Udinese faces Torino in matchday 10 of the Italian Serie A at Friuli Stadium on Sunday.
The home side drew level in Serie A after six straight wins and saw them finish in the top four of the league table after two draws. Last time out, they drew 0-0 with 5th place Lazio.
In Thursday’s Coppa Italia against Monzawa, they suffered their second defeat in all competitions this season. Monza scored right in the second half to win 3-2. Nejuen Perez scored in the second half but to no avail as he went down in the cup race. Torino has drawn their last 5 league matches and recorded 4 defeats in that span. In their previous league match, they lost 1-0 at home to rivals Juventus.
Prediction
Friulani have seen their form dip a bit recently but are their favorite player in this home game. They have scored 10 goals and conceded 3 goals in their 5 Serie A home games this season.
Toro has failed to score in 3 of their last 5 Serie A matches and the absence of a goal could prove their downfall in this fixture. Of the two teams, Torino will play poorly and the home team can exploit this to win narrowly.
Udinese 2-1 Torino
head-to-head
The two northern Italian rivals have met 77 times in all competitions.
The match was a close match between the two teams, with the Turin side leading the home side by one win. Torino won 28 to their name and Udinese have won 27 against their western counterparts.
A total of 22 matches ended in a draw. The last 7 meetings between the two teams have resulted in convincing results, with the visitors winning 4 times and the hosts 3 times.
Udinese is unbeaten in their last 9 league matches and Torino has lost 4 of their last 5 top-flight games.
line-up
Udinese predicted starting lineup:
Samardzic, Walace, Makengo, Udogie; Deulofeu, Beto, Silvestri, Perez, Bijol, Ebosse; Pereyra.
Torino predicted starting lineup:
Rodriguez; Aina, Lukic, Ricci, Vojvoda; Radonjic, Vlasic; Pellegrini, Milinkovic-Savic; Djidji, Schuurs.
betting tips
- Result – Udinese
- Goals – Over/Under 2.5 Goals – Over 2.5
- At least a goal to be scored in the second half – Yes
- Udinese to score first – Yes
- Gerard Deulofeu to provide an assist any time – Yes
where to watch
You can watch this match on ESPN channels, ESPN+ and VOOT Select.