Palermo vs Udinese predictions, betting tips & match preview

Thursday night’s Serie A clash sees two struggling sides fighting each other for three crucial points. Can either of them claim a much needed win and move away from the bottom three? Udinese claimed a win on Sunday, but they still aren’t that far off the danger zone. Plus, they carry a terrible away record in to this game, and that’s something they need to reverse.

In fact, they’ve got some shocking form between them coming in to this game. If you combine Palermo’s home record and Udinese’s away results, you just one win and seven defeats. These two are both weak coming in to this game, they’d both prefer the fixture to be reversed. Palermo have won 100% of their points away, while Udinese have picked up 70% of their points haul in front of their own fans.

Palermo have been awful at their own ground, conceding in every single game there so far. They’ve yet to pick up a home point, and the longer than goes on the worse their relegation fight will become. That’s left the Rosanero 19th in the table. While Palermo have conceded in 100% of their home fixtures, Udinese have conceded in 75% away. This is a meeting of two teams who are struggling to keep a clean sheet. Udinese have conceded in their last six in a row, while Palermo have one clean sheet in their last eight games.

Palermo have conceded 2.25 goals on average in their four home matches so far. Udinese have struggled at the back too, letting in 1.75 a match on their travels. Will they be able to improve that figure when they meet at the Renzo Barbera? Udinese need to be worried, they’ve allowed over 16 shots against them this term, conceding a goal from 10% of them.

Palermo have had a tough opening to the season, so they should be able to improve. So far at home they’ve hosted three of last season’s top six, plus a high flying Torino side. They’ve still been far too open at the back, but these are games where their defeats weren’t really a huge shock. With a fellow struggler like Udinese heading here, things should be getting easier for them. We’re backing a close game here, with these two defences both conceding. Both teams to score is our tip here, it’s priced at 4/5 with bet365.