Udinese take on the visitors Fiorentina in the round 27 match of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on March, March 2nd at Bluenergy Stadium - Stadio Friuli (Udine).
Udinese have long stopped delivering any major achievements. At the same time, they manage to remain among the solid mid-table sides in Serie A. Last season, for example, they collected 44 points and finished 12th on tiebreakers. Now Costa Runjaić and his team are showing fairly predictable results. There have been some positive outings as well: January ended with a win over a crisis-hit Hellas Verona, and then at home they produced a sensational 1–0 victory against Roma. But instability soon followed, as they even lost to Lecce, and then to Sassuolo and Bologna. Recent weeks underline that Udinese still struggle to build momentum. Their results tend to swing sharply from impressive home performances to disappointing defeats, keeping them firmly in the middle of the table.
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Fiorentina leave the most contradictory impressions. The Viola finished last season with the same 65 points as Lazio, but edged them on tiebreakers to take sixth place. However, Bologna’s cup triumph sent the Italians back into the already familiar Conference League. There, they are traditionally strong and reached the play-offs without major issues. In February, they nearly embarrassed themselves against Jagiellonia: after winning 3–0 away, they clearly relaxed too much. They had to wake up in extra time — eventually losing 2–4, but still advancing. On the domestic scene, though, especially after the summer changes, things went wrong. There were no wins in Serie A for a long stretch, and even after a four-match unbeaten run they lost to Cagliari and Napoli, alongside a cup exit. Only later did they share points with Torino, beat Como amid controversy, and then score once against Pisa, which proved enough for another win. Despite the uneven campaign, Fiorentina have recently started to collect points more regularly. Their ability to get results even without dominant performances suggests an upward trend as the season progresses.
In the last six encounters, the Viola have won four times with only one defeat, including victories in both of the most recent matches. In spring, the more motivated teams usually prevail in Italy, and in this case that points toward Fiorentina. The pick is Fiorentina with a “0” handicap.
Prediction for the match: Fiorentina to win with 0.0 handicap.
