On a weekend when other teams in the top six square off against each other, Udinese and Inter Milan have a chance to potentially climb to the top of Serie A on Sunday.
Udinese are enjoying one of their best ever starts to the season having suffered just one defeat in their opening six matches. That defeat was a 4-2 loss at AC Milan on the opening weekend and they have not looked back since.
Le Zebrette are currently on a four-match winning run in Serie A and are currently fourth on the table, with a chance to climb to the top if results go their way this weekend. Andrea Sottil’s men claimed a 3-1 victory over Sassuolo in their previous Serie A fixture with Beto netting a brace.
One problem for Udinese is that they often appear to have a certain mental block against some of the big teams in Italy as evidenced by the defeat to AC Milan on the opening weekend. However, the 4-0 victory over Roma in their previous home fixture will give them confidence ahead of the visit of Inter Milan.
Prior to the start of the season, Inter Milan were considered clear favourites in some quarters to reclaim the Serie A title. However, they have been far from convincing this term and currently sit sixth.
Despite their unconvincing start and current league position, Inter Milan are only two points off the leaders. With the top six all facing each other this weekend, Simone Inzaghi’s men have the chance to climb to the top of the Serie A.
Inter Milan have been in decent form in the last week as they have won their last two matches. First, they claimed a 1-0 victory over Torino in Serie A before winning 2-0 at Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League in midweek.
How the bookies view it
Despite their unconvincing start to the season, Inter Milan are still considered overwhelming favourites among the bookies with a win priced at 22/23 by SBK. A victory for Udinese is valued at 3/1 with BoyleSports while a draw is set at odds of 11/4 with William Hill.
Recent head to head
Inter Milan have enjoyed plenty of success in this fixture in recent times and are unbeaten in the last nine matches against Udinese. They have claimed seven wins in that run and did the double over Udinese last season with the clash at Dacia Arena ending 2-1.
Players to watch
Beto has been the standout player for Udinese this season with four goals in six matches so far. The striker is coming off a brace last time out at Sassuolo and is priced at 2/1 by bet365 to get on the score sheet on Sunday.
Lautaro Martinez did not feature for Inter Milan in the Champions League and is expected to return to the starting line up. The Argentine striker has three Serie A goals this season and having also found the net in two of his last three matches against Udinese, could be backed at 13/8 by bet365 to score anytime on Sunday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Udinese and Inter Milan have plenty of quality in attack and this fixture often provides options in the goals market. Over 2.5 goals can be considered at 7/11 by 10bet while over 3.5 goals is valued at 9/5 with BetVictor.
There have been more second half goals in Udinese’s last two matches and Sunday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 11/10 with Paddy Power. Both teams could also be backed to score in the second half at 2/1 with William Hill.
This Serie A match between Udinese and Inter Milan will be played on Sep 18, 2022 and kick off at 11:30. Check below for our tipsters best Udinese vs Inter Milan prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
