Roma will entertain Udinese at the Stadio Olimpico in Serie A on Sunday. The capital club have won seven of their 10 games this season and trail league leaders Napoli by just one point. The visitors have enjoyed a decent run in the league thus far and are ninth in the standings.
The hosts suffered a defeat after two consecutive wins in the league last week, falling to a 1-0 away loss to AC Milan. They bounced back with a 2-0 away triumph over Rangers in the UEFA Europa League, thanks to first-half goals from Matías Soulé and Lorenzo Pellegrini.
The Friulani have been in good touch recently, losing just one of their last five games. After a 3-1 away loss to Juventus last month, they overcame Atalanta 1-0 at home last week. Nicolò Zaniolo scored the only goal of the match in the 40th minute.
Roma vs Udinese Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two sides have squared off 108 times in all competitions. The hosts have the advantage in the head-to-head record with 58 wins. Le Zebrette have 24 wins, and 26 games have ended in draws.
- The capital club have won their last five games in this fixture and secured a league double with an aggregate score of 5-1 last season.
- Roma have the best defensive record in the league this season, conceding just five goals.
- Udinese have failed to score in four of their last five away games in this fixture.
- Interestingly, the capital club have seen conclusive results at home across all competitions this season, losing four of the seven games.
- The last six meetings between them have produced over 2.5 goals.
Roma vs Udinese Prediction
The Giallorossi have won three of their last four games in all competitions, while keeping two clean sheets. They have won eight of their last 10 games in this fixture, while keeping five clean sheets, and are strong favorites.
Paulo Dybala, Evan Ferguson, and Leon Bailey will miss this match due to injuries, while Angeliño remains sidelined at the moment.
The Friulani have won two of their last three league games, though both triumphs were registered at home. Notably, they have scored one goal apiece in their last four away games.
Thomas Kristensen and Lennon Miller are the two absentees for the visitors.
The capital club have won their last five home games in this fixture, scoring three goals apiece in four games in that period, and should be able to eke out a narrow win.
Prediction: Roma 2-1 Udinese
Roma vs Udinese Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Roma to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: Both teams to score - Yes
Tip 4: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes