Udinese vs Torino prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-03-15 14:00.
[p]Udinese again highlighted their recent improvement with a 2-1 win against Lazio on Monday, having now picked up one-third of their 27 points earned this Serie A campaign in their last six games (W2, D3, L1). But as they start this round with just a three-point buffer to the drop zone, fears of losing their top-flight status of nearly three decades are still real. While their recent revival has raised hopes of avoiding such a fate, the Zebras need to establish further consistency as they are yet to record consecutive wins this season.[/p]
[p]Playing at home hasn’t given Udinese any significant winning edge, although they have proven to at least be a tough team to beat. Nine draws across their last 13 home league games (W1, L3) underlines their grit, yet with five of those stalemates seeing them drop points after scoring first, their season could be a case of lost opportunities.[/p]
[p]That was also the case in the reverse fixture (D 1-1) where Torino overturned a deficit thanks to a late goal. The visitors, who found themselves just outside the top half at the start of this round, are also coming off four draws from their last seven games (W1, L2), including a creditable 1-1 result against resurgent Napoli last matchday. That’s largely thanks to an impressive backline that has conceded an average of just 0.93 goals per game this league season.[/p]
[p]Those impressive numbers are somewhat subdued by their poor scoring record (GF26), with only four teams netting fewer goals after the previous round. There have been signs of their scoring woes coming to an end of late, namely a haul of six goals across their last four away league games (W1, D2, L1) that followed a run of four scoring blanks on the road.[/p]
[p]Key battle: Florian Thauvin tends to grow into the game, as his four league goals for Udinese this season have all come in the second half of the match. Stopping him could be Alessandro Buongiorno’s primary task, but a goal from Buongiorno is likely to be received with excitement as his last four league strikes have come in Torino wins.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Torino have seen 21 of their 28 Serie A games this season stand level at half-time.[/p]