After a mid-week of European hustle and bustle, some of the teams that don’t compete continentally take up the Friday night slots. The first of the leagues we’re taking an educated punt on is the Serie A.
Kosta Runjaic’s Udinese host Davide Nicola’s Cagliari team.
Both teams are probably competing at the level they would expect to display so far this season. Cagliari sit 15th, while Udinese sit 8th, in the Serie A.
Only four points separate the teams, so it could be a vital match-up in terms of shaping the league table.
Udinese Predicted Line-up - Maduka Okoye; Christian Kabasele, Jaka Bijol, Souleymane Toure; Kingsley Ehizibue, Sandi Lovric, Jesper Karlstrom, Oier Zarraga, Jordan Zemura; Florian Thauvin, Lorenzo Lucca
Udinese have looked strong this season, and will be disappointed to have walked away from their clash with AC Milan with no points to show. They scored two disallowed goals in their 1-0 loss at the San Siro.
They haven’t been the most prolific so far this season, so hopefully their goalscoring fortune will change in this match.
Jesper Karlstrom will create the chance, and it’s up to Lorenzo Lucca to finish them.
Cagliari Predicted Line-up - Simone Scuffet; Garbriele Zappa, Yerry Mina, Subastiano Luperto; Nadir Zortea, Antoine Makoumbou, Michel Ndary Adopo, Tommaso Augello; Nicolas Viola, Zito Luvumbo; Roberto Piccoli
Cagliari are unlikely to change their line-up, given they’re on their best run of form so far this season. They’re unbeaten in four, and beat Torino 3-2 last time out.
That being said, they also haven’t been the most prolific goalscorers this season.
Nicolas Viola will need to continue to be clinical as they continue their goalscoring form.
These two sides have faced each other 37 times since 2005. Of these games, Udinese have won 17 games, while Cagliari have won 11.
9 matches have resulted in a draw.
18th February 2024 - Udinese 1-1 Cagliari - Serie A
1st November 2023 - Udinese 1-2 Cagliari - Coppa Italia
17th September 2023 - Cagliari 0-0 Udinese - Serie A
3rd April 2023 - Udinese 5-1 Cagliari - Serie A
18th December 2022 - Cagliari 0-4 Udinese - Serie A
Whilst Cagliari are on a strong run of form at the moment, I don’t know how sustainable their good results can be.
I think the combination of Udinese’s strong squad, along with their superiority in the sides head to head record, makes them a strong favourite for this fixture.
We think overall the best value tip is Udinese to win, backed up by our research.
Odds of 23/20 on QuinnBet mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £21.50 in this match.
(odds subject to change)
Udinese 1-0 Cagliari
Udinese will regain their previous good form, with a solid win over Cagliari.
We’ve also predicted who we think will win the Serie A.
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