Udinese vs Atalanta prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-11-11 14:00.
Things are finally starting to look up for Udinese, who ended a near six-month wait for a Serie A (SA) win by incredibly beating AC Milan 1-0 at the San Siro last weekend. The Zebretti are now unbeaten in five consecutive league matches (W1, D4) and enter the round two points clear of the relegation zone. Gabriele Cioffi, recently re-appointed for his second stint in charge, will now be looking to guide them to back-to-back SA victories for the first time since March.
Visitors Atalanta stand in their way, and this isn’t a fixture that inspires confidence as Udinese are winless in their last 11 league meetings (D4, L7) since their last such victory in October 2017. Something else working against them is poor home form, with Cioffi’s men one of just two sides yet to win a SA home match this term (D3, L2).
Atalanta come to town high on confidence having secured their place in the knockout stages of the UEFA Europa League by beating Sturm Graz 1-0 on Thursday. The ultimate goal for La Dea remains returning to Europe’s top table, but two defeats across their last four SA matches sees them sit two points adrift of the top-four ahead of this round.
Margin for error is almost non-existent for Atalanta, who despite sitting fifth pre-round, are just four points clear of Torino in 12th, such is the tight-knit nature of the SA table. Gasperini’s men have lost four of their first 11 matches in SA for the first time since 2018/19, and know keeping it tight at the back is the key to avoiding a fifth defeat, as each of their three SA away wins this term have been accompanied by a clean sheet.
Players to watch: Roberto Pereyra scored Udinese’s winner against Milan and has direct goal involvements (G2, A1) in three of his last four SA H2Hs. Luis Muriel could be pushing for a start looking at his excellent recent record, as the Atalanta forward has 11 goals across his last eight SA H2Hs.
Hot stat: The last eight SA H2Hs that Udinese hosted have produced a whopping 31 total goals.