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Italian Serie A: Venezia vs Udinese
Kickoff Time: 2024-10-31 01:30 (HKT)
Source:REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
Venezia drew 2-2 away against Monza in the last match, finally stopping a three-game losing streak in the league. As a newly promoted team, Venezia has had a dismal record of just one win, two draws, and six losses in nine league matches, and they are currently deep in the relegation zone, making their survival prospects quite grim. Venezia primarily employs a 3-4-2-1 formation, focusing on a defensive counter-attacking style. They usually maintain a tight shape in defense, using interceptions and tackles to stop opponents’ attacks and look for opportunities to launch quick counter-attacks. However, due to limited overall strength, Venezia lacks sufficient threat in attack and often relies on set pieces and opponents’ mistakes to create scoring chances. Nevertheless, playing at home may ignite Venezia’s strong fighting spirit and determination, as their only league victory so far has also come from a home match.
Udinese won 2-0 at home against Cagliari in the last match, achieving three wins and two losses in the last five games, with results alternating between wins and losses, indicating an inconsistent form. Udinese plays with a 3-5-2 formation, also focusing on a defensive counter-attacking style. Their five midfielders can effectively block and slow down opponents’ attacking progress while providing ample firepower support for their forwards during counter-attacks. However, Udinese is a typical “away team,” with most of their victories coming at home. They have recorded only one win, one draw, and two losses in four away matches this season and are currently on a two-match losing streak away from home. This shows that playing away is a significant weakness for Udinese.
Although Venezia’s overall strength and performance are clearly inferior to Udinese’s, Udinese’s form is also quite erratic, and they are not particularly good at playing away. However, in football, there is always an element of unpredictability. With the support of home fans, Venezia may be able to break this unfavorable situation. Therefore, it would be reasonable to expect that Venezia, with the advantage of playing at home, could collect some points in this match.
Venezia’s Last 5 Games: DLLLW
24-10-27 Monza 2-2 Venezia
24-10-20 Venezia 0-2 Atalanta
24-10-05 Hellas Verona 2-1 Venezia
24-09-29 Roma 2-1 Venezia
24-09-21 Venezia 2-0 Genoa
Udinese’s Last 5 Games: WLWLW
24-10-26 Udinese 2-0 Cagliari
24-10-20 AC Milan 1-0 Udinese
24-10-05 Udinese 1-0 Lecce
24-09-28 Udinese 2-3 Inter
24-09-26 Udinese 3-1 Salernitana
Head To Head Record:
22-04-10 Venezia 1-2 Udinese
21-08-28 Udinese 3-0 Venezia
20-09-14 Udinese 0-1 Venezia
19-10-12 Udinese 1-1 Venezia
02-04-21 Udinese 1-0 Venezia
Prediction: Venezia to win or Draw