Serie A: Udinese vs SSC Napoli – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Udinese and SSC Napoli who meet up on Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Mid-placed SSC Napoli travel to Bluenergy Stadium – Stadio Friuli to face struggling Udinese in a round 35 game, which kicks-off this coming Monday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Team form: Udinese vs SSC Napoli

Udinese Form

A single point is all Udinese have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 1-0 and 1-2 against Verona and Roma respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Bologna. Udinese didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Serie A games at the Bluenergy Stadium – Stadio Friuli. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded eight and scored four goals.

SSC Napoli Form

SSC Napoli have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Frosinone, they gained a point in a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Empoli, who ran out 1-0 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 2-2 with Roma. SSC Napoli won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and 12 scored.

Betting facts for Udinese and SSC Napoli

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Udinese and SSC Napoli. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Udinese vs SSC Napoli

It has been an excellent season for Victor Osimhen who managed to score an impressive 14 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target three times in his last six outings. SSC Napoli are looking to him against Udinese, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

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Full-time result

Udinese claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at Bluenergy Stadium – Stadio Friuli. However, they did draw three whilst losing six. SSC Napoli won two of their last 10 away games, with three draws and five defeats as well. Amazingly, SSC Napoli failed to keep a clean sheet in their 13 last matches. SSC Napoli have not lost to Udinese in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Udinese scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, SSC Napoli scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Udinese managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, SSC Napoli kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. SSC Napoli have scored in 20 consecutive league meetings with Udinese.

Total goals

Udinese saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for SSC Napoli, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.9 times goals per game. Somehow Udinese failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches.

Suggested bet: Udinese vs SSC Napoli

To sum up, the upcoming match between Udinese and SSC Napoli seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Serie A game.

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