What stats and numbers say ahead of Lazio v Bayern

This is the first competitive encounter between Lazio and Bayern Munich. Lazio have only lost one of their six Uefa Champions League matches against German opposition (W2 D3) and remain unbeaten at home.

Bayern Munich are unbeaten in their last five Champions League away games against Italian opposition (W3 D2). Their previous two UCL visits to Stadio Olimpico have produced 13 goals, including a 7-1 victory against Roma in October 2014.

Lazio are in the knockout phase of the Uefa Champions League for the first time in 21 years (1999/00), the longest ever gap between two appearances for the same club in the latter stages of the competition.

Bayern Munich have reached the knockout stages for the 13th consecutive season, only Real Madrid (24) and Barcelona (17) are on a longer current run. They’ve progressed to the quarterfinals in 10 of those 12 previous campaigns.

Since last season, Bayern Munich have won 16 of their 17 Uefa Champions League games (D1), with an overall goal difference of +48 (61 goals for, 13 against) – that’s four more wins than any other side over that period (Paris SG, 12).

Bayern Munich have only failed to score once in their last 27 Uefa Champions League matches (0-0 v Liverpool at Anfield, February 2019) whilst Lazio have not kept a clean sheet in their last 17 games in the competition, last doing so over 17 years ago, in September 2003 at Besiktas (2-0).

Bayern Munich’s Expected Goals Against tally of 9.08 in their six group games was the second highest after Mönchengladbach (11.77) among teams left in this season’s competition, with Manuel Neuer making more saves than any other goalkeeper during the group phase (27).

Lazio won only two of their six Uefa Champions League group games this season, the joint-lowest tally among teams qualified for the round of 16 (alongside Atlético Madrid, Borussia Mönchengladbach).

Lazio have scored and conceded at least one goal in each of their last 12 Uefa Champions League games, a first for a club in the history of the tournament.

Lazio’s Ciro Immobile has scored eight goals in his nine Uefa Champions League starts, whilst each of his last three goals in the competition have come from the penalty spot. His five goals this season is the best return for an Italian player in a UCL campaign since Alessandro Del Piero in 2008/09 (also 5).

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has scored 31 goals in 33 Uefa Champions League games since the start of the 2017/18 season, more than any other player over that period (Cristiano Ronaldo, 29 goals in 34 games).

20 per cent of all Uefa Champions League goals scored by Lazio players have come from current manager Simone Inzaghi (15 out of 75). He was also their top scorer the last time Lazio reached the knockout stages of the competition (9 goals in 1999/00).