Udinese vs Napoli Live Stream, Predictions

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Udinese

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Udinese enter this match after a 1-1 Serie A stalemate against Bologna.

In that match, Udinese had 35% possession and 11 shots on goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Udinese was Martín Payero (45'). Bologna had 15 shots on goal with 4 on target. Alexis Saelemaekers (78') scored for Bologna.

Udinese haven’t made the most of their chances in more recent games. Their sum of goals stands at just 4 against opposition teams during their previous six outings. In those meetings, Udinese have also seen the number of goals that have gone against them total 9.

Analysis of their past results shows that Udinese:

• have not won against SSC Napoli in their last 15 league matches. They'll surely be desperate to put an end to that run.
• haven’t won at home in the past 8 league games. It's been disappointing.

SSC Napoli

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In their previous fixture, Napoli drew 2-2 in the Serie A tie with Roma.

In that match, SSC Napoli managed 48% possession and 27 shots on goal with 9 on target. For SSC Napoli, goals were scored by Mathías Olivera (64') and Victor Osimhen (84'). Roma had 10 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Paulo Dybala (59') and Tammy Abraham (88') scored for Roma.

Proving their appetite for fruitful encounters, goals have been celebrated 20 times in the previous 6 games in which SSC Napoli have taken to the pitch, yielding an average of 3.33 goals each fixture. Opposing teams have managed 11 of those goals. However, it remains to be seen whether the trend might persist in this match or not.

Going into this encounter, SSC Napoli remain undefeated by Udinese when having played them away from home in the previous 7 league matches. Travelling fans have really enjoyed these clashes.

👥 Head to head

Checking on past results between these clubs going back to 11/05/2021 shows that these encounters have been pretty painful for Udinese. They have not managed to come away with any wins at all while Napoli have been too good for them, winning in 83% of those games where they have faced each other.

Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 25 in all which averages out at 4.17 goals per match.

The previous league match between these clubs was Serie A match day 6 on 27/09/2023 when the final score was SSC Napoli 4-1 Udinese.

In that game, SSC Napoli had 66% possession and 23 attempts at goal with 10 of them on target. Goals were scored by Piotr Zieliński (19'), Victor Osimhen (39'), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (74') and Giovanni Simeone (81').

At the other end, Udinese got 13 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Lazar Samardžić (81') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Gianluca Manganiello.

🗞️ Team News: Udinese

In our view, Bianconeri Friuliani may well line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation for the game, utilising Maduka Okoye, Festy Ebosele, Jaka Bijol, Thomas Kristensen, Kingsley Ehizibue, Walace, Oier Zarraga, Hassane Kamara, Lazar Samardzic, Roberto Pereyra and Lorenzo Lucca.

📋 Team News: Napoli

Napoli manager Francesco Calzona has some current player fitness concerns. Piotr Zieliński (Calf injury) and Pierluigi Gollini (Shoulder injury) are not able to play.

We are inclined to think that Partenopei could decide to utilise a 4-3-3 lineup by sending out Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Mathí­as Olivera, Andre Zambo Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka, Jens Cajuste, Matteo Politano, Victor Osimhen and K. Kvaratskhelia.

🔮 Prediction

We feel that Udinese will have a tough ask to score against this SSC Napoli team who should do enough to score at the other end and edge ahead.

We’re therefore seeing a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 winning score for SSC Napoli at the end of the 90 minutes.

Let’s see how it plays out.

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Renata Leite, 06:05 02/05/2024