Udinese vs Inter prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-04-07 18:45.
[p]Udinese drew 1-1 against Sassuolo last matchday, leaving them still dangling precariously above the Serie A relegation zone. With only two top-flight wins to their name in matches played this calendar year (D5, L5), the hosts’ prospects are looking bleak, especially with four of their next five games set against the current top-eight teams after 30 rounds.[/p]
[p]Starting that tricky sequence is the toughest of the lot, against runaway league leaders Inter Milan, a team that has defeated the Bianconeri in five of the last six league H2Hs (L1). Playing in Udine isn’t likely to be a massive boost either, having failed to win their last six home matches (D3, L3), but if they can upset the odds, then Udinese would secure consecutive top-flight home H2H wins for the first time since 2000, having won 3-1 here in September 2022.[/p]
[p]Inter responded to a two-game winless run (D1, L1) with a 2-0 win over Empoli last Monday to record their 25th league victory of the campaign, subsequently maintaining a 14-point lead at the top. With only 24 points left to play for, the Nerazzurri’s lead is already looking title-clinching, especially as just one Serie A club could defeat them this season. Not only are teams struggling to get the better of Inter in terms of results, but clubs are finding it tough to even breach their defence, with their 19 clean sheets the visiting team’s joint-highest record at this stage of a top-flight season.[/p]
[p]The reverse fixture also secured a shutout in a 4-0 win for Simone Inzaghi’s men, who have kept eight clean sheets across their last 12 top-flight H2Hs. They’ve been particularly rampant on the road of late, too, with five consecutive league wins by a 15-3 aggregate score underlining their supremacy. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Florian Thauvin has scored Udinese’s last goal of the match with his five league strikes this season, each time in the second half. In contrast, the reverse fixture was influenced by Hakan Çalhanoğlu, who scored and assisted Inter’s first two goals, both coming in the first half. Incredibly, Inter have won the last 16 league games he has scored.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Inter have scored first in the last six H2Hs.[/p]