Udinese vs AC Milan Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th March 2023

Udinese enjoy home advantage, when visitors AC Milan swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Serie A. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Udinese will try to spring a surprise on favourites AC Milan on Saturday and continue in their series of matches without defeat. Three more points would be massive for the team and their upcoming Serie A challenges.

Udinese have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 12 goals, or 1.2 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

AC Milan are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 17 goals, and while AC Milan claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.7 goals per match.

It was an enormously entertaining 4-2 match, when these two sides last played each other in the Serie A. A similar feast of goals would go down well this coming Saturday.

Udinese vs AC Milan Prediction

Udinese Form

Udinese are in decent shape before their next match, in which they aim to remain unbeaten. Against Spezia, the match finished 2-2, before another draw followed, this time 0-0 with Atalanta. They were too strong for Empoli, claiming a 0-1 win. Udinese did not win any of their last six Serie A matches at the Dacia Arena - Stadio Friuli. They came through these matches with a record of five draws and one defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored eight goals.

AC Milan Form

AC Milan claimed two points from their last three matches. They started by losing 2-1 at the hands of Fiorentina, before drawing 0-0 with Tottenham. They secured a point in their latest encounter, a 1-1 draw against Salernitana. In their last six away matches in the Serie A, AC Milan won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and six scored.

Are AC Milan strong enough presently to justify the prices with the bookies, even when travelling to face Udinese at Dacia Arena - Stadio Friuli? It could be tight, but considering form and match history, we believe the visitors represents the best betting option.

AC Milan took six wins from their last 12 games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. They collected 20 points, scored 19 goals and conceded 16. Udinese claimed eight wins, 11 draws as well as seven defeats in the Serie A this season. AC Milan so far pulled off 14 wins, six draws and six defeats in the Serie A.

Udinese vs AC Milan Squads

Udinese Squad

The 49-year-old coach of the home team, Andrea Sottil, will select the lineup against AC Milan from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season:

Daniele Padelli (0/0), Edoardo Piana (0/0), Marco Silvestri (0/26), Adam Masina (1/7), Axel Guessand (0/0), Enzo Ebosse (0/20), Festy Ebosele (0/8), Iyenoma Udogie (3/22), Jaka Bijol (3/21), James Abankwah (0/0), Kingsley Ehizibue (1/20), Leonardo Buta (0/0), Marvin Zeegelaar (0/0), Nehuen Perez (1/23), Rodrigo Becao (2/20), Lazar Samardzic (4/25), Manuel Iturra (0/0), Martin Palumbo (0/0), Roberto Pereyra (3/23), Sandi Lovric (3/25), Simone Pafundi (0/2), Tolgay Arslan (1/25), Walace (0/26), Beto (8/26), Florian Thauvin (0/6), Gerard Deulofeu (2/16), Ilija Nestorovski (1/11), Isaac Success (0/26), Vivaldo (0/1).

AC Milan Squad

This is the full squad of players that the AC Milan head coach Pioli will select from for his starting XI:

Andreas Jungdal (0/0), Antonio Mirante (0/0), Ciprian Tatarusanu (0/16), Devis Vasquez (0/0), Mike Maignan (0/10), Alessandro Florenzi (0/3), Davide Calabria (1/14), Fikayo Tomori (1/23), Fode Ballo-Toure (1/3), Malick Thiaw (0/10), Pierre Kalulu (1/26), Sergino Dest (0/8), Simon Kjaer (0/11), Theo Hernandez (3/23), Alexis Saelemaekers (0/18), Aster Vranckx (0/0), Brahim Diaz (4/22), Ismael Bennacer (1/21), Rade Krunic (0/14), Sandro Tonali (2/23), Tiemoue Bakayoko (0/0), Tommaso Pobega (1/13), Yacine Adli (0/5), Ante Rebic (3/16), Charles De Ketelaere (0/22), Daniel Maldini (0/0), Divock Origi (2/18), Emil Roback (0/0), Junior Messias (4/18), Lorenzo Colombo (0/0), Olivier Giroud (8/24), Rafael Leao (8/24), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (0/0).

Udinese vs AC Milan Team News

Udinese have an almost full squad available against AC Milan at Dacia Arena - Stadio Friuli with only one player possibly missing.

Sidelined with an injury, Udinese can't field Adam Masina on Saturday against AC Milan.

AC Milan could have up to nine players on the injured and absent players for their match on Saturday atDacia Arena - Stadio Friuli

Simon Kjaer, Rade Krunic, Fode Ballo-Toure, Ante Rebic, Divock Origi, Junior Messias, Mike Maignan, Alessandro Florenzi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic all face a spell on the sidelines for AC Milan due to various injuries.

Udinese vs AC Milan Lineups

Udinese vs AC Milan H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, AC Milan came away as 4-2 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Saturday. Udinese go into their upcoming match against AC Milan with a 10% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 1-5-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Udinese vs AC Milan Results

Betting on both teams to score in recent matches between Udinese and AC Milan would have made you a decent profit. Both teams found their way to the goal eight times in their previous ten matches. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 3/4 with the bookies.

Udinese vs AC Milan Betting Tips

Olivier Giroud scored just two goals in his last six games, but did manage eight goals during the season so far. He will be eager to add to his total, when AC Milan take aim at Udinese. This could be a good opportunity for him to improve his tally, and siding with him in the betting market look a decent prospect.

Udinese claimed all three points zero times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing five along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. AC Milan won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing six in this series of matches. Udinese failed in keeping a single clean sheet in the last 10 outings at Dacia Arena - Stadio Friuli, while AC Milan managed two clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings away from home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet two times in the last ten encounters between Udinese and AC Milan as under 2.5 goals happened three times. Udinese scored an average of 1.1 goals a game, with AC Milan averaging 1.5 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Udinese, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for AC Milan, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.