Fiorentina vs Udinese prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-12-20 17:00.
[p]Fiorentina continue their search for a first Serie A win of the season when they host a Udinese side who are knocking on the door of the European qualification spots.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Fiorentina lost 1-0 to Lausanne on Thursday in the UEFA Conference League, with a fifth defeat across their last six matches in all competitions (W1) denting morale further, even if they still progressed to the knockout stages as a seeded team. Boss Paolo Vanoli’s future is still in the balance thanks to their miserable start to the Serie A season, with La Viola starting the round eight points adrift of safety, a deficit that’s never been overturned to stay up at this stage in the last 21 years. Home turf provides little comfort for Fiorentina either, as just two of their measly six-point haul was accumulated on their own soil (D2, L5).[/p]
[p]Udinese edged out defending champions Napoli 1-0 last weekend, with that victory placing them just four points adrift of the top six heading into this weekend. Finding consistency is their greatest challenge with their last eight league outings returning an even number of wins and losses (W4, L4), while they’ve won consecutive Serie A games just once in this campaign. Those results came on the road on matchdays two and three, and Kosta Runjaić’s side could replicate that feat here, having won 2-0 at Parma on their last trip.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Fiorentina have won three of the last five Serie A H2Hs (D1, L1), but Udinese may carry confidence from winning on two of their last four league trips here (D1, L1). They’re looking for consecutive Serie A H2H away wins for the first time since 1989 after winning last season’s corresponding fixture 2-1.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Fiorentina have trailed at half-time in a league-high eight games this season.[/p]
[p]Fiorentina are the only Serie A side yet to keep a home clean sheet this season.[/p]
[p]Only one of Udinese’s last seven games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Ten of Udinese’s last 15 away Serie A games produced under 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Four of Albert Guðmundsson’s five Fiorentina goals this term have come after half-time, with La Viola unbeaten in each match (W3, D2). Nicolò Zaniolo usually strikes earlier with four of his five club goals this season coming in the first half, each time netting Udinese’s opener.[/p]
[p]Fiorentina don’t appear to have any fresh concerns, while Udinese’s Rui Modesto and Vakoun Bayo are out due to their participation in the Africa Cup of Nations.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With neither team firing on all cylinders up front, under 2.5 goals could be a smart pick.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]