Como (home)
- Calcio Como have made a great start to the Serie A campaign and currently sit 6th in the table with 27 points from 16 games.
- Cesc Fabregas has overseen a change in their style of play, making Como a much more possession-heavy, patient team that has been extremely tough to break down.
Udinese (away)
- Kosta Runjaic’s Udinese side are more of a pragmatic team by nature and employ a 3-5-2 system that allows them to defend compactly and transition quickly in the opposite direction.
- The Small Greyhorses are in 11th in Serie A, having picked up 22 points from their first 17 games and look set for a mid-table finish.
Head-to-Head
- Como have an unbeaten home record in Serie A this season (W4, D3).
- Como beat Udinese 4-1 when these sides met in Serie A 2024/2025.
Key Players
- Nico Paz, who tops the scoring charts for Como with six goals in 16 Serie A games, will be the focal point of the home team’s attack on Saturday but the real strength of this side is the way they can control games and suffocate opponents in the middle third.
- Keinan Davis has been the standout performer for Udinese, scoring five Serie A goals in 16 appearances, including two of their last six.
Betting Insights
- Udinese have failed to win their last two away matches, losing both, and have lost four of their eight away matches in Serie A, conceding 15 goals in total.
- Como have been a revelation at home this term, where they have gone unbeaten after seven games, so there’s plenty of justification for the odds-on 1.67 price for the home side.
- The visitors are available at an appealing 5.0 at the time of writing, but it’s a price that does not reflect the gulf in class between these two sides or the form book, which has seen the hosts win three of their last five games, including a thumping 3-0 away win over Lecce last time out.
- Both Teams To Score is listed at 1.85, suggesting the oddsmakers expect a relatively open game with both sides getting chances, but I don’t see it that way.
Prediction
- These teams have taken one win each in their two meetings in Serie A.
- Como’s home advantage and excellent start to the season should see them prevail.
