Match of the 21st round of the Serie A between Udinese and Inter will take place on 17 january at the Friuli stadium. Udinese vs Inter: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Udinese
Udinese failed to beat Pisa at home in the last round (2:2). Thus, the team has not won in four of its last five Serie A matches (2 draws, 2 losses). Moreover, the club conceded more than one goal for the first time in four previous league matches. The team has 26 points and sits in tenth place in the standings. Note that Udinese, together with Torino, has the worst defense in the current Serie A season (32 goals conceded each).
- The club has avoided defeat in 6 of its last 8 home Serie A matches (3 wins, 3 draws).
- The team failed to score more than one goal in 8 of its previous 10 home league matches.
- Udinese conceded in 10 of its last 12 home Serie A fixtures.
Potential Udinese Lineup (3-5-2)*
Maduka Okoye – Nicolo Bertola, Umar Soule, Christian Kabasele – Alessandro Zanoli, Lennon Miller, Jesper Karlstrom, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Hassan Camara – Nicolo Zaniolo, Kinan Davis.
Forward Adam Buksa will miss the match due to injury. Midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo is suspended.
Inter
Inter secured a 1:0 home win over Lecce in the last round despite not playing confidently. The team extended its unbeaten run in the league to eight matches (7 wins, 1 draw). Moreover, the club kept a clean sheet for the tenth time in the current Serie A campaign. Also note that Inter are by far the highest-scoring side in the current championship (43 goals). Inter have 46 points and continue to lead the standings.
- The club won 7 of its last 8 away Serie A matches.
- The team scored at least twice in 8 of its previous 11 away league fixtures.
- Inter conceded more than one goal in only 1 of their last 8 away Serie A matches.
Potential Inter Lineup (3-5-2)*
Yann Sommer – Manuel Akanji, Alessandro Bastoni, Francesco Acerbi – Andy Diouf, Nicolo Barella, Piotr Zielinski, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto – Ange-Joan Bonny, Marcus Thuram.
Defender Denzel Dumfries and midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu will miss the match due to injuries.
Udinese Vs Inter: Match Prediction
Udinese have one of the worst goals-conceded records in the current championship, and even at home the team does not demonstrate reliable defending. In the last five home Serie A matches the club kept a clean sheet only once, and conceded a total of eight goals in the other four games. In particular, Udinese allowed Pisa to score twice in the previous home league match, against an opponent that sits at the bottom of the table.
Inter are confident on the road and produce high scoring numbers. In the previous 11 away Serie A matches the team never left the field without scoring, and on only three occasions in that run did the visitors score just once. In addition, in 3 of the last 4 head-to-head league meetings at Udinese the visiting team scored at least twice.
We expect a strong attacking display from Inter and at least two goals from them.
Prediction: Inter Over 1.5 Goals
* The starting lineup shown for each team is from its previous match in this competition.
