Serie A – Match-day 31 Sees Udinese take on Cagliari

Udinese at home against Cagliari – Sunday – 3:00pm GMT – The Stadio Friuli.

This clash sees fourteenth placed Udinese, welcome seventeenth placed Cagliari to the Stadio Friuli.

Udinese arrive at this meeting, having secured 30 points so far this season

This match gives Gabriele Cioffi’s Udinese 90 minutes to get their season back on track. Their last outing resulted in a 2-1 loss to Napoli, with a 1-1 draw against Roma before that. Only a positive result will be good enough.

Also, Udinese’s success this season will ultimately depend on their ability to break the habit of not winning, as they failed to secure a win in 16 of their last 20 games. Their position is fourteenth in the League and they have 30 points, that is, 6W, 10L and 12D having won six fixtures, drawn 12 matches, and lost 10 games.

Udinese have won four games, drawn seven fixtures, and lost three matches of their 14 League matches at home this season.

A victory for Udinese would put them on 33 points.

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

Cagliari go into this fixture with 25 points secured

If Cagliari’s season is to maintain on track, they must put their recent poor form to an end in this game. In their last two outings, they lost 0-1 at AC Milan and 2-0 at Spezia Calcio.

Also, Cagliari will be hopeful of shaking off the poor form that has seen them lose three meetings this Serie A season. With 25 points, they currently sit seventeenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 5 wins, 15 losses and 10 draws having won five fixtures, drawn 10 matches, and lost 15 games.

With a poor record on the road, which amounts to three victories, four darts, and eight losses, it is hard to predict a positive outcome for Cagliari as they travel once more.

Cagliari will have 28 points if they manage to secure a victory.

Cagliari’s ever growing list of players missing due to injury or illness to be a concern for Walter Mazzarri, ahead of this Sunday’s fixture against their opponents.

Udinese v Cagliari – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels Udinese and Cagliari have faced each other 43 times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Udinese’s favour (24 – 11). In addition, Udinese recent form against Cagliari has been outstanding, winning on nine out of the last 11 games. The last time both teams met in this competition was December 2021 and the score line ended up with a 0-4 away win for Udinese.

Players to watch

For Udinese, Gerard Deulofeu is a top performing player who has scoredthree goals in 28 League matches this Serie A Season, while Gaston Pereiro, one of their best scorers, has nettedthree goals in 30 League games this campaign for Cagliari.

Other standout players for Udinese are Iyenoma Destiny Udogie and Nahuel Molina with two goals and two goals respectively and for Cagliari are Gaston Pereiro and Joao Pedro with three goals both.