Udinese vs Venezia Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Udinese are enduring a difficult recent run of form as they drift away from the European spots in Serie A with the Friulians now taking on a Venezia side sitting in the bottom three ahead of this.

Kick-off date/time: Saturday 1st February, 2025: UK – 2:00pm / US ET – 9:00am / US PT – 6:00am

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Select matches will be televised on CBS Sports so it is worth checking their schedule

How to watch online: UK – OneFootball / US – Paramount+

Udinese Team News: Karlstrom suspension

Udinese will be without midfielder Jesper Karlstrom for this weekend, who is unavailable for this one due to suspension. As well as the absence of Karlstrom, goalkeeper Maduka Okoye remains out injured alongside defensive duo Isaak Toure and Kingsley Ehizibue. 

Predicted XI (3-5-2): Sava; Kristensen, Bijol, Kabasele; Modesto, Lovric, Ekkelenkamp, Payero, Zemura; Lucca, Thauvin

Unavailable: Okoye (Injured), Toure (Injured), Ehizibue (Injured), Karlstrom (Suspended)

Questionable: Giannetti (Injured), Oier Zarraga (Injured), Davis (Injured)

Venezia Team News: No Svoboda

Venezia are dealing with a few injury doubts for this one as defender Michael Svoboda remains the only confirmed and definite absentee due to a knee issue. As well as the absence of Svoboda, Alfred Duncan and Richie Sagrado remain among those that are doubts. 

Predicted XI (3-5-2): Stankovic; Haps, Idzes, Cande; Zerbin, Doumbia, Caviglia, Busio, Ellertsson; Oristanio, Pohjanpalo

Unavailable: Svoboda (Injured)

Questionable: Sverko (Injured), Crnigoj (Injured), Duncan (Injured), Candela (Injured), Sagrado (Injured)

Udinese vs Venezia Prediction

Under the management of former Legia Warsaw boss Kosta Runjaic, Udinese come into this one on the back of a 2-1 defeat at home to Roma last week after taking a first-half lead before conceding a couple of second-half penalties. That made it back-to-back defeats for the Friulians and they are now winless in their last five matches. They now face a Venezia side that were always expected to struggle throughout this campaign following last season’s promotion being immediately followed by the departure of their coach Paolo Vanoli to Torino but the Venetians have underwhelmed even by those low expectations. Udinese’s performances haven’t been overly poor and they will be expected to get back to winning ways this week.

Udinese vs Venezia Tip: Udinese to win