The Matchday 18 clash in Serie A between Udinese and Torino will take place on December 29 at the Friuli Stadium. Udinese vs. Torino: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Francesco Furno (Italy)
Matches – 8 (Serie A, 2023/24–2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 33;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.1;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 24;
Penalties – 38%.
Predicted lineups for Udinese vs. Torino
Udinese (3-5-2): Razvan Sava – Christian Kabasele, Isak Toure, Thomas Kristensen – Kingsley Ehizibue, Jesper Karlstrom, Sandi Lovric, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Jordan Zemura – Lorenzo Lucca, Florian Thauvin.
Torino (3-5-2): Vanja Milinkovic-Savic – Sebastian Walukiewicz, Guillermo Maripan, Adam Masina – Marcus Holmgren Pedersen, Samuele Ricci, Karol Linetty, Gvidas Gineitis, Borna Sosa – Yann Karamoh, Antonio Sanabria.
Each team's starting lineup from their last match in this tournament is listed.
Udinese
In the last round, Costa Runjaic's side defeated Fiorentina 2-1 away. This was Udinese's second win in their last three matches, but the club extended their streak of conceding goals in the league to eight games. The team is ninth in the standings with 23 points. Notably, Udinese has lost four times at home this Serie A season – only three clubs have a higher number of home defeats.
Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, defender Jaka Bijol, midfielder Sandi Lovric, and forward Keinan Davis will miss out due to injuries.
- The team has not won 14 of their last 18 home matches in Serie A (5 draws, 9 losses).
- No more than two goals were scored in 4 of the last 5 home games in the league.
- Udinese scored a maximum of one goal in 13 of their last 16 home matches in Serie A.
Torino
Paolo Vanoli's side lost 0-2 at home to Bologna in the last round. As a result, the team failed to win for the seventh time in their last eight league matches (2 draws, 5 losses). Additionally, Torino players failed to score in six of those games. In the standings, the club has 19 points, which places them in 12th position.
Defender Perr Schuurs and forward Duvan Zapata will be sidelined due to injuries.
- The club has not won 5 of their last 6 away matches in Serie A (1 draw, 4 losses).
- The team scored in 6 of their last 9 away games in the league.
- No more than two goals were scored in Torino's last nine Serie A matches.
Udinese vs. Torino: Match Prediction
Despite Udinese's attempts to play actively at home and not sit back in their penalty area, the club struggles to score frequently and in large numbers. In 13 of their last 16 home matches in Serie A, the team has scored a maximum of one goal, and in their last three home league games, Udinese has scored just once.
Torino initially showed confidence in attack during away fixtures this season, but the situation has since worsened. In their last four away Serie A matches, the club failed to score in three and netted only once. Meanwhile, Torino has become more reliable in defense, conceding just three goals over the same period.
I expect this to be a low-scoring match, so my prediction: Total under 2.5 goals
