Lays of the Weekend: No way past Lazio for Roma

6Apr 2013

Betfair

After a full house at Easter, Christian Crowther finds three more misfiring teams for his weekly lays column...

Wins have been like buses for Wolves boss Dean Saunders since his January instalment at Molineux. Despite several games where they deserved more for their efforts, it took ten matches before that elusive win arrived against Millwall at the start of March. Finally, after that frustrating period, which included five league draws, the wins have now begun pouring in both home and away. It's now three straight for them and four in their last five Championship games. Their hosts Bolton were on a mightily impressive five-game winning streak themselves, until they ran into Ipswich and Charlton. The Trotters' unconvincing 1-0 win against relegation-threatened Huddersfield on Tuesday suggests Wolves can get a result at the Reebok.

Lay Oldham to beat Carlisle @ 2.08

Oldham are treading in dangerous waters ahead of the visit of fellow strugglers Carlisle. There are only two places between these sides in the lower reaches of League One but, notably, the visiting Cumbrians are seven points better off at this stage - although the hosts do have two games in hand. Neither side has been beaten in their last three games but the form book shows a distinct lack of cutting edge in either camp of late with five of those six matches ending in parity. However, when the sides last met in the league back in October, Carlisle had no such troubles, dispatching the Latics 3-1 at Brunton Park.

Lay Roma to beat Lazio @ 2.06

Considering these two great Italian exports share the Stadio Olympico, Roma's price based on 'home advantage' looks to be rather underwhelming. This opinion is underpinned by a series of other factors. Firstly the table does not lie. Lazio currently reside three points above their Roman rivals and, despite a recent slump, hit back with an impressive Serie A win over fellow European football-chasing Catania last Saturday. Furthermore, Roma conspired to lose to a Palermo outfit which hadn't won for 15 matches when they ran out last weekend. Most importantly of all though, Lazio have the far better derby form, having won the last three.