Udinese vs Lazio Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Udinese are again performing reasonably well in the middle-of-the-table in Serie A as the Friulians now welcome an inconsistent Lazio side the Bluenergy Stadium.
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Udinese preview: Mid-table Friulians
Under the management of Kosta Runjaic, Udinese come into this one on the back of slipping into the bottom-half of the table with an inconsistent run with seven defeats and six victories in their 16 Serie A matches so far this season.
They were humiliated last weekend as they suffered a 5-1 annihilation at the hands of still rock-bottom and previously winless Fiorentina at the Artemio Franchi in their most recent outing.
Lazio preview: Inconsistent Lazio
Lazio, in the second stint in charge of Maurizio Sarri, have struggled for fluency and consistency throughout the opening couple of months of this campaign as they sit just outside of the top seven and the European spots.
The hosts shared a typically frustrating goalless draw with ten-man Cremonese at the Stadio Olimpico last weekend, meaning that they have now suffered just one defeat in their last six matches across all competitions.
Udinese team news: Several unavailable
Rui Modeste and Vakoun Bayo are both away at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations, while the likes of Arthur Atta and former AFC Bournemouth full-back Jordan Zemura are missing through injury.
Predicted XI (3-5-1-1): Sava; Kristensen, Kabasele, Solet; Zanoli, Piotrowski, Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp, Bertola; Zaniolo; Davis
Unavailable: Okoye (Suspended), Modeste (International duty), Zemura (Injured), Atta (Injured), Bayo (International duty)
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Lazio team news: Couple of suspensions
Lazio travel to the northeast of Italy with a couple of suspension issues to deal with as midfielder Toma Basic remains unavailable alongside France international Matteo Guendouzi.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Provedel; Marusic, Patric, Romagnoli, Pellegrini; Matias Vecino, Cataldi, Prostvgaard; Cancellieri, Taty Castellanos, Zaccagni
Unavailable: Gigot (Injured), Hysaj (Injured), Basic (Suspended), Guendouzi (Suspended), Dele-Bashiru (Injured), Rovella (Injured), Isaksen (Injured), Dia (Injured)
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Udinese vs Lazio prediction
Kosta Runjaic has implemented a more front foot and attacking style of football in charge of Udinese. That has helped the Friulians to become a lot better to watch from a neutral perspective, and maintained their unpredictability. Predictability allows Lazio to thrive with their controlled and possession-based style football and so, siding with Udinese would appear the way to go for this one.
Udinese vs Lazio tip: Double chance – Udinese to win or draw
