Udinese vs AS Roma prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-04-13 16:00.
[p]For anxious Udinese supporters, the end of this Serie A season can’t come quickly enough, such is the state of their nail-biting battle against relegation this time around. The Zebras head into this round with a meagre two-point cushion to the bottom three, with a run of three games without a victory (D1, L2) thrusting them ever closer to the danger zone.[/p]
[p]The most recent of those results was a 2-1 loss against table-toppers Inter Milan, extending a miserable winless run at Stadio Friuli to seven straight fixtures (D3, L4). Indeed, it’s been an awful season in Udine for the White and Blacks, who despite changing manager, boast the dubious honour of currently holding the Italian top-flight’s second worst home record, amassing just 12 points from a possible 48 to date (W1, D9, L6).[/p]
[p]Udinese boss Gabriele Cioffi may have little confidence of ending that run against opponents Roma in this clash, given that the visitors have remarkably won 17 of the last 21 H2Hs (D1, L3)! The Giallorossi will not be as well rested as their hosts on this occasion though, having been in UEFA Europa League action on Thursday night, impressively beating AC Milan 1-0 at the San Siro in the first leg of their quarter-final tie.[/p]
[p]That was a fourth clean sheet in a row for Daniele De Rossi’s side (W3, D1), although the boss will be hoping that the European adventure doesn’t distract his players from their battles in the league, where there is still plenty of play for. Roma beat fierce rivals Lazio 1-0 last weekend to move into fifth place in the table, and with only a three-point gap between themselves and the top four ahead of this round, fans are dreaming of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2018.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Udinese midfielder Lazar Samardžić has scored each of his last four home goals before half-time while Roma’s Paulo Dybala has scored more times against the Zebras than any other team, netting 13 goals in 20 H2Hs (W13, D4, L3).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Udinese have only scored one league goal at home after the 75th minute, a league-low figure. [/p]