Bologna vs Udinese prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-04-27 13:00.
[p]A 3-1 victory over Roma last week moved Bologna ever closer to UEFA Champions League qualification, while also closing the gap on third-placed Juventus to just two points. And with the Old Lady facing AC Milan this weekend, Thiago Motta’s men could pile on the pressure here if they can keep up an incredible run of just one defeat from 12 league matches (W9, D2).[/p]
[p]Seven of those games saw Bologna manage a clean sheet, with only newly-crowned champions Inter Milan conceding fewer than their 26 goals ahead of this round. That’s probably why Serie A teams have found visiting Stadio Renato Dall’Ara this campaign to be so difficult, as the hosts have dropped points only three times across their last 14 home league games (W11, D2, L1).[/p]
[p]That makes this a daunting trip for struggling Udinese, who enter the round outside the drop zone on goal difference alone. They head into this clash after an 18-minute match on Thursday against Roma, which they lost 2-1, with the original fixture suspended at 1-1 in the 72nd minute after Evan Ndicka collapsed on the pitch. New coach Fabio Cannavaro admitted afterwards that he couldn’t “change much in two days” to prevent a third consecutive loss. [/p]
[p]Udinese have managed just four wins all season in Serie A, but that does include a 3-0 win in the reverse fixture, so they could now post a first seasonal league H2H double since 2017/18. The Bianconeri have lost just two of their last five away league matches though (W2, D1), and with those wins coming against Juventus and Lazio, confidence should exist that they can pull off another upset.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Coming off an all-inclusive performance against Roma (G1, A1, YC1), Joshua Zirkzee has netted the second goal of the match in five of his last seven league scoring games. Lorenzo Lucca could battle with him for that crown, as the Udinese forward scored the second goal in four of his last six league scoring appearances, including in the reverse fixture.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: No league team has conceded fewer goals than Bologna (two) beyond the 80th minute, while no team has scored fewer than Udinese (two) in that period.[/p]