Udinese vs Juventus
Italy – Serie A
Date: Thursday, 23 July 2020
Kick-off at 18:30 UK/ 19:30 CET
Venue: Dacia Arena.
TEAM NEWS
UDINESE
Udinese have failed to win the third game in a row as they were defeated by Napoli in heartbreaking circumstances weekend and while they are still not in immediate danger of relegation, they could still get sucked into trouble.
Udinese took a shock lead through the midway of the effort of Rodrigo De Paul in the first half, but they could not hold out long with Napoli upgrade within 10 minutes and that forced the Udinese to sit deeper.
They came under huge pressure and appeared to be standing firm to Naples snatched the three points in the fifth minute of downtime and after this setback, they come into this with other injury problems with doubt then Walace Mato Jajalo that looks set to miss the rest of the season.
JUVENTUS
Juventus took a step closer to retain their Serie A title as they put a run of three games without a win behind them bordering Lazio Monday and another win here would all but secure top spot.
After a goalless first half, Cristiano Ronaldo put Juve in front of the spot on 51 minutes and he was quick to double the advantage on his side as he hit against only three minutes later .
Lazio made a nervy ending as they scored a penalty of their own in the last 10 minutes, but Juve held to move in touching distance of the title, although they come into this game without suspended while Leonardo Bonucci Gonzalo Higuain, Paulo Dybala, Mattia De Sciglio and Giorgio Chiellini are all doubts.
Udinese vs Juventus Head-to-Head
The meetings between the two fixtures were high-scoring, with 21 goals being scored in the last six meetings. In 91 time these sides have clashed in the Italian top flight, Juventus won 62 times, Udinese won victory in 12 games in 17 games ended in a draw.
The Old Lady is still on a run of five consecutive wins against the hosts and produced a brilliant display in the rematch earlier this season to inflict a 3-1 defeat on Udinese at Allianz, with Ronaldo netting a brace.
Since the Serie A restart in June, I Friulani won only once and are without home win since January. On the other hand, Juventus have lost only once.
Udinese vs Juventus predicted XI
Udinese predicted XI (3-5-2): Juan Musso; Samir, Sebastien De Maio, Bram Nuytinck; Jens Larsen Stryger Rodrigo De Paul, Seko Fofana Ken Sema, Marvin Zeegelaar; Stefano Okaka Kevin lasagna.
Juventus predicted XI (4-3-3): Wojciech Szczęsny; Juan Cuadrado, Matthijs De Ligt, Daniele Rugani, Alex Sandro; Adrien Rabiot, Miralem Pjanic, Rodrigo Bentancur; Cristiano Ronaldo, Federico Bernardeschi, Paulo Dybala.
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Udinese have won just one of their last 15 games against Juventus - a 1-0 win in August 2015.
Juventus have won their last five games against Udinese in the league, scoring 17 goals and four conceded.
As it stands, the Old Lady are easily the favorites. They are the champions of the league eight times, and can take nine to an impressive suite with just five points.
Not only are they the best team in Italy, but with some big names in their list, they could be considered one of the best teams in Europe.
Ongoing, Friulians were winless in 14 of their previous 18 games together, and they have not won at home since February 2020. In addition, they are a loss of six matches against this opponent without, and have not won a home game since 2010.
Moreover, Sarri's men have recorded 37 of the previous 44 overall victories in H2H, and they won the last game also with a 4-0 scorecard.
As such, expect a big win for Juventus this week game.
Udinese vs Juventus: Betting Tips
Juventus to win @ 1.60 (3/5)
Over 1.5 goals team Juventus @ 1.60 (3/5).
