Udinese Vs Inter Milan
Udinese Vs Inter Milan Sunday 1 May, 2022 – 17:00 (BST)
Italian Serie A
Pick: Both Teams to Score
Odds: 8/11
Bookmaker: WilliamHill
(All betting odds correct at time of writing: 29 April 2022)
Preview: The Fruili Stadium awaits defending Serie A champions Inter Milan, who will attempt to get their Scudetto challenge back on track against dangerous opponents. Udinese are scoring for fun of late and seldom been beaten here, in Udinese, in 2022.
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Udinese – Can the goals continue to flow?
A stunning performance in Florence on Tuesday, in particular their attacking play, ensured Udinese avoided a third successive winless outing in some style, inflicting Fiorentina’s biggest margin of defeat at Artemio Franchi in six seasons. And while the 4-0 scoreline certainly flattered them, it was no fluke. With that a fifth Serie A outing in six netting two or more (W4 D1 L1), bringing their total in this period to 17 goals.
Sunday’s hosts will pose a massive threat then, despite going their last four home meetings against Inter without scoring a single goal. That should change this weekend, though. Le Zebrette, who have suffered one defeat at Stadio Fruili since the beginning of February (W4 D3), have scored in eight of the last nine Serie A home matches. Hitting Cagliari and Empoli for five and four goals, respectively, in April alone.
Key Stat: In their most recent encounter here at Stadio Fruili, Udinese were downed 1-0 by lowly Salernitana. Bringing an end to a run of five consecutive home games for Udinese in which both teams had scored at this venue.
Inter Milan – Nerazzurri seeking response of champions?
Simone Inzaghi will demand an instant response from his players after the midweek loss away to Bologna handed the initiative in the Serie A title race to cross-city rivals AC Milan. Deputising in goal for the injured Samir Handanovic, 24-year-old Ionut Radu had a game to forget. His howler, almost kicking the ball into his own net, condemning the Nerazzurri to their first defeat in the league since February.
Unfortunately, Inter aren’t afforded the luxury of bouncing back to form by playing the very next fixture at San Siro, where they boast the best home record in Italy. Instead Inzaghi’s men are back on their travels, which is ominous considering they have dropped points in five of the past seven away league games (W2 D4 L1). Moreover, they would fail to collect maximum points on all but one of three prior visits to Udine.
Key Stat: Is the pressure of the Scudetto affecting Inter’s defending? Each of Inter Milan’s three previous Serie A games featured both teams scoring. The Nerazzurri had previously managed four clean sheet in six league games.
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Udinese Vs Inter Milan Betting Advice
After four wins from six matches, scoring a rate of 2.8 per game, Udinese will be sad to see the back of April. They begin May hosting the champions, an Inter side desperate to avoid losing back-to-back Serie A matches for the first time since March 2020 after their shock 2-1 defeat away to Bologna earlier in the week. If they are to bounce back immediately, this is undoubtedly the fixture in which to do it.
Udinese Vs Inter Milan – Key Facts:
- A 2-0 win at San Siro earlier in the season made it eight Serie A meetings unbeaten versus Udinese, whose last victory as the home side dates back January 2013.
- Udinese arrive in arguably better form, however, boasting four wins in their last six (W4 D1 L1) having racked up 17 goals in the process.
- Inter had won three in a row, though, prior to Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat to Bologna. But that did mark a fifth away league game in seven in which the Nerazzurri dropped points (W2 D4 L1).
Inter haven’t lost to Udinese since 2017, winning six of their eight subsequent encounters. They’ve not lost here in Udine in the league for nearly a decade, but did drop points in 2018/19 and 2020/21 (both goalless draws). Udinese’s recent prolific goalscoring form coupled with Inter’s sudden propensity for scoring and conceding points to another richly entertaining fixture involving the Nerazzurri.
Best Betting Odds – Udinese Vs Inter Milan
Udinese – 11/2 (BetVictor)
Draw – 7/2 (Betfair)
Inter Milan – 8/15 (WilliamHill)
