Juventus – Udinese Prediction & Picks (11.03.2018)

Juventus and Udinese meet at Juventus Stadium, in a match for the 28 th round of Serie A. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 22-10-2017, Juventus won by (2-6) . In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 10-15-2016, in a match for the Serie A that ended with the victory of Juventus by (2-1). The goals of the match were scored by P. Dybala (43 ‘and 51’), for Juventus, and J. Jankto (30 ‘), for Udinese. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Juventus presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

Juventus:

The home team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 68 points won, after 22 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Torino, by (0-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Lazio, by (0-1). This is a team that, oddly enough, has had better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in away matches; against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. In their last match, for the team, they got an away win against Tottenham Hotspur by (1-2). For the league, Juventus won 25 points out of 30 possible points, after 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 7 home matches. The defense has been strong and has only had goals in 1 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored frequently, since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. The team usually has no problem opening the scoring: it marked the first goal in 21 of the last 26 games for Serie A, of these 21 came to the break in advantage in 15 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 19 In 26 matches played in this competition, he got the comeback in 3 of the 4 matches in which he suffered the first goal.

Juventus comes to this game fully motivated, after having managed to advance to the knockout stages of the Champions League, to triumph over Tottenham by 1-2. In the Italian championship, he continues in the pursuit of Naples and is currently only 1 point away. Throughout the season coach Massimiliano Allegri has alternated the tactical system between 4-3-3 and 4-4-2, however, the offensive reference is always the Argentine Gonzalo Higuain. However, the Argentine prodigy Paulo Dybala is the best score of Juventus, with 15 goals scored in the championship. For this game the coach can not count on Alex Sandro and Lichtsteiner, both suspended, in addition to Cuadrado and Bernardeschi, these by injury.

Udinese:

After 10 wins, 3 draws and 13 losses, the away team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 33 points won. In their last match, they lost with Sampdoria out by (2-1), after in the previous match they lost at home, in a match against Roma, by (0-2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. For the championship, Udinese won 16 points out of 30 possible, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 10 matches they played as a visitor. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (5 out of 13 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 9 of the last 13 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 26 matches in this competition, he only made 2 comebacks in the 16 matches he suffered in the first goal.

The Udinese part for this game with a snub at home against Sampdoria, 2-1, totaling in this way the second defeat in the Italian championship. In this game against powerful Juventus, coach Massimo Oddo must opt ​​for a more cautious strategy, benefiting the defensive organization and counterattacks: Widmer will be the main weapon in this type of transition. On the other hand, Kevin Lasagna is the best marker of Udinese, with 7 goals scored, but still absent, due to an injury. In addition to this player, the visiting coach can not count on Danilo, also due to injury, in addition to Styger Larsen, who is suspended.