Udinese vs Napoli Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 30/04/2023, 15:29  by Daniel Ngulu in Serie A Prediction

Napoli will head out to Udinese on Thursday seeking a win, which will secure their first Italian Serie A title in 33 years. The visitors top the standings with six matches left to play and have a strong 18-point advantage on their closest challengers while Udinese are 12th and gunning for a top-half finish. Udinese have struggled for consistency throughout the season and come to this match after losing their 10th game of the campaign over the weekend. Andrea Sottol’s men were beaten 1-0 by relegation-threatened Lecce away from home and have now lost as many matches as they have won. They have managed just one win from their last five matches with three of those games ending in defeat. They beat second-from-bottom Cremonese 3-0 before the Lecce game and will hope to be as dominant against league leaders, as they return home for this round. Le Zebrette haven’t beaten Napoli in 14 straight matches and have lost the last six so to win here they have to be at their absolute best.

Napoli were unable to secure the title in front of their home fans on Sunday as they were held to a 1-1 draw by local rivals Salernitana and now will head to Udine seeking to wrap up the title with games to spare. I Partenopei are on the brink of securing their first league title since 1990 and will do so if they can manage a win on Thursday. Luciano Spaletti’s men have amassed 79 points which is 18 points more than their closest challengers, Lazio. They could have already secured the title by now if not for a dip in form in recent weeks that has seen them win just two of their last five matches. They beat Juventus 1-0 in their most recent outing, two match days ago which extended their away winning streak in the league to eight matches. Napoli have been more comfortable playing away from home and should be confident of a win on Thursday.