Udinese will be aiming to continue their fine recent record against Sampdoria when both teams square off in a Monday night Serie A fixture.
Udinese head into Monday’s clash off the back of a 1-1 draw with newly crowned champions Napoli in their previous Serie A fixture. They took an early lead through Sandi Lovric but were pegged back seven minutes after the restart.
The hosts have not been in the best form lately, with just one win from their last seven Serie A matches. Sitting 12th, Andrea Sottil’s men still have hopes of securing a top 10 finish as they are just three points behind eighth placed Fiorentina.
A bit of positive for Udinese is that they have done some good work at Dacia Arena in recent weeks, suffering just one defeat in their last 10 home matches. Among their results in that run is a 3-1 victory over AC Milan while they also ran out 3-0 winners over Cremonense.
Sitting bottom of the table, 10 points from safety with five matches left to play, things are looking increasingly bleak for Sampdoria. They travel to Dacia Arena with just one win in their last 13 matches across all competitions.
Sampdoria are coming off a 2-0 home defeat to Torino in their previous Serie A fixture. As with most of their matches this season, they struggled to create much in attack and failed to muster a single attempt on target throughout the contest.
Sampdoria have also found things difficult on their travels this season, claiming just two wins away from home. They have lost four of their last five matches on the road, failing to score in two of the last three fixtures in that run.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have installed Udinese as overwhelming favourites with a home win priced at 8/15 by William Hill. A victory for Sampdoria is valued at 11/2 by Paddy Power while a draw is set at 16/5 by Unibet.
Recent head to head
Udinese are unbeaten in their last three matches against Sampdoria, claiming two wins in that run. They triumphed 1-0 in the reverse fixture back in March and also picked up a 2-1 victory in the last meeting at Dacia Arena.
Players to watch
With Udinese still missing a number of attacking players, Sandi Lovric could be worth keeping an eye on. The midfielder has scored in two of the last three fixtures at Dacia Arena and is priced at 13/4 by Unibet to find the net on Monday.
With Sampdoria struggling for goals at the moment, Udinese will be targeting a shutout on Monday. Rodrigo Becao often features at the heart of the defence and can lead the hosts to a clean sheet at 23/20 with Coral.
Anything else catch the eye?
Udinese won to nil in the reverse fixture and given Sampdoria’s attacking problems, a similar outcome could be on the cards at 8/5 with BetVictor. They have also seen under 2.5 goals in their last two matches and a repeat is valued at 26/25 by Unibet.
With Udinese missing a few attackers at the moment and Sampdoria struggling for goals, BTTS NO can also be considered at 20/21 by BetVictor.
This Serie A match between Udinese and Sampdoria will be played on May 8, 2023 and kick off at 17:30. Check below for our tipsters best Udinese vs Sampdoria prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
