Udinese v Cagliari

Udinese vs Cagliari Preview

Udinese slumped to a third defeat in four games last time out in the Italian top flight when they suffered a 1-0 loss away from home at AC Milan, while Cagliari picked up a second win in three games in Serie A with a 3-2 home win against Torino which helped the visitors up into 15th place in the domestic top flight table.

Udinese had previously stumbled to losses at the hands of Roma and Inter Milan as well, so the hosts look to have their work cut out ahead of this upcoming clash with Cagliari despite picking up a 1-0 home win against Lecce amongst the recent defeats.

The Friday night's hosts had previously made a solid start to this new Serie A season as Kosta Runjaic's side had put together a four-match unbeaten sequence in the early weeks of this new domestic top flight campaign which consisted of three wins and a draw.

Victories gained over Lazio, Como and Parma should still give Udinese reason to be upbeat about their chances at their Bluenergy Stadium for Friday night's tussle against Cagliari as the hosts look to return to winning ways and lift themselves up into early contention for a possible European spot for next season.

Cagliari have staged a recovery of sorts in recent weeks in the Italian top flight as the visitors have collected two wins from their last three matches overall which includes a previous 3-2 win away from home at Parma as well as the aforementioned 3-2 home win against Torino last weekend.

The visitors had previously endured a slow and sluggish start to this new Serie A campaign as Davide Nicola's side stumbled to early season defeats at the hands of Lecce, Napoli and Empoli respectively while the bigger picture suggests Cagliari might also struggle to gain the upper hand in this upcoming fixture.

Indeed, Cagliari have registered just three wins out of their last 15 matches in the domestic top flight while also being handed six defeats within this period as well and a similar story has unfolded away from home as well.

Cagliari have managed to collect just three wins in their previous 27 outings on the road in Serie A and goals could also be in short supply as six of Cagliari's last 10 away games have also resulted in Under 2.5 goals too.

Udinese v Cagliari Verdict

Udinese have picked up three wins in their last four home games in Serie A but the bigger picture shows the hosts have managed to capture just these three wins from their previous 14 home games overall.

Cagliari haven't fared much better, so a low-scoring affair could be on the cards here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Cagliari win @ 3.50

Correct Score: Cagliari 1-0 @ 10.00