Salernitana v Udinese

Salernitana vs Udinese Preview

Salernitana will be in quietly confident mood ahead of Monday night's clash against Udinese at their Stadio Arechi after last week's promising point by way of a 2-2 draw away from home at last season's sixth placed finishers, Roma, while Udinese will look to recover from their heavy defeat in last week's season opener.

Salernitana continued their stubborn streak in the Italian top flight with last weekend's solid point at Roma and overall results in the domestic top flight in recent times should give the hosts plenty of reason to be upbeat about their chances on Monday night as the hosts have suffered just two defeats out of their last 16 matches in Serie A.

Those two losses came in the form of defeats to Empoli and Cremonese towards the end of last season's campaign and both were inflicted upon Paulo Sousa's men on their travels, while the hosts had also picked up four wins in the process along with being involved in no fewer than 10 draws within this sequence as well.

One of Salernitana's four victories mentioned in this 16-match run though was a 3-2 home win against Monday night's visitors, Udinese, so the hosts will be keen to assert their authority once again at their Stadio Arechi.

Udinese were not so fortunate in their opening game of the new Serie A campaign last weekend when they were handed a heavy 3-0 loss at home to Juventus and this result followed the same vein in which Udinese finished last season's campaign as well.

The visitors finished in 12th place in the Serie A standings at the end of last term but their situation wasn't helped by the fact that they lost their last four games on the trot including a final day of the season loss to Juventus.

Previous defeats to Fiorentina, Lazio and Monday night's hosts, Salernitana, suggest this upcoming trip to the Stadio Arechi could again be another tough assignment for Andrea Sottil's side especially as Udinese have managed to capture just two wins from their last 12 matches overall in the domestic top flight.

To make matters worse, Udinese have also registered just two victories in their previous 15 outings on their travels and this underlines the problems that the visitors have had in gaining results away from home in Serie A as they've been dealt nine defeats within this period.

Salernitana v Udinese Verdict

Salernitana's stubborn streak especially on home soil should stand the hosts in good stead for this Monday night's encounter with Udinese and as the visitors have also failed to score in four of their last five away games in Serie A, Salernitana should be able to take advantage of the visitors once again at their Stadio Arechi.

Therefore, our main bet will be Salernitana win @ 2.70

Other side bets worth considering:

Salernitana win & Under 2.5 goals @ 6.00

Correct score: Salernitana 2-0 @ 13.00