Udinese Calcio (home)
- Udinese Calcio have won 2, tied 2 and lost just 1 of their 5 Serie A home matches this season.
- Udinese are certainly an odd and unpredictable team to play, with coach Kosta Runjaic favouring a pragmatic, direct and physical style of play.
Bologna F.C. (away)
- Bologna F.C. enter Saturday’s Serie A clash with Udinese Calcio in better form, sitting fifth on 21 points after 11 games, while I Friuliani have claimed 15 points in the same amount of games, placing them 10th.
- Vincenzo Italiano has been less reserved in his approach, but has made his mark on Bologna with a 4-3-3 system that is just as proactive as Runjaic’s plan for Udinese, but has a much greater emphasis on pressing and possession, which is relevant for those seeking Udinese Calcio vs Bologna F.C. betting tips.
- Bologna are coming off a statement 2-0 victory over Napoli last weekend, and have been in fine form in recent games, going unbeaten in their last five, with 2 wins and 3 draws.
Key Players
- Runjaic has also managed to instil a real mentality in the side that allows them to come back when down on points, and they’ve got a real attacking threat in the form of Nicolo Zaniolo, who has scored 3 of Udinese’s last 6 goals in five games.
- Bologna have their own talisman in the shape of Riccardo Orsolini, who tops the goal charts for I Rossoblu with 5 goals in Serie A, and he’s been well supported by Emil Holm, who has supplied 3 assists in the last 5 games.
Head-to-Head
Bologna has failed to win in their last two trips to Udinese in Serie A, so we wouldn’t want to get on the wrong side of I Friuliani, who are very good at home, winning both of their last two at the Dacia Arena, including a gutsy 1-0 win over Atalanta. Our Udinese Calcio vs Bologna F.C. betting tips suggest focusing on home advantage for this fixture.
Betting Insights
- Despite Bologna’s better position in the league and recent form, the away odds on this game seem a little wrong, with the visitors at 2.18 and the hosts at 3.79.
- But with both teams entering this game in good attacking form, both teams to score at 1.8 seems to be the safest bet in the odds.
Prediction
With a physical, transition-based style of football going up against a high tempo, pressing style, it should be an interesting chess match, but with Udinese conceding an average of 1.40 goals per home match in Serie A this season, the Udinese Calcio vs Bologna F.C. prediction leans toward the superior side being able to edge a tight affair.
