Match report
Zaccagni and Noslin sink bottom side Venezia as Lazio go third
Lazio moved to third in Serie A with a 2-0 win away at Venezia in the Regular Season round 5 fixture at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo, a result that also left Stroppa's side rooted at the bottom of the table without a point after five games. The first half finished goalless despite territory being fairly evenly shared between the two sides.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The breakthrough came six minutes into the second half when Mattia Zaccagni converted from the penalty spot to put the visitors 1-0 ahead. Lazio doubled their advantage shortly after, on 60 minutes, when Tijjani Noslin finished off a Nuno Tavares assist to make it 2-0, and the scoreline held from there to full time.
Lazio finished with 17 shots to Venezia's 11, and six of those found the target compared with just two for the hosts, underlining their control in the closing stages. Venezia's discipline also suffered, with 14 fouls and six yellow cards shown to Gattuso's opponents against none for the away side.
Goalkeeper Christos Mandas earned the highest rating on the pitch at 8.39 despite a clean sheet built largely at the other end, while Zaccagni's penalty conversion and a rating of 7.7 underlined his influence going forward.
Lazio's six shots on target to Venezia's two reflected how much more clinical the visitors were in front of goal.
Lazio won 2–0 away against Venezia (half-time 0–0).
Venezia met Lazio in the Serie A (Regular Season - 5). Kick-off was Saturday, 19 September 2026, 18:45 UTC at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo. Referee: Simone Sozza.
Key moments
- 51' Goal (penalty): Mattia Zaccagni — 0–1
- 60' Goal: Tijjani Noslin (assist: Nuno Tavares) — 0–2
Starting line-ups
Venezia (3-5-2)
Lazio (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Venezia 20%, the draw 27%, Lazio 53%. It finished Venezia 0–2 Lazio.
Lazio's rating gap, but the draw is in play — Lazio are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade plus a weak Serie A home advantage on top give Lazio the lean. The draw at 27% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Lazio at 53%?
Lazio sit 202 points higher on our strength rating — 1676 to 1877. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 52.0% of 6,097 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Venezia's column. Across 11,181 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.7% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018. Serie A home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to the other outcomes. Serie A homes won 43.3% of 6,122 games vs 44.9% across all 100,303 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 23–25–52.
Why only 53%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 53% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 27% and Venezia at 20%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Venezia win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.0%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 25,116. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. Serie A runs draw-heavy, adding 1.0 points.
What did we measure but not count?
Venezia average 15 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 202 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Venezia are newly promoted — game 5 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides ran below their rating in nine of the last ten seasons — 26.5% wins in their first ten games where the rating expected 30.0% (2,793 games since 2012), fading but still visible through game nineteen. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
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Quick answers
›What was the final score of Venezia vs Lazio?
Lazio won 2–0 away against Venezia (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Venezia vs Lazio?
Mattia Zaccagni (51') (penalty) for Lazio; Tijjani Noslin (60') for Lazio.
›Where can I watch Venezia vs Lazio highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Venezia 0–2 Lazio are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Venezia and Lazio?
Venezia and Lazio have met 4 times — 0 wins for Venezia, 3 wins for Lazio and 1 draw.