AC Milan travel to the Bluenergy Stadium for a Serie A clash with Udinese as they look to maintain their recent good form. Udinese have been out of sorts in recent weeks and should be no match for a confident Milan side.
Udinese are coming off a 2-2 draw with Fiorentina in their previous Serie A fixture. They took the lead twice through Sandi Lovric and Florian Thauvin but were pegged back by La Viola both times.
That result highlights a pattern for Udinese as they often take the lead before being let down by a leaky defence. That pattern means they have picked up just one win from their last 10 matches across all competitions and are just one point above the relegation zone.
Things have also been rough for Udinese at the Bluenergy Stadium, where they have picked up just one win in their last 12 matches across all competitions. Although Gabriele Cioffi’s men have drawn five of their last six home matches, they were beaten 2-1 by Lazio in their previous fixture in front of their fans.
In contrast to Udinese’s struggles, AC Milan could be regarded as one of the form sides in Serie A at the moment. They have picked up six wins and a draw from their last eight matches across all competitions but remain nine points off the pace in the Serie A standings.
AC Milan travel to the Bluenergy Stadium off the back of a 3-1 victory over Roma last time out in Serie A. They were largely untroubled by the capital club, with goals from Yacine Adli, Olivier Giroud and Theo Hernandez giving them the win.
The Rossoneri have also impressed on their travels, suffering just one defeat in their last six away matches across all competitions. Stefano Pioli’s men claimed a 3-0 victory over Empoli in their previous fixture on the road, keeping their first clean sheet in the last seven matches away from home.
How the bookies view it
AC Milan have been installed as overwhelming favourites and are priced at 20/23 by Coral to claim the win. Udinese are considered outsiders among the bookies with a home win valued at 3/1 by William Hill while a draw is set at odds of 14/5 by bet365.
Head to head
AC Milan have a 30-18 advantage with 17 draws from 65 previous matches against Udinese. However, Udinese have won the last two meetings and claimed a 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in November.
Players to watch
Lorenzo Lucca is the leading scorer for Udinese with six Serie A goals and will be the one to watch on Saturday. Four of those goals have come in the last four matches at the Bluenergy Stadium and the forward could be worth keeping an eye on to maintain that scoring run at 7/2 with Udinese.
Olivier Giroud continues to deliver the goods for AC Milan and is their leading scorer with 10 Serie A goals. The French striker has been on target in his last two Serie A matches and is priced at 17/10 by Paddy Power to get on the score sheet once again.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams have shown plenty of defensive vulnerability in recent weeks and could be backed to score at 3/4 with bet365. Each side saw over 3.5 goals last time out in Serie A and a repeat is priced at 9/4 by William Hill while 10bet is offering odds of 17/29 for over 2.5 goals.
AC Milan have scored in both halves in four of their last five home matches and a similar pattern is priced at 2/1 with bet365.
This Serie A match between Udinese and AC Milan will be played on Jan 20, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Udinese vs AC Milan prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
