Serie A: SSC Napoli vs Udinese – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 24 match between SSC Napoli and Udinese and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

League-leaders SSC Napoli are matched up against mid-table Udinese in this round 24 in the Serie A campaign. Can the latter spring a surprise, or is it another day at the office for the former? The answer arrives at Diego Armando Maradona this coming Sunday.

SSC Napoli have taken the lead in the Serie A after collecting 54 points from their initial 23 encounters. Udinese trail by 25 points after 23 rounds, leaving them as number 10 in the table on 29 points.

Form: SSC Napoli vs Udinese

SSC Napoli Form

SSC Napoli collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 2-3 and 2-1 winners against Atalanta and Juventus, respectively. Against Roma, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 1-1 scoreline. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for SSC Napoli but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Serie A matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring six goals while conceding five.

Udinese Form

In their last three matches, Udinese lost against Como and Roma by 4-1 and 1-2, respectively, and beat Venezia by 3-2. Udinese 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 nine goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats and facts for SSC Napoli and Udinese

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that SSC Napoli and Udinese played across all tournaments.

In-form players: SSC Napoli vs Udinese

Lorenzo Lucca shows decent form right now for Udinese, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Serie A. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing SSC Napoli, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Romelu Lukaku also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Serie A matches.

Betting markets: SSC Napoli vs Udinese

Full-time result

SSC Napoli won eight of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing two times. Udinese won two of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and six defeats as well. SSC Napoli are on a fine streak of 8 matches without defeat. SSC Napoli have beaten Udinese in 12 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

SSC Napoli scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Curiously, Udinese only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. SSC Napoli probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Sunday, as Udinese managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. SSC Napoli have scored in 22 consecutive league meetings with Udinese.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for SSC Napoli, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Udinese, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game. SSC Napoli were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches.