Mid-table Udinese have the home advantage on Saturday in Serie A when they take on relegation-battling Verona.
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Udinese vs Verona prediction: A home win and a clean sheet?
Key Stats
- Verona have lost nine of their 14 away games in Serie A and have failed to score in 43% of their league games this season.
- 64% of Udinese's outings in Serie A this season have produced over 9.5 total corners.
- Verona's away games in Serie A this season are producing an average of 10.14 corners per game.
Correct score prediction: Udinese 1-0 Verona
Udinese have only scored 19 goals in 14 home games this season, which is an average of 1.36 goals per game. Verona have conceded fewer goals on the road than they have in their own backyard so far this season, which is why we're backing a narrow 1-0 win for the hosts this weekend.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Udinese the clear favourite
- HOME: 5/6 (1.83) – 54.5%
- DRAW: 13/5 (3.60) – 27.8%
- AWAY: 4/1 (5.00) – 20%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Udinese are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 54.5% and we tend to agree with the bookmakers on this prediction.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: All square
The last five meetings between these two clubs, all in Serie A, have been evenly split, with each side picking up one win, one defeat and three draws.
Italy Serie A 04/01/25
Verona
Udinese
Italy Serie A 20/04/24
Verona
Udinese
Italy Serie A 03/12/23
Udinese
Verona
Italy Serie A 30/01/23
Udinese
Verona
Italy Serie A 03/10/22
Verona
Udinese
Udinese preview: Held Lazio in Rome
One of Udinese's key players so far this season, Florian Thauvin, opened the scoring away at Lazio on Monday night in the 22nd minute. However, the home side equalised before the break, and neither team managed to score a winning goal during the second 45 minutes.
Hassane Kamara is suspended for the home side this weekend, while goalkeeper Razvan Sava will miss the game through injury.
Predicted lineup: Okoye (GK), Atts, Ehizibue, Solet, Bijol, Kristensen, Karlstrom, Lovric, Ekkelenkamp, Thauvin & Lucca
Italy Serie A 15/03/25
L
Verona
1
Udinese
0
Italy Serie A 10/03/25
D
Lazio
1
Udinese
1
Italy Serie A 01/03/25
W
Parma
0
Udinese
1
Italy Serie A 21/02/25
W
Lecce
0
Udinese
1
Italy Serie A 16/02/25
W
Empoli
0
Udinese
3
Verona preview: Undone by Bologna
Verona couldn't handle Bologna last weekend, conceding the opening goal in the 40th minute and going 2-0 down in the 78th.
Daniel Mosquera did manage to pull a goal back for Udinese with 10 minutes left on the clock, his fifth in Serie A this season, but it proved too little, too late as Bologna held firm to secure all three points.
Koray Guenter is suspended for the visitors, and Abdou Harroui has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to a cruciate ligament injury.
Predicted lineup: Montipo (GK), Dawidowicz, Bradaric, Tchatchoua, Frese, Coppola, Duda, Bernede, Niasse, Suslov & Sarr
Italy Serie A 15/03/25
W
Udinese
0
Verona
1
Italy Serie A 09/03/25
L
Bologna
2
Verona
1
Italy Serie A 03/03/25
L
Juventus
2
Verona
0
Italy Serie A 23/02/25
W
Fiorentina
0
Verona
1
Italy Serie A 15/02/25
L
AC Milan
1
Verona
0
Player to watch: Florian Thauvin
Florian Thauvin is thriving in his second full season with Udinese, during which the 32-year-old has become a key figure in the Italian side's attack.
Thauvin, who made his name at Marseille, has 11 goal involvements in Serie A this season, eight goals and three assists, despite only managing five league goals in the whole of the 2023/24 campaign.
The French midfielder is enjoying his best season at Udinese
The veteran French midfielder is enjoying a purple patch in front of goal right now, having scored in three of his last four outings for Udinese, so you can see why he's our player to watch on Saturday.