Struggling Udinese will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Atalanta in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Atalanta could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Serie A game only four sleeps ago.
Udinese form and stats
The story so far in the Serie A for Udinese at their home stadium (Dacia Arena) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. Two draws in a row at home now for Udinese.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 237 minutes without scoring a league goal. S. Okaka was the last player to find the net.
The fans are hoping that Udinese will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Serie A game against Torino (placed 14th). A 1-1 draw away before that, with Bologna the opponent.
The manager L. Gotti will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Roma in only four days.
Udinese aren't scoring a lot here at Dacia Arena in the league, with only 10 goals from 13 games. Udinese are not conceding a lot of goals here at Dacia Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.
Atalanta form and stats
Atalanta, who have the most scored goals (77) in Serie A, have an excellent away record in the Serie A so far with 8-4-1 from 13 games. Atalanta have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena. Having won their last three away games Atalanta has no reason to fear anyone.
Atalanta go into this game after a win, the home game against Lazio that ended 3-2. Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Sassuolo.
Atalanta can call themselves comeback kings after the match against Lazio. Buried deep in trouble at 0-2, the troops rallied and completely turned the match around to a 3-2 victory. José Luis Palomino scored the final goal.
A new game in only four days for Atalanta, the Serie A home match versus Napoli. Busy days.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 37 goals in 13 league games away this season. Atalanta have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Atalanta - Udinese 7-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Udinese wins - draws - Atalanta wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Iličić 15 goals |  D. Zapata Banguera 13 goals |  L. Muriel Fruto 13 goals |
Udinese missing players
Atalanta missing players
| Udinese | Atalanta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 6 | 13 | 27 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 22 | 37 | 77 |
| 38 | 12 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 37 |
| 85% | 77% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | 96% |
| 56% | 46% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 92% | 96% |
| 37% | 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 77% | 85% |
| 22% | 15% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 46% | 63% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 38% | 44% |
| 37% | 23% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 69% | 74% |
| 33% | 54% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 31% | 22% |
| 44% | 46% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 8% | 7% |
| 5.6 | 5.2 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.7 | 5.9 | 7 |
| 6.1 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 362 | 191 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 122 | 244 | 536 |
| 108 | 55 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 56 | 98 | 216 |
| 19% | 18% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 38% | 36% |
- Atalanta has the most points from losing position (22)
- Atalanta has the most scored goals (37) away
- Atalanta has the most scored goals (77)
- Atalanta has the most scored goals in the first half (33)
- Atalanta has the most scored goals in the second half (44)
- Atalanta has the the best goal difference (+22) away
- Atalanta has the the best goal difference (+40)
- Atalanta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Atalanta have scored more than double the goals of Udinese.
- Atalanta have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Atalanta is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Udinese has the fewest scored goals (10) at home
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P | ||
| 1 | 5 | Tulevik | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 18 | |
| 6 | Tammeka | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -7 | 14 | ||
| 7 | Kuressaare | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 13 | ||
| 8 | Trans | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 9 | ||
| 9 | Legion | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 9 | ||
| 10 | Tallinna Kalev | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -22 | 8 | ||