Serie A: Udinese vs Venezia – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Udinese and Venezia who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Despite their unconvincing form, Udinese stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 23. They face Venezia on Saturday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Bluenergy Stadium – Stadio Friuli.

Udinese approach round 23 as number 11 in the Serie A table with 26 points on their account so far. With 22 rounds behind them, Venezia have amassed 16 points, placing them as number 19 in the standings.

Form: Udinese vs Venezia

Udinese Form

A draw was the best Udinese could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 0-0 draw against Atalanta, before getting trounced 4-1 against Como. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Roma ran out 1-2 winners. Udinese did not win any of their last six Serie A matches at the Bluenergy Stadium – Stadio Friuli. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored four goals.

Venezia Form

Venezia only managed two draws in their last three matches. They started by losing 0-1 at the hands of Inter, before drawing 1-1 with Parma Calcio 1913. They secured another draw in their latest encounter against Verona resulting 1-1. Venezia are winless in their last six away games in the Serie A, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded ten goals while scoring five themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Udinese and Venezia

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

Players on top: Udinese vs Venezia

Joel Pohjanpalo shows decent form right now for Venezia, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Serie A. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Udinese, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Lorenzo Lucca also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Serie A matches.

Betting markets: Udinese vs Venezia

Full-time result

Udinese claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing five. Venezia won zero of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost six of the games in this run. Astonishingly, Venezia failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 17 matches. Udinese have not lost to Venezia in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Udinese scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Venezia scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Udinese will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Saturday, as Venezia have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Udinese have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Venezia.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Udinese’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Venezia, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.