Udinese – Verona Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (23.12.2017)

Udinese and Hellas Verona meet at Stadio Communale Friuli, in a match for the 18 th round of Serie A. At this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 matches . However, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 02-22-2016, for Serie A, which ended with Udinese’s victory by (2-0). The goals of the match were scored by E. Agyemang-Badu (31 ‘) and C. Théréau (56’) for Udinese. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Udinese has considerable differences in their results at home and as visitors.

Udinese:

After 7 wins and 9 losses, the home team is currently in the 11 th position, with 21 points won. In the last match, they won in an away match against Internazionale by (1-3), after in the previous match they won (2-0) at home, against Benevento. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. The team comes to this match after a defeat away with Napoli by (1-0). For the championship, Udinese won 12 points out of 27 possible points, after 4 wins and 5 losses in the last 9 matches they played in their stadium. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 matches in this competition, they have only won 1 of the 9 matches they suffered in the first goal.

Udinese have been making a medium-sized Italian championship, but they improved in the last few days. It comes from 3 consecutive victories, highlighting the victory over the Internazionale, so it is looking to maintain the good phase. The home team has a medium offensive system, which scored 26 goals and is the seventh best of the competition, while the defense is presenting failures, suffered 25 goals and is the eighth worst, showing that it is necessary to improve in the 2 sectors to get fight higher in the standings. Playing at home, as in the game on Saturday, Udinese has been finding difficulties, lost 3 of the last 5 games against their fans and it is important to point out that it is the fifth team that suffered the most goals in the local team condition. For the match against Verona, coach Massimo Oddo must repeat the starting eleven that beat the Internazionale away from home on the last day.

Verona:

The away team is currently in the 19 th position of the league, with 13 points won, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against SPAL, by (2-2). In the last match, they won in a home match against Milan, by (3-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 23 conceded. For the league, Hellas Verona won 6 points out of 24 possible points, after 1 win, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 8 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (3 out of 9 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 6 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 17 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.

The Verona has been having a disastrous performance in the Serie A, which is among the last classified, but comes from a good victory in the last day and goes in search of another 3 points to try to leave the relegation zone. The terrible campaign can be explained, mainly, by the terrible performance of its defensive system, which suffered 32 goals and is the second worst in the national championship, but the attack also leaves to be desired, since it scored only 17 goals, being the sixth worst of the championship, problems that need to be corrected urgently. Playing as a visitor, as in the clash on Saturday, the Verona has the fourth worst performance of Serie A, but does not lose 2 games away, although he has faced low quality teams in those 2 games. For the clash against Udinese, coach Fabio Pecchia will not be able to count on midfielder Valoti and striker Cerci, both injured.