Udinese vs AS Roma prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2022-09-03 18:45.
Andrea Sottil started his tenure at Udinese in positive fashion, as his side beat Fiorentina 1-0 last time out making it three Serie A (SA) matches unbeaten since an opening day defeat against AC Milan (W2, D1). Sottil must now be on his guard to prevent a repeat of history, as Udinese had the same start in terms of points last year (W2, D1, L1), but then lost 1-0 to Roma in round five.
Udinese have now picked up consecutive league clean sheets at home – something that previously eluded them since March 2021, though they will hope an injury to defender Adam Masina won’t damage their chances of extending that run here. Adding another clean sheet wouldn’t be easy even at full strength though, as Udinese have secured only one shut-out across the last ten home H2Hs (W1, D2, L7).
For the first time since 2014/15, Roma have picked up 10+ points after the opening four SA rounds (W3, D1), culminating in a 3-0 victory over Monza last time out. Sitting alongside Atalanta on ten points at the top of the table after the last matchday, Roma’s fans left the sold-out Stadio Olimpico after that Monza win confident that the summer-Scudetto dream has the legs to go much further than last season.
Defensively Roma have been sound this season, with José Mourinho leading his team to three victories with accompanying clean sheets, while their lone goal conceded against Juventus came from a free-kick. With their defence in order, the task will now be to score more than once on the road for the first time this term (W1, D1) – a feat Roma achieved at this venue just once in the last four seasons.
Players to watch: Udinese’s Beto has found the net in consecutive SA matches for the first time since last October when he netted three times in a row. Also in fine form is Paulo Dybala who scored his first two goals for Roma on Tuesday, with the second being his 100th SA strike.
Hot stat: Four of the last six H2Hs have featured a goal in the opening 15 minutes.