Udinese will be looking to maintain their impressive start to the season as they travel to Verona for a Monday night Serie A fixture.
Having struggled at the start of the season, the task for Verona will be to build some momentum before the World Cup break. Gabriele Cioffi's men have claimed just one win from seven Serie A fixtures and are just one point above the relegation zone.
One positive for Verona ahead of Monday’s clash is that their only win this season has come at home. That victory was a 2-1 triumph over Sampdoria with an own goal from Emilio Audero and an effort from Josh Doig earning them the win.
That result was part of a two-match unbeaten run for Verona, who looked like they were set to jumpstart their campaign. However, they have since returned to their struggles, suffering back-to-back 2-0 defeats to Lazio and Fiorentina in their last two matches.
Udinese have been the surprise team in Serie A this season with just one defeat from their opening seven matches. They are currently above the likes of AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus and just one point behind leaders Napoli.
The interesting thing about Udinese’s campaign is that they did not look particularly impressive at the start of the season. Andrea Sottil’s men were held to a 0-0 home draw by Salernitana following a 4-2 defeat at AC Milan in their opening fixture of the season.
It has been all uphill for Udinese since that poor start as they are currently on a five-match winning run in Serie A. The culmination of that run was an impressive come from behind 3-1 victory over Inter Milan in their previous fixture.
How the bookies view it
Udinese have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 13/10 by 10bet to claim the win. A victory for Verona is valued at 21/10 by bet365 while a draw is set at odds of 5/2 by William Hill.
Recent head to head
Verona and Udinese have claimed two wins each with as many draws from their last six matches. Verona ran out 4-0 winners in the last meeting at home.
Players to watch
Thomas Henry is the leading scorer for Verona this season with two goals in seven matches. The forward will fancy his chances of getting on the score sheet on Monday at 12/5 with bet365.
Udinese will be relying on Beto to provide the spark in attack as he looks to add to his four goals this season. Bet365 has the Portuguese forward at odds of 8/5 to get on the score sheet on Monday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Verona and Udinese often struggle at the back and given their attacking quality, both teams could be backed to score 7/10 with SBK. Udinese saw over 3.5 goals in their previous fixture and a repeat is priced at 85/40 by BetVictor while over 2.5 goals is valued at 51/50 by Unibet.
Verona have gone behind in their last four Serie A matches, so Udinese could be tipped to score first on Monday at 20/23 with BoyleSports.
This Serie A match between Verona and Udinese will be played on Oct 3, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Verona vs Udinese prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
