Udinese vs Cagliari Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 Italian Serie A
THE FACTS
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When is Udinese vs Cagliari on and what time does it start? Udinese vs Cagliari will take place on Sunday 18th February, 2024 – 14:00 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Udinese vs Cagliari? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Udinese vs Cagliari on in the UK? TNT Sports have the rights to Serie A matches in the UK, so it is worth checking their schedule for Udinese vs Cagliari
Where can I stream Udinese vs Cagliari in the UK? If Udinese vs Cagliari is televised on TNT Sports, then subscribers can stream the match live on discovery+
THE LOWDOWN
UDINESE
In what has been a frankly bizarre campaign for Udinese so far this season, the Friulians took it up a notch last weekend as they went to Turin on Monday evening and defeated a Juventus side that had suffered just one defeat before February but Udinese inflicted a successive loss as they themselves try and move away from the bottom three and the relegation places.
Udinese have managed just three victories in 24 Serie A matches so far this season but, quite remarkably, one of those wins has come at San Siro against AC Milan and then the other at the J Stadium last weekend. Managed by former Crawley Town boss Gabriele Cioffi, they have managed 13 draws so keep them afloat thus far.
CAGLIARI
Following their promotion last season after winning the Serie B playoff final against Bari, former Chelsea and Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has led Cagliari to a competitive campaign in Serie A so far as they aim to stave off relegation. The Sardinians begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting firmly in the bottom three and the relegation places.
Since mid-autumn, the islanders have become a lot more proactive as well as difficult to play against but their poor recent form continued last weekend. They were dismantled 3-1 by Lazio last Saturday, which followed a 4-0 thrashing at the Stadio Olimpico against Roma and now means they have endured four successive Serie A losses.
THE TEAM NEWS
UDINESE
Jake Bijol is a doubt for this weekend, whilst the likes of Vivaldo, Enzo Ebosse and Gerard Deulofeu are unavailable as a result of injury issues.
PREDICTED XI (3-5-1-1): Okoye; Perez, Giannetti, Kristensen; Ehizibue, Walace, Samardzic, Zemura; Thauvin; Lucca
UNAVAILABLE: Vivaldo (Injured), Ebosse (Injured), Deulofeu (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Bijol (Injured)
CAGLIARI
Cagliari have several key absentees for this weekend, including Croatian international Marko Rog and Uzbekistan forward Eldor Shomurodov.
PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): Scuffet; Zappa, Mina, Obert; Nandez, Makoumbou, Deiola, Azzi; Nicolas Viola, Gaetano; Lapadula
UNAVAILABLE: Sulemana (Injured), Mancosu (Injured), Shomurodov (Injured), Rog (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Oristanio (Injured)
THE PREDICTION
As mentioned, Udinese have been very difficult to defeat this season but their reactive and defensive style of football means they have also managed just three victories with two of them edging past Milan and Juventus with backs to the wall performances. Coming up against a Claudio Ranieri-coached side desperate to end a current losing streak, there is a strong chance this one is actually quite painful to watch for the neutral.
TIP: UNDER 2.5 GOALS
