While we are used to seeing Atalanta higher up in the standing, the fact of the matter is that they still haven’t found their stride after the managerial change. Now, a trip to a slowly improving Udinese side is at hand, one that could surprise anybody in Serie A.
Udinese Team News
Udinese’s loss last time out against Juventus saw the end of their 3-game undefeated run. Still, Kosta Runjaić’s men have established themselves firmly in the mid-table at this stage of the season, but there is still significant room for improvement. One glarins issue is Udinese’s inability to take advantage of their home fixtures. Ahead of round 10, only Fiorentina have conceded more goals at home in Serie A. Runjaić’s team has also failed to keep a single clean sheet in a league game at home since the start of the season. The optimistic news for Udinese is that at least they have scored in all of their last 5 Serie A fixtures, but have failed to keep a single clean sheet in the period as well.
Atalanta Team News
In recent weeks, Atalanta have become a draw specialist, after recording their 5th consecutive Serie A stalemate in the previous round against AC Milan. Four of those 5 draws produced a 1-1 result, with the remaining one being a goalless 0-0. La Dea are still syncing with new boss Ivan Jurić, but despite their inability to win games, they are the only Serie A outfit that continues to be unbeaten. Of course, this doesn’t mean a whole lot, when Atalanta’s point tally is just 13 points and they sit 9th in the current standings. Overall, just 2 of the team’s league fixtures haven’t seen both Atalanta and their opponents score – the 0-3 away win against Torino and the 0-0 draw with Lazio.
Head-to-Head-Games
Atalanta has won 2 of the last 5 H2H games with Udinese, with the remaining 3 ending in draws. Only 2 of the games in that period saw both teams scoring a goal. However, only the most recent of the last 5 games between these two at the Stadio Friuli did not produce goals from both sides.
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Udinese Calcio | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 18 | LWLLW |
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Atalanta BC | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | DLLLW |
Udinese vs Atalanta Betting Prediction
For this game, I am going with both teams to score. While unbeaten still, Atalanta has been leaking goals regularly and is the definitife 1-1 draw specialist at this stage of the league with 6 such results. Udinese are also a team, who have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 5 league matches, but have also managed to score in them. All of this leads me to believe that both sides are capable of scoring, but incapable of stopping goals, which is a perfect fit for a both teams to score option.
👉Betting Tip: Both Teams To Score: Yes
🌐Bookmaker: Stake
📊Odds: 1.78
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