The match of matchday 22 of the Serie A between Hellas Verona and Udinese will take place on 26 january at the Marcantonio Bentegodi stadium. Hellas Verona vs Udinese: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Hellas Verona
Hellas Verona, coached by Paolo Zanetti, failed to find a winner in an away meeting with Cremonese (0:0) in the previous round. As a result, the home side extended its winless run in the Serie A to six matches (2 draws, 4 defeats). At the same time, the team managed to keep a clean sheet for the first time in ten previous Serie A fixtures. The home side has 14 points and occupies the last position in the table. Note that Hellas Verona, together with Torino, has the worst defence in the current campaign – 34 goals conceded.
- The club has failed to win in 15 of its last 16 home league matches (7 draws, 8 defeats).
- At least three goals were scored in 6 of the team’s last 7 home Serie A matches.
- The home side failed to score more than once in 20 of its last 23 home league fixtures.
Potential Hellas Verona Lineup (3-5-2)*
Simone Perilli – Viktor Nelsson, Tobias Slotsager, Enzo Ebosse – Amin Sarr, Domagoj Bradaric, Antoine Bernede, Pol Lirola, Roberto Gagliardini – Giovane, Gift Orban.
Defenders Rafik Belghali, Armel Bella-Kotchap and Nicolas Valentini, as well as midfielders Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro, Ali El-Musrati and Tomas Suslov will miss the match due to injuries.
Udinese
Udinese, coached by Costic Runjaic, failed to claim points at home against Inter (0:1) in the previous round. Thus, the visiting team has not won in 5 of its last 6 Serie A matches (2 draws, 3 defeats). In addition, the club was unable to score for only the second time in eight previous league fixtures. The visiting team has 26 points and sits 10th in the table.
- The club has not won in 6 of its last 8 away Serie A matches (1 draw, 5 defeats).
- The visiting team scored in 8 of its last 10 away league matches.
- Udinese conceded in the first half in 6 of its last 8 away Serie A fixtures.
Potential Udinese Lineup (3-5-2)*
Maduka Okoye – Thomas Kristensen, Umar Soule, Christian Kabasele – Alessandro Zanoli, Artur Atta, Jesper Karlstrom, Jakub Petrovski, Hassan Kamara – Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Keinan Davis.
Midfielders Nicolo Zaniolo and Jakub Petrovski, as well as forward Adam Buksa, will not play due to injury.
Referee
Gianluca Manganiello (Italy)
Matches – 5 (the Serie A, 2025/26);
Yellow/Red Cards Shown (including second yellows) – 15;
Average Yellow/Red Cards Per Match – 3;
Red Cards Shown – 0;
Fouls Per Match – 29;
Penalties – 0%.
Hellas Verona vs Udinese: Match Prediction
Despite an overall disappointing campaign in the Serie A, the home side can cause problems for opponents at their stadium. The team tries to play with intent and often troubles opponents’ defensive arrangements, regularly finding the net: in the last seven home league matches Hellas Verona failed to be effective in attack only twice. Moreover, during this period the club scored against Inter, troubled Bologna twice and netted three goals against Atalanta.
Udinese’s defensive performances leave much to be desired, especially on the road: in 16 previous away Serie A matches the visiting team managed to keep a clean sheet only twice. Furthermore, in seven fixtures over that span the visiting team allowed opponents to score at least twice. In particular, the club conceded three goals to Sassuolo and as many as five to Fiorentina.
We expect a productive performance from the hosts, and the prediction is: Hellas Verona Over 1 Goal.
Prediction: Hellas Verona Over 1 Goal
* For each team the starting lineup shown is from its previous match in this competition.
