Prediction: AC Milan to win 3-0
Best Odds: 14/1
Udinese and AC Milan will lock horns with each other in Serie A this weekend. The match between Gabriele Cioffi’s side and Stefano Pioli’s team will be held at Stadio Friuli in Udine and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45 pm UK time on Saturday.
Udinese
Udinese are a modest club in Italy that tend to finish in and around mid-table in Serie A. The Udine outfit ended up in 12th place in the Serie A table last season, and one suspects that they will be happy with a similar sort of finish this time around.
Gabriele Cioffi’s side are 16th in the Serie A table at the moment with 18 points from 20 matches. Udinese are only a point above the relegation zone and are in real danger of going down to the second tier of Italian football at the end of the season.
Udinese will head into the Serie A match against AC Milan on the back of a 2-2 draw with Fiorentina away from home in Serie A. It came after a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Lazio in front of their fans in the league which followed a 3-0 victory over Bologna in the league.
Team News:
Udinese are likely to line up in a 3-5-1-1 formation. Maduka Okoye will be in goal for the visiting team. Joao Ferreira, Nehuen Perez and Thomas Kristensen will be the three defenders. Sandi Lovric, Walace and Lazar Samardzic will be the three central midfielders. Festy Ebosele and Hassane Kamara will be the two wide players, with Roberto Pereyra playing down the middle as a central attacking midfielder. Lorenzo Lucca will lead the line for Udinese.
AC Milan
AC Milan are one of the biggest clubs in the world and are aiming to win the Serie A title this season. Stefano Pioli’s side are in form now, having won their last three league matches and four of their last five time.
Milan are third in the Serie A table at the moment with 42 points from 20 matches. The Rossoneri are seven points behind Juventus in second and are nine points off leaders and bitter city rivals Inter Milan. There is still a chance that Milan could win the Scudetto this campaign.
The Rossoneri will head into the Serie A match against Udinese away from home on Saturday evening on the back of a 3-1 victory over AS Roma at San Siro in the league. It came after 2-1 defeat to Atalanta at home in the Coppa Italia which followed a 3-0 hammering of Empoli on the road in Serie A.
Team News:
AC Milan are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation. Chrisian Pulisic, Olivier Giroud and Rafael Leao will be the three forwards. Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Yacine Adli and Tijjani Reijnders will be the three midfielders. Mike Maignan will be the goalkeeper and will have Davide Calabria, Simon Kjaer, Matteo Gabbia and Theo Hernandez will be the four defenders.
Key Factors to Consider
- Udinese have lost 1 of their last 5 Serie A matches.
- AC Milan have won 4 of their last 5 Serie A matches.
- Olivier Giroud has scored 10 goals and given 6 assists in 17 Serie A matches for AC Milan this season.
- Udinese have conceded 32 goals in 20 Serie A games this campaign.
- AC Milan have scored 38 goals in 20 Serie A matches this season.
Conclusion
AC Milan are in great form at the moment and will fancy winning the Serie A title this season. Udinese may be at home, but they are struggling for form now and could get relegated to the Championship at the end of the season. It is hard to see anything but a win for Milan in this particular Seire A game.
Prediction: AC Milan to win 3-0
Best Odds: 14/1
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