Inter vs Udinese prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-12-08 19:45.
Inter Milan humbled defending Serie A (SA) champions Napoli 3-0 last weekend to maintain their place at the top of the standings, whilst also extending their unbeaten competitive run (W9, D3). The Nerazzurri defensive wall continues to be difficult to break down, with that Napoli win marking their ninth clean sheet of the league campaign. Added to that, Simone Inzaghi’s side are yet to post a scoring blank en route to becoming the top-scoring team of this league campaign, making them a tough proposition to face.
A win against Udinese will make it one for the history books as Inter could post a sixth straight top-flight H2H home win for the first time ever. The hosts look primed for such a result after three competitive home wins on the bounce, although San Siro hasn’t been a fortress across their last four home league games (W2, D1, L1).
Udinese were pegged back by a dramatic late goal in a 3-3 draw against Verona in their previous SA match, keeping them close to the relegation zone. While a league-high nine draws suggest they won’t roll away easily, Gabriele Cioffi’s men have won just once in this league campaign, hinting at a lack of cutting edge. Adding to that tally will depend on finding a way to address their poor recent 11-game SA H2H sequence (W1, D2, L8).
Subsequently this has been a dire 14-game start to the season for Udinese, whose tally of 12 points is their lowest in the top-flight since 1994/95, which threatens to end their more than four-decade presence in SA. From an optimistic perspective, their lone win of the league season came at this very venue, when they claimed a famous 1-0 success over Inter’s arch-rivals AC Milan in November.
Players to watch: Marcus Thuram established or extended a lead for Inter with each of his five SA goals this season, all coming in wins. Florian Thauvin could be plotting a late impact as his last two league games have seen him contribute to Udinese's last goal (G1, A1).
Hot stat: Inter are the only side yet to concede a goal from the 71st minute onwards in this SA campaign.