Ahead of Lazio vs. Inter: facts and stats
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— Aug 25th 2022All you need to know to get you in the mood for the game at the Olimpico
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
This will be the 159th meeting between Lazio and Inter in Serie A. The Nerazzurri are well in the lead in the head-to-head with 66 wins to the Biancocelesti's 38 - 54 draws complete the record. In the last eight meetings in the league, no result has been played out twice in a row: three wins for Lazio, one draw, and four wins for Inter, including in the most recent meeting on 9 January of this year.
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GOALS OFF THE BENCH
Inter are the only team in Serie A to have players come off the bench to score in both of their first two outings in Serie A this season: Dumfries against Lecce and Correa against Spezia.
CALHA AND LAZIO
Hakan Çalhanoglu has had a hand in six goals against Lazio in Serie A (four goals, four assists); the Turkish international has only done better against Fiorentina (8) in the top flight of Italian football.
ATTACK AND DEFENCE
No team has had more shots on target than Inter so far this season: 17. Furthermore, Lazio and Inter are two of the four sides to have allowed the fewest shots on target against them on the first two matchdays of this Serie A campaign (four apiece, level with both Napoli and Empoli).
DEFENDERS DICTATING POSSESSION
Inter have two of the three players to have completed the most passes in Serie A so far this season: Milan Skriniar is first on 184, while Stefan de Vrij is third with 152.