Monza vs Udinese prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-12-08 19:45.
[p]Monday night football in Serie A heads to the Brianteo Stadium where relegation-threatened Monza find themselves embedded in the bottom-three, mostly due to winning a league-low one top-flight game all season (D7, L6). Alessandro Nesta’s men have at least avoided defeat by drawing their last two league matches 1-1 away to both Torino and Como respectively, earning a point despite trailing in both games. [/p]
[p]They hit the road again in a midweek Coppa Italia tie with Bologna, where they were comprehensively beaten 4-0. The White and Reds may not be all that excited to return home having lost their last two home games 1-0 against AC Milan and Lazio, but the prospect of being on the verge of scoring their 100th goal in Serie A might boost their drive, and should aid in preventing three successive home defeats in the competition for only the second time in their history. [/p]
[p]Opponents Udinese will be hoping to compound their hosts’ misery, as they too are in desperate need of a win having now gone five games without one (D1, L4). They’ve been their own worst enemies during this poor run, having conceded two penalties, been reduced to ten-men twice, and scored three own goals, with the main culprit being defender Isaak Touré who was shown both those red cards and was responsible for one of those own goals![/p]
[p]As a result the Friulians have fallen towards the middle of the table after such a positive start to the campaign, and with no wins in their last five away matches either (D1, L4), they face an uphill battle here to better their situation. Coach Kosta Runjaić will also need to overcome his team’s poor record against Monza, with Udinese winning just one of the last nine H2Hs (D6, L2).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Monza’s last goalscorer Gianluca Caprari will fancy a game against Udinese, having registered five goal contributions in his last four matches against them (G2, A3). Hoping to undercut him will be Udinese’s Sandi Lovrić whose last five goals have all been match openers scored before the 20th minute, a streak started with a goal against Monza. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: The same half-time result has been replicated come full-time in nine of Monza’s last 11 matches. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou [/i][/p]