These Udinese vs. Spezia predictions see the hosts on track for their best Serie A finish in a decade. With two games remaining, the Zebrette are 12th and come up against a Spezia side in dreadful form.
Udinese vs. Spezia odds
1 – Udinese to win – 10/13
2 – Udinese to win 1-0 – 28/5
3 – Beto to score anytime – 21/20
4 – Over 2.5 goals scored – 8/11
5 – Both teams to score – 17/10
Udinese welcome Spezia to the Dacia Arena on Saturday looking to deal the Aquilotti their fifth consecutive defeat. Thiago Motta’s side have the worst form in the league over the last six matches and another loss here could see them at risk of relegation on the final day of the Serie A season.
Gabriele Cioffi may only be caretaker manager since taking over from Luca Gotti in December, but has lead Udinese to a respectable seven wins since. Saturday’s penultimate game of the season offers the chance to further impress the owners into handing the manager a permanent contact.
On paper the hosts are very much favourites, and we back the Zebrette to add to their win tally this weekend. If you’re looking to place a higher odds bet on the exact score then look no further than recent meetings between the teams, the last two of which have both ended 1-0 to Udinese.
Neither of the goals scored in these two wins for the Friulani came from a forward. However, we forecast that the strikers may have more of an impact on Saturday. Gerard Deulofeu has been excellent this season, but our tip to score anytime is Beto, who is expected to return from a lengthy absence this weekend. The Brazilian has missed Udinese’s last six matches but could make a goalscoring return at the Dacia Arena.
Should Udinese’s front two get back to their best, fans could be in for an entertaining fixture. There have been three goals or more scored in all of Spezia’s last four games, and in three of Udinese’s last four. As a result, a bet on over 2.5 goals scored could be a winner this weekend.
Likewise, despite their relatively decent form, Udinese have managed to secure just one clean sheet from their last 14 league matches. Although they remain favourites, this defensive vulnerability suggests that a bet on both teams to score at the Dacia Arean may well pay off.
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Udinese vs. Spezia last five matches
Udinese last five matches
Spezia last five matches
Udinese top goalscorers
Spezia top goalscorers
Udinese vs. Spezia line-ups
Udinese (3-5-2): Silvestri; Becao, Mari, Perez; Lucero, Makengo, Walace, Pereyra, Udogie; Deulofeu, Beto.
Spezia (4-2-3-1): Provedel; Amian, Erlic, Hristov, Nikolaou; Kiwior, Maggiore; Verde, Agudelo, Bastoni; Gyasi.
Udinese team news
Gabriele Cioffi could welcome back both Isaac Success and Beto for Saturday’s match in a significant boost to the front line. Nehuen Perez came off for Bram Nuytinck 60 minutes into last weekend’s draw at Sassuolo, with Udinese’s captain potentially struggling with injury here.
Spezia team news
Spezia are without Jacopo Sala for the trip to Udine but could well see Ubrima Colley and Leo Sena return to the squad, while Ivan Provedel is expected to start in goal having served his suspension. Following Daniele Verde’s goal against Atalanta, Thiago Motta might look to push the winger further forward and return to a 4-2-3-1 formation.
