Udinese vs Monza prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-05-10 10:30.
[p]After ending their five-game losing streak in Serie A with a goalless draw against UEFA Champions League qualification hopefuls Bologna, Udinese continued to build momentum with a 2-1 win over relegation-threatened Cagliari last Saturday. In the process, Kosta Runjaić’s men ended a wait of more than two months for a win (D2, L5), which included five scoring blanks, and start this round of fixtures just one point off the top ten.[/p]
[p]To register their first top-half finish since the 2012/13 season, Udinese likely need to end their current three-game scoreless run at Stadio Friuli (D1, L2). The visit of rock-bottom Monza should help in that quest, as the Little Zebras have won each of their four home matches this term against sides entering this weekend in the bottom five – keeping a clean sheet three times – but they have not tasted victory in a H2H on their own patch for 50 years (D4, L2 since then)![/p]
[p]Monza’s return to Serie B after a three-year top-flight stay was cemented by their 24th league defeat of the campaign at the hands of Atalanta last Sunday (4-0). Alessandro Nesta’s men are now on a six-game losing streak, with the last four defeats seeing them fail to score, which has contributed to their joint division-high tally of 14 losses ‘to nil’ this term.[/p]
[p]After winning only two league matches so far this season (W2, D9, L24), Monza could still set an unwanted record for the fewest points in a single 20-team Serie A campaign in the three-points-for-a-victory era, which currently belongs to Salernitana and Chievo (both 17). Yet picking up three points in the last three rounds in order to avoid that embarrassment could be a problem, as the Biancorossi have earned just two in the last 15 games (D2, L13).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Thomas Kristensen’s winner at Cagliari – his first-ever Serie A goal – gave Udinese their first victory since the start of March, while his three career goals have all helped the Dane avoid defeat (W2, D1). Georgios Kyriakopoulos assisted Monza’s only goal across their last six matches, while eight of his last nine goals scored have arrived before half-time, with the exception being against Udinese in December.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Monza have trailed at half-time in a joint Serie A-high 16 games this season (W4, D15).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]