Udinese will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 12 points behind Napoli.
- Udinese has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Serie A
- Napoli has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Serie A
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Napoli have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Udinese form and stats
With 2 Serie A wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, Udinese are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Udinese drew their last game, 2-2 away at Bologna (placed 12th). Prior to that, an away loss at Juventus.
Tolgay Arslan was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Bologna after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Udinese aren't scoring a lot here at Dacia Arena in the league, with only 5 goals from 7 games. On the other hand, Udinese have conceded 9 goals.
Napoli form and stats
The away team, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Serie A, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Serie A.
Napoli might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Spezia proved too strong as Napoli slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadio San Paolo. Before that one, a nice away victory 4-1 at Cagliari.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Empoli in just three days.
Napoli has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - one - eight (Udinese wins - draws - Napoli wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Lozano Bahena 7 goals |  L. Insigne 6 goals |  D. Mertens 4 goals |
Udinese missing players
Napoli missing players
| Udinese | Napoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 32 |
| 23 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 87% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 87% |
| 47% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 43% | 60% |
| 40% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 40% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 53% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 29% | 47% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | 33% |
| 40% | 57% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.7 | 12.6 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.7 | 18.3 | 18.8 |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.3 | 6.6 |
| 29% | 17% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 35% | 32% |
- Napoli has the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Serie A
- Napoli has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Serie A
- Napoli have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Napoli have scored at least twice as many goals away as Udinese have scored home.
- Napoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Udinese has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Serie A
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 37 |
| 2 | Inter | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 36 |
| 3 | Roma | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Juventus | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 30 |
| 5 | Sassuolo | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Napoli | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 28 |
| 7 | Atalanta | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 28 |
| 8 | Lazio | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 10 | Benevento | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 21 |
| 11 | Sampdoria | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 20 |
| 12 | Bologna | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Udinese | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -6 | 16 |
| 14 | Fiorentina | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 15 |
| 15 | Cagliari | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -10 | 14 |
| 16 | Spezia | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Torino | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -7 | 12 |
| 18 | Parma | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -18 | 12 |
| 19 | Genoa | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -14 | 11 |
| 20 | Crotone | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -22 | 9 |