Fiorentina vs Udinese prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-01-13 17:00.
Despite recording a 1-0 loss to Sassuolo in their opening Serie A match of the calendar year, Fiorentina start this round inside the top-four with a tally of 33 points – their second-best at this stage across the past decade. Their last four league results (W3, L1) have now all come by a 1-0 scoreline, which would hint at another tight clash here.
Stadio Artemio Franchi has become a fortress lately for the Viola who have won their last seven competitive games at this venue. That strong form could continue here too, with the arrival of Udinese sparking memories of consecutive league H2H wins by a 2-0 scoreline, affording them the chance to post three such wins with a clean sheet for the first time since February 1953! Recent form should give the hosts hope of accomplishing that record, having won their last three home league games without conceding.
Visiting Udinese sit just three points above the bottom-three ahead of this round and are looking to bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Lazio last time out. Despite their low league placing, the visitors have lost consecutive league games just once this campaign and the league-high number of stalemates that they’ve recorded (11) suggest that they aren’t going to make it easy for Fiorentina here.
Goals remain a concern area for Udinese though, who are one of a handful of sides to average one or fewer goals scored per game in Serie A this campaign. That is particularly evident on their travels, where they are yet to score multiple goals in a league game, resulting in just one top-flight win across nine prior trips (D5, L3)!
Players to watch: Lucas Beltrán scoring again could prove to be a good omen for Fiorentina, as his last three league goals have all come in wins with an accompanying clean sheet. Udinese’s Lorenzo Lucca could spoil his potential party though, as he’s scored the second goal of the match in four of his last five Serie A scoring appearances.
Hot stat: Ahead of this matchday, Fiorentina have scored a league-high ten goals within the first 20 minutes.