The team from Friuli confirmed its status as a mid-table club, finishing twelfth last season with 44 points. They are currently higher up the table, but it’s still hard to talk about European ambitions. Especially since they even lost at home to Genoa. In the cup, they also lost to Juventus.
Conte arrived in Naples last summer and turned a struggling club into national champions on his first try! However, lately, there have been plenty of setbacks, both in the Champions League and Serie A. This week they also lost 0-2 to Benfica. In recent rounds, they’ve managed to beat potential rivals—both Roma and Juventus. In the cup tie against Cagliari, they drew and only advanced after a long penalty shootout.
Runjaic and his team average 1.07 goals scored per game and concede 1.57. The champions score 1.57 goals on average, conceding 0.86.
Udinese have lost their last two matches
57% of Udinese’s matches end with both teams scoring, with an average total of 2.64 goals per game
Napoli have won five in a row, including their cup run, before the Champions League match
50% of Napoli’s matches end with both teams scoring, with an average total of 2.43 goals per game.
Udinese (probable lineup): Okoye – Solet, Kabasele, Bertola – Zemura, Atte, Karlstrom, Petroski, Zanoli – Zaniolo, Davis.
Napoli (probable lineup): Milinkovic-Savic – Buongiorno, Rrahmani, Beqema – Olivera, Lang, Neres, McTominay, Lobotka, Di Lorenzo – Hojlund.
