Do the Partenopei continue their run in Friuli?
With a 6-2 scoreline, Udinese Calcio picked up seven points out of a possible nine from their first three games after a remarkably good start to the season. Now, however, the Bianconeri face a declared fearful opponent at home in the Stadio Friuli. The players from Friuli have not won any of their last eleven games against Napoli. What’s more, they have lost ten of their last eleven games
The Partenopei, who also boast a goal difference of 6:2 in league play, will be travelling with a correspondingly strong tailwind. However, they have won all three of their matches so far, which is why the bookmakers’ odds are clearly in favour of the visitors ahead of the encounter between Udinese and Napoli.
The Bianconeri have conceded an average of 2.7 goals per game in their last ten league games against Napoli. Accordingly, there is a lot of value to be found in betting on Udinese against Napoli that the visitors will score again. Finally, the Partenopei have not been without a goal of their own for 29 consecutive league games this season
Because all these numbers clearly point to the Neapolitans’ three-peat, we think the best ratio of risk to probability of occurrence is to play tip 2.
Italy Udinese – Statistics & current form
Udinese Calcio have never won a major title so far. The flagship club from Friuli is nevertheless an established team in Serie A through and through. The Zebrette (the little zebras) have been playing in the country’s top division without interruption for 27 years.
Overall, Udinese are ranked 13th in the eternal Serie A table, but have only ever finished between twelfth and sixteenth in the final table in the last eight seasons in succession.
For the third time ever with three wins from the first four games?
The Bianconeri have come out of the starting blocks all the more promising in their third year in charge under Luca Gotti after major upheaval in the summer. After three league games, Udinese are still unbeaten.
The Zebrette fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Juventus on the first matchday, before two straight wins Against Venezia (3-0) and Spezia (1-0), however, the men from the Italian northeast were also clear favourites.
Since eleven games without a win against Napoli
Now, for only the third time in history after 2000/01 and 2014/15, the flagship team from Friuli could record their third win of the season on matchday four. The bookmakers, however, harbour justified doubts about that.
That’s because one of the big fear opponents is now coming to the Stadio Friuli. The Zebrette have been waiting for another win against the Partenopei for eleven games (one draw, ten defeats). The last three duels alone were lost very clearly with a total of 3:9 goals.
Predicted line-up of Udinese:
Silvestri – Stryger Larsen – Samir – Nuytinck – Becao – Molina – Arslan – Wallace – Pereyra – Pussetto – Deulofeu
Last matches played by Udinese:
Italy Napoli – Statistics & current form
SEC Napoli were Juventus Torino’s only rivals in the 2010s, but were unable to challenge the Bianconeri for the Scudetto. Last season, too, the Partenopei were not on hand when the Vecchia Signora’s supremacy was finally broken.
Instead, the Azzurri fought with their old rivals only for the fourth starting place in the Champions League. A duel that Napoli still lost due to a 1-1 draw on the last matchday against Hellas Verona despite a strong final spurt.
Only one defeat in last 20 competitive matches
In fifth place, the only place left for the men from Campania was the Europa League, where they came back from 2-0 down to earn a point at Leicester City on Thursday (final score: 2-2).
This, combined with their three wins to start the Serie A season, means the Azzurri are still unbeaten in the 2021/22season.
This means that the streak has now been extended to an incredible 13 consecutive matches without defeat. In total, there is only one game lost in the last 20 competitive matches on record.
Have scored consistently in 29 consecutive league games
The momentum is correspondingly high for the Partenopei, who even managed a 2-1 home win over Juventus last weekend to add to their big rivals’ crisis. And Udinese’s hopes of a fourth win in their fourth league match against Napoli, which would be a first in the history of Serie A for the team from Campania, are now under a correspondingly good star.
It is a bitter pill to swallow that regular keeper Alex Meret is still out injured. However, the away win could be made possible by the powerful attack, which has scored consistently in 29 consecutive league games and has scored a total of 66 goals in that period.
Predicted Napoli line-up:
Ospina – Rui – Koulibaly – Manolas – Di Lorenzo – Anguissa – Ruiz – Insigne – Zielinski – Politano – Osimhen
Last matches played by Napoli:
Udinese – Napoli Direct comparison / H2H record
Head to head: 19 – 31 – 38
The two teams have met 88 times and Udinese have only managed to win 19 times against Napoli. Currently, the Zebrette are waiting for eleven matches without another win, with ten of the last eleven duels having been lost.
Italy Udinese – Napoli Italy Tip
The prediction for Udinese against Napoli clearly goes in the direction of the visitors. Not only are the Azzurri the clear fear opponents of the Bianconeri with regard to their recent record. The Neapolitans also bring a lot of momentum with them to Friuli. The Partenopei have not lost for 13 consecutive competitive matches and have made a perfect start to the new season with three wins from three league games
Adding to that, SSC Napoli have always scored at least one goal of their own in their last 29 league games, so all things considered, everything points in favour of the Azzurri winning away in Friuli.
