Udinese vs Frosinone Predictions

There’s a battle at the bottom on Saturday, as Udinese’s relegation fears could well be heightened. The struggling hosts are playing Frosinone, who are currently in the bottom three. The visitors can’t pull ahead of Udinese and move out of the drop zone here, but they can land a huge blow in the relegation fight. Can the second-bottom side claim a morale-boosting victory?

Udinese were just narrowly beaten at Inter Milan, a result which won’t impact them too much. They should be pleased that they held Inter to just a single goal – Frosinone were hammered 3-0 by Inter’s second string back in November. Few sides have kept things as tight at San Siro this season, so the Zebrette should look to build on that display with a positive result on Saturday.

The visitors are one of just two sides who are yet to make it into double figures in terms of points in Serie A this season. They’re only four points ahead of bottom side Chievo, a team who haven’t won all season after being handed a three-point deduction. That shows just how badly Frosinone have struggled this season, but on the other hand, they’re only five points shy of safety.

Udinese are currently in danger, sitting in 17th place, but they have made steps to fix that. They went for Davide Nicola as their new manager, a man who guided Crotone to the great escape back in 2017. The new man started with a 1-0 win over Roma, while they held Europa League chasers Sassuolo to a 0-0 draw. While recent tough tests against Atalanta and Inter Milan hit them, the hosts have shown enough in four games to suggest a bright future under their new coach.

If there’s any chance to prove that, it’s this weekend. Udinese need to return to winning ways, while Frosinone are dreadful on the road. The second-bottom side have averaged just 0.5 points per game on the road this season, having lost 10 of 16 league games. They’ve been beaten in 75% of their away trips, so we think Udinese are really well priced for the three points this weekend.

In their recent meetings between the two sides, the pair have seen a home win in every game. Just last year, the Zebrette claimed a victory when they met in the Coppa Italia. We’re going for the Zebrette to win this one, while we’re backing them to claim a 2-0 win after Frosinone failed to score in 75% of their trips.