Serie A – Match-day 9 Sees Udinese take on Atalanta

Sunday Serie A action from the Stadio Friuli, as Udinese take on Atalanta.

Both Udinese and Atalanta currently share Champion’s League qualification hopes, as they sit third and second in the Serie A, respectively.

It’s 19 points so far for Udinese this season, going into this fixture

Udinese must take a positive approach to this game, if they are to get anything out of, following their recent defeat to Hellas Verona at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi.

Also, Udinese’s League position speaks for itself, as they continue their rich vein of winning form. Their last win, was the 6th in a row, which is responsible for their Champion’s League qualification position. They currently stand third in the League, with 19 points for a total of 6 wins, 1 losses and 1 draws having won six games, drawn one game, and lost one game.

Playing at home, Udinese have won three matches and drawn one game.

Victory for Udinese would take their points tally to 22 so far this season.

Good Attacking Performance

Udinese will be pleased to have a good goal scoring record so far this season (17). This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Beto (5), Iyenoma Destiny Udogie (2), and Lazar Samardzic (2). Udinese have conceded eight goals.

Udinese’s squad has depth, but even so, Andrea Sottil is likely to be missing two of they key players when they start Sunday’s game.

Atalanta’s campaign so far has seen them accrue 20 points this season

Atalanta will be buoyant, following a 1-0 home win against Fiorentina in their last fixture.

Also, Atalanta keep finding ways to win, having secured five victories in their last six fixtures is astonishing this season, which is responsible for their Champion’s League qualification position. With 20 points, they currently sit second in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 6 wins, 0 losses and 2 draws having won six meetings and drawn two games.

Atalanta have won four fixtures of their four League matches playing away this season.

Atalanta will have 23 points if they manage to secure a victory.

Good Attacking Performance

This has been a good season so far for Atalanta, in terms of goals scored (12). This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Teun Koopmeiners (4), Ademola Lookman (2), and Rafael Toloi (1). Not many teams would want to be labelled as defensive, but to win games, you must first not concede. This has been the hallmark of Atalanta’s success, with only conceded three goals so far.

Atalanta’s squad will likely be depleted of five of their key players when they start on Sunday, due to injury or illness.

Udinese v Atalanta – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels the two teams have previously played each other 51 times with the record being 18 victories and 16 draws for Udinese. In addition, the two teams have drawn all last three games played. Their most recent encounter in this competition The Goddess delivered a 2-6 away win.

Performance Report

For Udinese, Beto contributed withfive goals in eight League matches this Serie A Season, while Teun Koopmeiners is one of the top performing players after having scoredfour goals in eight League matches this season for Atalanta.

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