Udinese vs Sampdoria prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-05-07 16:30.
Udinese did their best, but ultimately failed to prevent Napoli claiming the Serie A (SA) title on Thursday night, although the 1-1 draw boosted their hopes of finishing in the top-half of the table for the first time since 2012/13. They took an early lead but couldn’t finish off the job, meaning they’ve won just one of their last six games (D2, L3) and need just five more points to better last term’s haul of 47.
The Zebretti’s last four home league games have seen them beat last year’s champions AC Milan 3-1 and hold this year’s title winners Napoli as part of a longer sequence of seven matches unbeaten on their own turf (W2, D5) so they’ll be full of confidence at the Dacia Arena. With none of the last five home H2Hs against Sampdoria ending level (W3, L2), they’ll fancy their chances of claiming three points here against their struggling opponents.
The end of Sampdoria’s time in the Italian top-flight is nigh as after Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat to Torino, they start the round ten points behind the 17th-placed side badly needing a victory here to keep their wafer-thin survival chances alive. Having won just one of their last 17 league fixtures (D5, L11), they will finish the season with their lowest points total in the three-points-per-win era.
La Samp might struggle to pick up many more on the road given they haven’t won a league away game since early January (D2, L6 since) and have conceded an average of 3.25 goals per game across their last four such fixtures (D1, L3). A tough finish to a miserable season awaits as after this, they also travel to face AC Milan and Napoli!
Players to watch: Sandi Lovrić opened the scoring between the tenth and 20th minute in two of Udinese’s last three home SA fixtures while all three of Jesé’s league goals this term arrived after the 60th minute – one for Sampdoria and two for Turkish side Ankaragücü.
Hot stat: Udinese have scored an average of exactly one first-half goal per game in home SA matches this term.