Udinese vs Napoli Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 08/01/2021, 07:08  by James | Modified on 08/01/2021 at 08:08 in Serie A Prediction

Napoli aim to make up ground in the Serie A title race when they travel to Udinese for a match on Sunday. Gennaro Gattuso's men are sixth in the table with 28 points from 15 games, a tally that leaves them nine points behind leaders AC Milan. Udinese are 13th with 16 points, a haul that keeps them four points above the relegation zone. The way things are going for Udinese, they will need to get wins on the board to halt this slide. They have drawn three and won none of their last five matches in Serie A. Home form hasn't been as helpful as it could be, producing only two wins from seven games. A big reason that the record is so poor is that Udinese struggles to score goals. Only Parma have scored fewer home goals than Udinese's five. They enter the game against Napoli having failed to score in their previous three home fixtures in all competitions. 

When you're struggling for home goals, Napoli is not the team that you want to come up against. No club in Serie A has conceded fewer away goals than Napoli's five in seven matches. Although this record is impressive, Napoli's recent form is not. They have failed to win four of their last five Serie A matches, dropping points to title rivals in losses to Inter Milan and Lazio. Fans could see signs of recovery in their previous away excursion, a 4-1 win in Cagliari. Napoli are undefeated in their last nine games against Udinese, winning eight times. They are the favourites to get the three points here, but we suggest backing against both teams scoring.