Verona – Udinese Prediction & Picks (13.05.2018)

Hellas Verona and Udinese meet at Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi, in a match for the 37th round of Serie A. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 23-12-2017, Udinese won at home (4-0) The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 1 and tied 2. but the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 18-10-2015, for the Serie A, which ended in a draw by (1-1). G. Pazzini (41 ‘) scored the goals of the match, for Hellas Verona, and C. Théréau (84’), for Udinese. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 19 º and º of the league table, it is actually a match between the 19th ranked in home games and the 12 th as a visitor.

Verona:

After 7 wins, 4 draws and 25 losses, the home team is currently in the 19 th position of the league, with 25 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Milan by (4-1), after in the previous match they have lost (1-3) at home, against SPAL. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 16 points in away matches, with 15 goals scored and 41 conceded, against 14 points won at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 34 conceded. For the league, Hellas Verona won 12 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins and 6 losses in the last 10 home matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 36 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 22 games in which he suffered the first goal.

The Verona enters this unmotivated match, after an outside defeat, by 4-1, in the visit to the land of Milan. The whole house usually acts in a 4-3-3, favoring a faster style of play, being that the three most advanced players are Matos, Petkovic and Cerci. One of the main gaps in the home team is the way they approach the passing game, being that they usually show great weaknesses in this particular. Coach Fabio Pecchia will not be able to count on Moise Kean, Mattia Zaccagni, Mattia Valoti, Marcel Buchel and Matteo Bianchetti, for being injured.

Udinese:

After 10 wins, 4 draws and 22 losses, the away team is currently in the ª position, without having won any points. In the last match, they lost in an away match against Internazionale, by (0-4), after in the previous match they tied in a match against Benevento, by (3-3). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, with 23 goals scored and 33 conceded in away matches, against 23 goals scored and 30 conceded at home. In the last 10 away matches Udinese has a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 7 losses, so they have won 5 points out of 30 possible. Their defense has not been very solid, since they suffered at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 12 of the last 18 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 36 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 21 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

Udinese arrives at this unmotivated game, after a home defeat, by 0-4, in the reception to Inter. The outsider group usually acts in a 5-3-2, favoring a faster style of play, being that the two most advanced players are De Paul and Lasagna. The player responsible for defining and leading the attacks of his team is the Czech Barák. The foreign trainer should not be able to count on Gabriele Angella, for being injured. Fofana and Zapata will also be unavailable, because they are suspended.