National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Udinese or Fiorentina that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Udinese and Fiorentina.
Udinese form and stats
Last season, Udinese's Coppa Italia journey ended in the 8th finals.When playing at home in the Serie A, Udinese have managed 2 wins, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 5 games.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Udinese, as their goalkeeper Simone Scuffet has completely shut out the opponents for 187 minutes in the Serie A.
Udinese's last game was hosting Genoa and winning 1-0. A 0-0 draw away in the Serie A before that, with Sassuolo the opponent.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Udinese have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won five, drawn two and lost two.
There will be little rest for Udinese after this match as they are travelling to Lazio for a Serie A game in only four days.
Udinese has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Udinese have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Fiorentina form and stats
Last season their Coppa Italia adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
G. Castrovilli was the last player to score for the away team. Fiorentina haven't scored a league goal in the last 309 minutes.
Fiorentina's previous game was their home loss versus Benevento (0-1). A 0-0 draw at Parma's stadium before that.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Fiorentina playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were three Fiorentina wins, four draws and two defeats.
Fiorentina has another fixture away, a Serie A game, against Milan in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Fiorentina have scored 5 goals in 4 league games away. Fiorentina have conceded 8 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Udinese one win, three draws and Fiorentina six victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Castrovilli 4 goals |   R. de Paul 2 goals |  S. Okaka Chuka 2 goals |
Udinese missing players
Fiorentina missing players
| Udinese | Fiorentina | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 29 | 19 | Scored | S | 15 | 42 | ||
| 28 | 21 | Conceded | C | 15 | 28 | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 286 | 178 | Total Shots | T S | 122 | 343 | ||
| 95 | 65 | Shots on Target | S O | 47 | 124 | ||
| 31% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milan | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 2 | Sassuolo | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| 3 | Roma | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Juventus | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 5 | Inter | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | Napoli | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | Atalanta | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Lazio | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Sampdoria | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Cagliari | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Bologna | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Spezia | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Benevento | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 9 |
| 15 | Fiorentina | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Udinese | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 17 | Parma | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 6 |
| 18 | Torino | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Genoa | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 5 |
| 20 | Crotone | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -13 | 2 |