SSC Napoli May Need Just a Point to Wrap Up the Title as They Travel to Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio vs SSC Napoli - 04/05/2023
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We have a full round of Italian Serie A fixtures this week including the meeting between Udinese Calcio and SSC Napoli.
The game will be played on the 4th of May at the Dacia Arena and the hosts begin the week in 13th place on 42 points while the visitors are top of the table on 79 points.
Udinese come into the game on the back of a 1-0 defeat at Lecce last weekend in Serie A. The only goal of the match was scored in the 62nd minute from the penalty spot and it was a disappointing defeat for Udinese against a team battling against relegation.
The defeat at Lecce means Udinese have recorded just a single win from their last 5 fixtures, all of which have been in Serie A. There have been defeats against Bologna and Lecce away plus Roma at home. Udinese have been held at home by Monza in a 2-2 draw but did beat Cremonese 3-0 on home soil.
Home form in Serie A shows Udinese are tough to beat. They are undefeated in each of their last 6 home league matches but have recorded only 2 wins from those 6 games.
There have been plenty of goals scored in recent home matches featuring Udinese and they have seen over 2.5 goals in each of their last 5 Serie A games in-front of their own fans, with both teams scoring in 11 of their last 12 on home soil.
Napoli travel to the Dacia Arena having failed to seal the title on the weekend as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Salernitana. Napoli thought they were going to be celebrating as they took the lead in the 62nd minute but Salernitana had other ideas and scored the equaliser 6 minutes from time.
The draw at home to Salernitana means Napoli are undefeated in their last 4 fixtures in all competitions. They have recorded only 1 win from those 4 games, which came against Juventus away in Serie A. There have been draws against Verona at home in Serie A and AC Milan at home in the Champions League.
Trends show Napoli are unbeaten in 33 of their 36 most recent league matches and they have won each of their last 8 away Serie A fixtures.
Team news and Udinese are without the injured quartet of Enzo Ebosse, Gerard Deulofeu, Simone Pafundi, and Isaac Success. They also have doubts over the fitness of Beto.
Napoli have two players unavailable for this game, with Matteo Politano and Mario Rui both injured.
Depending on the Lazio result, Napoli know they need at most a point to land the title and will have a huge following of fans behind them for this game.
Udinese will cause some problems for the Napoli defence and the hosts could score but we expect there to be celebrations in Naples as Napoli run out winners to secure the Scudetto.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
It1
173053
2
1 - 2
2.88
19°
1.91
4.20
3.50
1.91
no
no
no
1 - 1(1 - 0)
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