalized with goals from Filip Djuricic and Domenico Berardi. They then took the lead in the 54th minute courtesy their top scorer Francesco Caputo. Sassuolo, however, couldn’t hold on to the lead as Alex Sandro put the visitor back in it with an equalizer. With the match ending in a draw, Juventus dropped another set of points but still have their lead at the summit of the standings.

Lazio, on the other hand, were favourites to end Juventus’ dominance before the lockdown judging by the way they were playing. They, however, haven’t been able to replicate that same form after the restart as they gave dropped 14 points from a possible 21 in the last seven games. This poor form has pulled them down from second to fourth place, and they are currently eight points behind Juventus. With no wins in four games, they will be looking to throw the race for the Scudetto wide open with a win on Monday night.

They’re coming off the back of a disappointing goalless draw at Udinese. Their man of the match was Thomas Strakosha with a couple of important saves as he earned his team one point.

With regards to their head-to-head record, Lazio have managed to beat their opponents 3-1 on both occasions this season. Will the Biancocelesti make that three wins from three games against the Old lady ??

This meeting guarantees goals as there's a match-up between two of the league's most lethal strikers in persons of Cristiano Ronaldo and Ciro Immobile. The Portuguese ace is in second place with 28 goals on the board only behind Lazio's No. 17 who has registered 29 goals his season. Which one of these gun-slinging goal scorers will come out on top ?

Sami Khedira, Mattia De Sciglio and Merih Demiral are still out on the sidelines through injuries and will not be available for the hosts. Federico Bernardeschi will be out via suspension. Simone Inzaghi will not be able to field Joaquin Correa, Senad Lulic, Lucas Leiva and Adam Marusic as they’re all nursing injuries. Patric is still suspended for the visitors following his red card against Lecce.

Juventus vs Lazio Prediction

Both teams are coming into this match after a disappointing couple of games. However, the Old lady has the best home record in the league this season having dropped only 4 points from a possible 48. This match-up is expected to be a fight to the death as Lazio, on the other hand, will be looking to rejuvenate the form they had before the lockdown and give themselves an outside chance at the Scudetto. Nonetheless, Maurizio Sarri and his men are heavily backed to extend their unbeaten run at home to 17 games with another win.