The Serie A continues this week! The games will be played behind closed doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic and we will have an intriguing contest on Thursday when Udinese hosts Juventus.
Udinese is coming off a 2-1 road loss against Napoli on Sunday while Juventus beat Lazio at home 2-1 last Monday. Juventus leads the Serie A with 80 points in 34 games while Udinese is 16th in the standings with 36 points in 34 games.
Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.
Dafabet Picks
Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Udinese: 5.40
• Juventus: 1.66
• Draw: 4.20
Spread
• Udinese: +0.5, +1 (2.05)
• Juventus: -0.5, -1 (1.88)
Total
• Over 2.5, 3 (1.95)
• Under 2.5, 3 (1.95)
Key Points to Consider
Last 6:
Udinese, coming off a 2-1 road loss vs Napoli, have 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in their last 6 overall. Juventus, coming off a 2-1 home win vs Lazio, have 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in their last 6 overall.
Momentum: Juventus has been on an upward trend — with no losses in their last 3 games in the Serie A.
Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Serie A action on Dec. 15, 2019 and Juventus won 3-1.
Projected Leaders
For Udinese, Kevin Lasagna has a 21.96 percent chance to score. He averages 2.14 shots overall per sim, 1.03 shots on goal per and 0.25 goals per sim.
For Juventus, Cristiano Ronaldo has a 63.58 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 6.85 shots overall per sim, 2.71 shots on goal per and 1.01 goals per sim.
Analyst’s Pick
Juventus Moneyline.
Four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Juventus in this one. Average score in simulations is Juventus 1.93 to Udinese 0.79.
