Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw
Best Odds: 17/4
Genoa and Udinese will lock horns with each other in Serie A this week. The match between Patrick Vieira’s side and Kosta Runjaic’s team will be held at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm UK time on Friday.
Genoa
Genoa are a modest club in Italy who do well in the top flight of Italian football. Il Grifone have done well in recent weeks, and they will be keen on improving upon their 11th-placed finish last season.
Patrick Vieira’s side are 12th in the Serie A table at the moment with 35 points from 30 matches. Genoa are not going to get relegated to Serie B at the end of the season, and they are not going to end up in the European places.
Genoa will head into the Serie A game against Udinese at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on the back of a 1-0 defeat to Juventus away from home at Juventus Stadium. It came after a 2-1 victory over Lecce at home in Serie A, which followed a 1-1 draw with Cagliari on the road in the league.
Team News:
Genoa are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Udinese. Nicola Leali will be in goal for the hosts. Stefano Sabelli, Koni De Winter, Johan Vazquez and Alan Matturro will be the four defenders. Jean Onana and Morten Frendrup will be the two holding midfielders. Alessandro Zanoli, Patrizio Masini and Fabio Miretti will be the three attacking midfielders. Andrea Pinamonti will lead the line for Genoa.
Udinese
Udinese are an established club in the Italian top-flight who tend to finish in and around mid-table as well as compete for the European places in the Serie A standings. I Bianconeri ended up 15th in the table last season, but things are looking better for the club from Udine.
Kosta Runjaic’s side are 10th in the Serie A table at the moment with 40 points from 30 matches. Udinese are 17 points above the bottom three and are 12 points behind AS Roma, who are sixth and occupy the final European places in the league standings.
Udinese will head into the Serie A game against Genoa away from home at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on the back of a 2-1 defeat to defending Italian champions Inter Milan away from home at San Siro in the league. It came after a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Hellas Verona at home in Serie A, which followed a 1-1 draw with Udinese at Stadio Olimpico in Rome in the league.
Team News:
Udinese are likely to line up in a 3-5-1-1 formation against Genoa. Maduka Okoye will be in goal for the visiting team. Thomas Kristensen, Jaka Bijol and Oumar Solet will be the three defenders. Sandi Lovric, Jesper Karlstrom and Arthur Atta will be the three holding midfielders, with Kingsley Ehizibue and Hassane Kamara on the flanks. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp will be the playmaker for Udinese, with Lorenzo Lucca to lead the line for Udinese.
Key Factors to Consider
- Genoa have lost 2 and won 2 of their last 6 Serie A games.
- Genoa have scored 28 goals and conceded 38 goals in 30 Serie A games so far this season.
- Udinese have lost their last 2 Serie A games and have conceded 41 goals in 30 league matches so far this season.
- Lorenzo Lucca has scored 10 goals and given 1 assist in 29 Serie A matches for Udinese so far this season.
- Florian Thauvin has scored 8 goals and given 3 assists in 25 Serie A games for Udinese so far this season.
Conclusion
Both Genoa and Udinese are in similar positions in the Serie A table, and there is a very good chance that the match between them will end in a draw.
Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw
Best Odds: 17/4
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