- Date and Time: Saturday, 4 January, 20:45 GMT+1
- Venue: Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy
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Verona
Verona take on Udinese in the 19th round of Serie A at home on Saturday. They’ll be keen on stamping their authority as soon as possible and not give the ball away cheaply.
For Gialloblù to dictate proceedings here, they’ll have to control the tempo of the game and not make too many errors. They’ll also have to win set-pieces and do well defensively.
At the moment, Verona are ranked 16th in the league table with 18 points, and they admit that they don’t deserve to be ranked in such a low position. Gialloblù will want to revisit their past mistakes and try to overcome them by being more aggressive on the ball. They usually play in a rather unusual 3-4-1-2 formation.
Udinese
Udinese are currently ninth in the league. With 24 points, they understand their slight advantage over their opponents in this game. They’ll feel confident owing to the fact that they have won six and drawn seven of the 18 matches played between these two teams in the past.
Udinese put a lot of emphasis on their midfield, which is why they play with a 3-5-2 formation. Their midfielders, led by Karlström and Lovrić, know how to disrupt the play of their opponents and then feed the balls directly to their centre-forwards or wingbacks. They are known to make piercing runs into their final third to deliver balls in dangerous positions.
Bet hereVerona vs Udinese Prediction
- Pick: Udinese to win or draw
- Odds: 1.4 (22Bet)
- Score prediction: Verona 0-2 Udinese
We expect Udinese to win or draw because, as mentioned earlier, they’ve done so in 13 out of the 18 matches against Verona in the past. This shows the kind of advantage they’ll have on Saturday and the level they can reach if they decide to play well on the counter.
Udinese also defend well, as evident in their stats. They’ve only conceded 28 goals in this season’s Serie A, as opposed to the whopping 42 that Verona have let slip. Having won or drawn three out of the last five matches, they’ll have the upper hand in this game.
Verona vs Udinese Prediction, Betting Tip
- Pick: Total over 1.5 goals
- Odds: 1.34 (22Bet)
Verona have been in a poor run of form lately, and we don’t expect big things from them in this game, either. They’ve lost three out of their last five matches. If things continue going south, they could end up in the relegation zone, battling with teams to stay afloat.
This weekend, we expect to see a total of over 1.5 goals scored. However, Udinese are expected to have an advantage in this regard, given how frequently they’ve scored recently.
Verona have seen a total of over 1.5 goals being scored in three out of their last five matches, while their opponents have seen it happen in all their previous five games.
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