Parma vs Udinese prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-09-15 16:30.
[p]Only two stoppage-time goals from Napoli condemned Serie A newcomers Parma to their first league defeat this season (W1, D1, L1), as they were forced to finish the match with defender Enrico Del Prato in goal after Zion Suzuki received a second yellow card. Despite those late sucker punches though, head coach Fabio Pecchia thought his side left the field “from a human, professional and technical point of view as winners”.[/p]
[p]His positive outlook may be down to the fact that Parma find themselves on four points after facing tough opponents Fiorentina, AC Milan and Napoli – a feat few would have predicted. Quick starts are something which have been key for the Crusaders since their return to the top-flight, as they have scored the opener inside the first 25 minutes in all three encounters so far. [/p]
[p]Parma took the lead inside three minutes the last time they met Udinese back in 2021 (D 2-2), which was the sixth of the last seven H2Hs that the visitors have failed to win (UDI: W1, D2, L4). The Friulians will hope to build on that this time around having started their 30th consecutive Serie A season in splendid fashion and, after back-to-back victories, they enter this round of fixtures as one of only four teams on seven points (W2, D1).[/p]
[p]Unlike their opponents, Udinese were lucky in their last match, surviving the concession of a stoppage-time penalty to defeat another newcomer Como 1-0. That saw Kosta Runjaić become only the second Udinese boss to oversee an unbeaten start over the opening three Serie A rounds across the last 13 campaigns! Here, he will be eager to continue on positive recent away form, as the Little Zebras have lost just one of their last seven top-flight games on the road (W3, D3).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Ange-Yoan Bonny opened the scoring for Parma against Napoli – the seventh of his last nine goals for the club to have come before the break. Brazilian forward Brenner has contributed to three Udinese goals in his four matches this term (G2, A1), with both his strikes in 2024/25 arriving before half-time.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Udinese have opened the scoring in five of their last seven competitive games.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]