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Cremonese vs Lazio prediction time is almost here, and it lands at a very specific spot on the calendar: Monday, May 4, 2026, with kick-off set for 17:30 GMT (which matches 16:30 UTC and 18:30 local time in Italy). Serie A Round 35 usually brings nervous legs and careful decisions, and this one feels like a match where one mistake could decide everything.
Cremonese come into it as the home side with a squad value around €72.20m, which tells you what kind of work they must do to compete. Lazio arrive with a much bigger wallet on paper (€217.55m), but football has a habit of laughing at spreadsheets. If you need proof, look at the 0:0 draw on 2025-12-20, when Cremonese went to Lazio and held on despite being priced at 6.1 to win. That’s the sort of result that makes underdogs believe, and makes favorites check the door locks twice.
Cremonese’s best route is usually clear: keep shape, stay compact, and make the match uncomfortable. At home, they should be brave enough to use the ball a little more, but not so brave they forget Lazio’s counter threat. Lazio, on the other hand, often look happiest when they can control tempo, then accelerate quickly when gaps appear—especially away from home where opponents feel pressure to “do something” for their fans.
The possession forecast is interesting: 53% for Cremonese and 47% for Lazio. That hints at a match where Cremonese see more of the ball, but Lazio may create the cleaner moments. The shot projection (10-10, with 3 on target each) supports that story: similar volume, not many clear chances, and a lot of “nearly” moments.
Recent head to head history swings between extremes. On 2022-09-18, Lazio hammered Cremonese 0:4, showing what happens when Lazio get an early goal and the game opens up. But the most recent meeting ended 0:0, which is a reminder that this fixture can also turn into a chess match where both sides hide the queen.
And Lazio’s latest “don’t trust the odds” moment was even louder: they went to Napoli on 2026-04-18 and won 0:2 with odds around 7.75. That’s not a typo—that’s Lazio reminding everyone they can travel, defend, and punish.
The current 1X2 betting odds show Lazio as the away favorite: Home 3.15, Draw 3.3, Away 2.52. That pricing fits the squad-value gap and Lazio’s higher ceiling. But it’s not short enough to scream “easy win,” which suggests the market expects a fight.
Now to the NerdyTips angle. Our Cremonese vs Lazio prediction model leans toward a low-scoring game. The best value is Under 3.5 total goals at 1.26, with a trust score of 4.8/10 (confidence listed at 4.9). That’s not “guaranteed,” but it matches the expected match shape: equal shots, few on-target efforts, and a projected half-time score of 0:0.
The predicted final score is 0:1 to Lazio, which fits the idea that Lazio can nick it without turning the match into a goal festival. Corners are projected at 7 total (4-3), and even the cards forecast is calm (1-1). In other words: not a derby-level fireworks show—more like a careful, slightly tense evening where one good move decides it and everyone pretends they “saw it coming.”
If you’re a beginner bettor, the safest logic here is simple: when a match looks balanced in chances, with modest shots on target and a 0:0 half-time expectation, backing a lower total goals line often makes sense. Lazio can still win, but the cleaner angle is expecting fewer goals rather than predicting the exact winner.
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Lazio no motivation!
U3.5 -385
No more than 3 goals will be scored in the match with odds of -3852 152
Lazio is expected to win with odds of 152Under 3.5 -385
No more than 3 goals will be scored in the matchNo -109
At least one team is not expected to scoreX2&U4.5 -167
Away win/draw and under 4.5 goals
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Lazio |
20-Dec-25
0:0
| Cremonese ![]() |
Lazio |
28-May-23
3:2
| Cremonese ![]() |
Lazio |
14-Jan-20
4:0
| Cremonese ![]() |
| 24 Apr | L |
Napoli
| 4 |
Cremonese
| 0 |
| 19 Apr | D |
Cremonese
| 0 |
Torino
| 0 |
| 11 Apr | L |
Cagliari
| 1 |
Cremonese
| 0 |
| 05 Apr | L |
Cremonese
| 1 |
Bologna
| 2 |
| 21 Mar | W |
Parma
| 0 |
Cremonese
| 2 |
| 16 Mar | L |
Cremonese
| 1 |
Fiorentina
| 4 |
| 08 Mar | L |
Lecce
| 2 |
Cremonese
| 1 |
| 01 Mar | L |
Cremonese
| 0 |
AC Milan
| 2 |
| 22 Feb | L |
AS Roma
| 3 |
Cremonese
| 0 |
| 15 Feb | D |
Cremonese
| 0 |
Genoa
| 0 |
| 27 Apr | D | Lazio |
3 | Udinese |
3 |
| 22 Apr | D | Atalanta |
1 | Lazio |
1 |
| 18 Apr | W | Napoli |
0 | Lazio |
2 |
| 13 Apr | L | Fiorentina |
1 | Lazio |
0 |
| 04 Apr | D | Lazio |
1 | Parma |
1 |
| 22 Mar | W | Bologna |
0 | Lazio |
2 |
| 15 Mar | W | Lazio |
1 | AC Milan |
0 |
| 09 Mar | D | Lazio |
1 | Sassuolo |
1 |
| 04 Mar | D | Lazio |
2 | Atalanta |
2 |
| 01 Mar | L | Torino |
2 | Lazio |
0 |
Italy - Serie A| Team | M | G | P | |
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| 1 |
Inter | 34 | 80-31 | 79 |
| 2 |
Napoli | 34 | 52-33 | 69 |
| 3 |
AC Milan | 34 | 48-27 | 67 |
| 4 |
Juventus | 34 | 57-29 | 64 |
| 5 |
Como | 34 | 59-28 | 61 |
| 6 |
AS Roma | 34 | 48-29 | 61 |
| 7 |
Atalanta | 34 | 47-32 | 54 |
| 8 |
Lazio | 34 | 37-33 | 48 |
| 9 |
Bologna | 34 | 42-41 | 48 |
| 10 |
Sassuolo | 34 | 41-44 | 46 |
| 11 |
Udinese | 34 | 41-46 | 44 |
| 12 |
Parma | 34 | 25-40 | 42 |
| 13 |
Torino | 34 | 39-56 | 41 |
| 14 |
Genoa | 34 | 40-48 | 39 |
| 15 |
Fiorentina | 34 | 38-45 | 37 |
| 16 |
Cagliari | 34 | 36-49 | 36 |
| 17 |
Lecce | 34 | 22-46 | 29 |
| 18 |
Cremonese | 34 | 26-51 | 28 |
| 19 |
Hellas Verona | 34 | 23-56 | 19 |
| 20 |
Pisa | 34 | 24-61 | 18 |