Udinese vs Verona prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-08-24 16:30.
[p]After securing a comfortable mid-table finish in the last Serie A season, Udinese are looking for another strong start when they host Hellas Verona. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Despite ending last term with eight defeats in ten Serie A matches (W1, D1), Udinese finished 12th with a comfortable cushion to the relegation zone. Building on that looks a tall order after several crucial players left over the summer, including Jaka Bijol, Florian Thauvin and Lorenzo Lucca, while key midfielder Sandi Lovrić is reportedly a Watford target. That’s not stopped manager Kosta Runjaić overseeing five successive victories in pre-season, as well as a win in their competitive curtain raiser against Carrarese in the Coppa Italia on Monday.[/p]
[p]Hellas Verona may also struggle to build on three successive bottom-half finishes after they too were forced to sell key squad members in the summer window. Defensive duo Diego Coppola and Jackson Tchatchoua have both found new homes in the Premier League, while just two of their permanent incomings came from a side in Europe’s top-five leagues. Paolo Zanetti’s men may still be confident of a good start as Verona have won back-to-back season openers in Serie A, notably beating eventual champions Napoli 3-0 last season.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Despite a perfectly balanced all-time H2H record (W14, D16, L14), it’s Verona who have enjoyed more success in recent times. They’re unbeaten across the last five meetings (W2, D3), with Udinese failing to score in the last three. Verona have avoided defeat on five of their last six trips to Udine (W1, D4).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Only Fiorentina and Inter led at half-time more than Udinese in Serie A last season.[/p]
[p]Udinese failed to score in six of their last ten league matches.[/p]
[p]Only 16 of Verona’s 38 Serie A matches last term saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Hellas Verona conceded first in a league-high 26 Serie A matches last term.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Keinan Davis has scored each of his four goals for Udinese after the 70th minute, with the Bianconeri winning three of those four matches (D1). This was also the period in which Verona’s Daniel Mosquera scored all his five goals for them, including a double on the opening day last season.[/p]
[p]Udinese seem to be at near full-strength, whilst Verona’s Nicolás Valentini went off injured in last week’s Coppa Italia victory.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given their recent ability to start well and a strong H2H record in previous seasons, backing Hellas Verona in the Draw No bet market could be profitable.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]