Udinese vs SSC Napoli Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th May 2023

Current Serie A leaders SSC Napoli square up against Udinese from the bottom half of the table this coming Thursday at Dacia Arena - Stadio Friuli. With their current positioning in the table, anything but a win for SSC Napoli will be a surprise, but Udinese look to cause an upset.

Sitting top of the table, SSC Napoli claimed 79 points after 32 rounds, while Udinese have amassed 42 points. This ranks the latter as number 13 in the Serie A before the next round.

Three points for Udinese could go a long way in their quest to reach the top half of the Serie A table. As difficult task awaits, though, as SSC Napoli won't go down without a fight.

Udinese scored 12 goals, conceded 15 and fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

SSC Napoli managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded seven goals in total, and while claiming six clean sheets, they conceded 0.7 goals an average per game.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, SSC Napoli came away as 3-2 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Thursday.

Udinese vs SSC Napoli Prediction

Udinese Form

Showing inconsistent form, Udinese lost two of their past three matches, going down 3-0 against Roma, before beating Cremonese 3-0. The joy was short-lived, as Lecce proved too strong in a 1-0 defeat. Udinese only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Serie A matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored 13 and conceded eight goals.

SSC Napoli Form

SSC Napoli go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against AC Milan. They went on to beat Juventus by 0-1, before sharing the spoils with Salernitana in a 1-1 draw. SSC Napoli collected a maximum six wins in their previous six away matches in the Serie A, which no away team naturally currently does better. They outscored their opponents by 14 goals to one along the way.

The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Udinese face SSC Napoli, and we see no reason for this to end this coming Thursday. The value bet lies with goals.

Udinese claimed ten wins, 12 draws as well as ten defeats in the Serie A this season. SSC Napoli so far pulled off 25 wins, four draws and three defeats in the Serie A.

Udinese vs SSC Napoli Squads

Udinese Squad

Andrea Sottil will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against SSC Napoli from the players listed 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 (0/32), Adam Masina (1/11), Axel Guessand (0/0), Enzo Ebosse (0/20), Festy Ebosele (0/14), Iyenoma Udogie (3/28), Jaka Bijol (3/27), James Abankwah (0/1), Kingsley Ehizibue (2/26), Leonardo Buta (0/0), Marvin Zeegelaar (0/2), Nehuen Perez (2/28), Rodrigo Becao (2/25), Lazar Samardzic (5/31), Manuel Iturra (0/0), Martin Palumbo (0/0), Roberto Pereyra (4/28), Sandi Lovric (4/31), Simone Pafundi (0/6), Tolgay Arslan (1/30), Walace (0/31), Beto (10/30), Florian Thauvin (0/11), Gerard Deulofeu (2/16), Ilija Nestorovski (1/15), Isaac Success (1/30), Vivaldo (0/2).

SSC Napoli Squad

This is the full squad of players that the SSC Napoli head coach Spalletti will select from for his starting XI:

Alex Meret (0/31), Davide Marfella (0/0), Hubert Idasiak (0/0), Pierluigi Gollini (0/4), Amir Rrahmani (2/24), Bartosz Bereszynski (0/15), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (2/32), Juan Jesus (1/12), Leo Oestigard (0/5), Mario Rui (0/21), Mathias Olivera (2/25), Min-Jae Kim (2/31), Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (2/30), Diego Demme (0/5), Eljif Elmas (6/31), Gianluca Gaetano (0/5), Karim Zedadka (0/2), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (12/28), Leonardo Candellone (0/0), Michael Folorunsho (0/0), Piotr Zielinski (3/31), Stanislav Lobotka (1/32), Tanguy Ndombele (1/29), Alessio Zerbin (0/7), Giacomo Raspadori (2/21), Giovanni Simeone (3/20), Hirving Lozano (3/30), Matteo Politano (3/25), Victor Osimhen (21/26).

Udinese vs SSC Napoli Team News

Udinese are as close to an entire squad as they can with only one player unavailable for the side which faces SSC Napoli.

Adam Masina sit this one out for Udinese due to an injury.

Udinese vs SSC Napoli Lineups

Udinese vs SSC Napoli H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Thursday? SSC Napoli are currently enjoying a great run against Udinese, against whom they have a 9-1-0 advantage. They should be eagerly awaiting this away trip to Dacia Arena - Stadio Friuli. The bookies have SSC Napoli to win this match at best price odds of 10/11.

Udinese vs SSC Napoli Results

As both teams found their way to the goal eight times in their previous ten matches, betting on BTTS naturally would have been profitable. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 3/4 with the bookies.

Udinese vs SSC Napoli Betting Tips

Victor Osimhen enjoys a great season with 21 league goals to his name, and he will be a handful for even the best of defences.

Udinese claimed two wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing five and losing three. SSC Napoli won nine of their last 10 away games, as they also drew zero and lost one of these matches. Udinese scored the opening goal an impressive six times in 10 games on home soil, while SSC Napoli did it in eight of their last 10 away games.

Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Udinese managed an average of 1.1 goals, while SSC Napoli averaged three goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Udinese, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of SSC Napoli's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.