Prediction: Udinese vs Napoli

Prediction: Napoli to win 2-1

Best Odds: 7/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet

Udinese and Napoli will lock horns with each other in Serie A this weekend. The match between Kosta Runjaic’s side and Antonio Conte’s team will be held at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine and is scheduled to kick off at 2pm UK time on Sunday.

Udinese

Udinese are an established club in the Italian top-flight who tend to finish in and around mid-table as well as compete for the European places in the Serie A standings. I Bianconeri ended up 15th in the table in the 2023-24 campaign and did better last season.

Kosta Runjaic’s side ended up as high as 12th in the Serie A table last season and will aim to do as well, if not better, this time around. Udinese strengthened their squad with the signings of Arthur Atta, Lennon Miller, Adam Buksa and Nicolo Bertola, among others, in the summer of 2025. The Udinese-based club are 11th in the Serie A table at the moment with 18 points from 14 matches.

Udinese will head into the Serie A game against Napoli in Udine this weekend on the back of a 2-1 victory over Genoa at home in the league. It came after a 2-0 defeat to Juventus at Juventus Stadium in Turin in Serie A, which followed a 2-0 win against Parma on the road in the league.

Team News:

Udinese are likely to line up in a 3-5-2 formation against Napoli. Maduka Okoye will be in goal for the home team and will have Nicolò Bertola, Christian Kabasele and Oumar Solet in front of him in defence. Jakub Piotrowski, Jesper Karlstrom and Jurgen Ekkelenkamp will be the three players in midfield, with Alessandro Zanoli and Jordan Zemura deployed out wide. Nicolo Zaniolo and Keinan Davis will be the two centre-forwards.

Napoli

Napoli are one of the biggest clubs in the world and have been hugely successful in recent years. Under former Juventus manager Antonio Conte last season, they won the Serie A title and are aiming to do the same this time around.

Gli Azzurri are third in the Serie A table at the moment with 31 points from 14 matches, a point ahead of second-placed Inter Milan. Napoli, though, are not doing so well in the UEFA Champions League. The Naples outfit are currently 20th in the League Stage table with seven points from five games, three points behind eighth-placed Sporting Lisbon.

Napoli will take on Benfica in Portugal in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday evening before facing Udinese in Udine in Serie A next weekend. Conte’s side beat Juventus 2-1 at home in the league last weekend, which came after a win against Cagliari on penalties in the Coppa Italia.

Team News:

Napoli are likely to line up in a 3-4-3 formation against Udinese. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic will be in goal and will have Sam Beukema, Amir Rrahmani and Alessandro Buongiorno in front of him in defence. Eljif Elmas and Scott McTominay will be the two holding midfielders. Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Mathías Olivera will be the two wide players. David Neres, Rasmus Hojlund and Noa Lang will be the three forwards.

Key Factors to Consider

• Udinese have won 5 of their 14 Serie A matches so far this campaign.
• Udinese have scored 15 goals and conceded 22 goals in 14 Serie A matches so far this campaign.
• Napoli have scored 22 goals and conceded 12 goals in 14 Serie A games so far this season.
• Napoli have won their last 3 Serie A games.
• Rasmus Hojlund has scored 4 goals and given 2 assists in 10 Serie A matches for Napoli so far this season.

Conclusion

Udinese are in modest form at the moment, while Napoli are doing well in Serie A and are among the favourites to win the Scudetto this season. While winning in Udine is not going to be a walk in the park for Napoli, it is very likely that Antonio Conte’s side will eke out a narrow win.

Prediction: Napoli to win 2-1

Best Odds: 7/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet