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Udinese will be aiming to end a winless run of four league games when they host Lecce in Serie A on Friday night. The visitors, meanwhile, are heading into the weekend’s action sitting only one position above the relegation zone. Having begun the season on fire with 19 points from eight matches, Udinese have slowed down in recent weeks with three draws and one defeat seeing them drop to eighth in the table.
Head coach Andrea Sottil would have been disappointed to witness his side being held 0-0 by Cremonese on Sunday, with Il Bianconeri failing to convert 60% possession of the ball across 90 minutes into many clear-cut chances as the hosts held on for only their fifth point of the season. With Stadio Friuli roaring them on this weekend, Sottil will expect his players to return to winning ways against another struggling side in the form of Lecce on Friday.
Lecce have found things tough since being promoted as Serie B champions last season, taking only two points from their last five matches. Their 2-1 win away to Salernitana prior to that recent run remains their only league victory of the campaign so far, having been beaten 1-0 at home to Juventus last time out.
Despite struggling to impose themselves against Juventus, the former Frosinone boss may have been satisfied with his side’s overall defensive resilience, and therefore he is likely to ask the same starting XI to go out once again albeit with more courage in possession.
It’s expected for Udinese to return to winning ways on Friday, although only by the tightest of margins. Despite losing half of their games so far this season, Lecce have rarely been thrashed, with only eight teams in the division boasting a superior defensive record than them, so we can expect a very close game on Friday.
Let’s check the latest Serie A picks, news, stats and Serie A expert picks for Udinese vs Lecce. We’ve plenty of Serie A predictions for you to consider.
Udinese Calcio vs US Lecce Game Information
- Date: 11/04/2022
- Time: 03:45 PM ET
- Location: Dacia Arena (Udine)
- How to Watch: Napoli vs Sassuolo: Paramount+
- Live Stream: fubo.tv
Udinese vs Lecce Betting Lines
Udinese is –185 according to our Vegas Serie A Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $54.05. On the other side, Lecce is +575 according to the Vegas Serie A Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $575.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines has Udinese at a 64.91% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Lecce has 14.81% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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