Udinese vs Salernitana prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2022-08-19 16:30.
Udinese acquitted themselves well in a testing Serie A (SA) curtain raiser away to reigning champions AC Milan, scoring twice before half-time via defenders before a second-half slump sealed a 4-2 defeat. They now aim to launch a home league campaign with victory for the first time since 2019/20, though they could ultimately finish no higher than 13th back then.
The hosts are also looking to avoid a first run of four straight SA home defeats since March-May 2021, and there may be a goal glut if they can prevent this by winning, as Udineseās last six SA home victories saw them score twice or more in at least one half.
Though beaten 1-0 by Roma on day one, Salernitana showed enough in their performance to suggest that they could yet avoid last seasonās relegation struggles, which saw them sit bottom at the end of 20 consecutive matchdays. Coach Davide Nicola was positive in defeat, stating: āI really liked the spirit we showed given this was the first league game, but we couldāve made better use of our counters.ā
Salernitana now hit the road aiming to extend an unbeaten away run (W2, D2) to five games ā a far cry from the four losses that opened last seasonās away campaign! The visitorsā most recent test on hostile turf (1-1 vs Empoli) was particularly significant as well, as it saw them recover an away point from behind for only the second time this year.
Players to watch: Udineseās Gerard Deulofeu opened the scoring (6ā) during the last H2H, boosting his all-time win rate from games where he has scored inside 15 minutes to 75% (W9, D2, L1). As for Salernitana, they will look to Federico Bonazzoli for inspiration, though they failed to keep a clean sheet across his ten goalscoring SA games last term.
Hot stat: Three of Udineseās last five SA home wins āto nilā have seen them win the second half by a 2-0 scoreline.