Lecce vs Udinese prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-05-12 16:30.
[p]With just three games remaining, Serie A survival is within touching distance for Lecce, who can guarantee their place in the top flight with a win on matchday 36. Luca Gotti’s men are unbeaten in four matches (W2, D2) and enter the round seven points clear of danger and opponents Udinese, but the home fans won’t be breathing easy until they’re mathematically safe.[/p]
[p]Extending a four-match unbeaten run in Serie A H2Hs (W2, D2) would more than likely get the Giallorossi over the line, and in the process, they’d secure a third consecutive season of top-flight football for the first time in nearly two decades! Lecce will therefore be grateful to be playing on home turf at the Stadio Via del mare where they’ve not been beaten since March (W1, D2), conceding just a single goal in that run.[/p]
[p]Udinese haven’t suffered relegation from Serie A since the early 1990s, but that’s the reality staring them in the face as they enter the season’s final rounds. Fabio Cannavaro’s men come into the weekend in the drop zone and two points adrift, but as their next two games after this see them clash with fellow strugglers Empoli and Frosinone, staying in the fight is crucial.[/p]
[p]Consequently, they can’t really afford any extension to their ongoing seven-match winless run (D3, L4). But the Udinese players could come into this on a high after scoring late to salvage a draw with Napoli last time out, and they’ve proved to be more comfortable on the road all season, earning 17 of their 30 Serie A points in away matches.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Since returning from suspension, Nikola Krstović has proved instrumental in Lecce’s survival hopes, directly contributing to goals in three consecutive matches (G2, A1), all of which came beyond the hour mark. Isaac Success picked a good time to score his first goal of the season with a stoppage-time equaliser for Udinese last time out, so he could be in line for a first start since early December here.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Of the 52 Serie A goals Udinese have conceded this season, a whopping 33 of them have arrived in the final 15 minutes of either half.[/p]