Juventus - Udinese predictions and free betting tips [12/02/2024]

On Sunday, 11 February, in the 24th round of Italian Serie A, Juventus will take on Udinese on their home ground. Last weekend, the Turin club suffered a setback in the crucial Scudetto clash, while the Friulians, specialists in draws, settled for a truce with Monza.

Predicted lineups

Juventus: Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Sandro; Cambiaso, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Yildiz, Milik.
Udinese: Okoye; Perez, Giannetti, Kristensen; Ferreira, Lovric, Walace, Samardzic, Zemura; Thauvin; Lucca.

Juventus

This season, Juventus is demonstrating excellent performance and, deservedly, takes the 2nd place in Serie A, essentially securing its ticket to the Champions League. However, the Turin team's hopes of winning the Scudetto were undermined last weekend with a 1:0 loss to Inter, resulting in the Bianconeri's 17-round unbeaten streak (13 wins and 4 draws) being broken. Now, the proteges of Massimiliano Allegri are trailing the overall leader by 4 points.

Allegri has now matched Marcello Lippi in the number of games at the helm of Juventus (405) and trails only Giovanni Trapattoni. Notably, the hosts have conceded fewer goals than any other team at their home ground in the current campaign (only 5), whilst scoring 17 goals. In the Coppa Italia, the Old Lady easily defeated Frosinone in the quarterfinals (4:0) and will meet Lazio in the semi-finals. 

Udinese

Udinese is fighting not to be relegated to Serie B this season, and the team currently occupies 16th place in the league table, 1 point above the 18th-placed Verona. The Zebrette have only won 2 matches in the league since the start of the season: specifically, they sensationally defeated Bologna (3:0) before New Year.

However, the Zebras have not yet achieved a victory in 2024 (2 draws and 3 losses): after home defeats from AC Milan (2:3) and Atalanta (2:0), Udinese drew with Monza last weekend (0:0). The squad of Gabriele Cioffi has tallied 13 draws in the current national campaign – the team has only achieved more draws in one season once before, in 1983. Another disappointing fact: Udinese has squandered the most points (15) in the final 15 minutes of matches.

Head-to-head matches

Udinese have lost all of their last four head-to-head matches against Juventus, without scoring a single goal against the Bianconeri. The first-round match ended in a 0:3 victory for the Turin team.

Match prediction for Juventus vs Udinese

The last draw between these clubs in Turin dates back to March 1990, and despite the guests' propensity for draws this season, such an outcome seems unlikely. Massimiliano Allegri's team is eager to redeem itself in front of the home crowd after the frustrating debacle in the previous round and simply cannot afford to stumble - otherwise, Inter could pull away to an indecent lead. I'm betting on the favourites' victory with a handicap of -1.

Over/Under Prediction

Juventus, even without the injured, boasts a powerful attacking line, while the Zebras concede almost two goals per match on the road. I bet on the individual total of Turin over 1.5.

Corner prediction

Juventus, without a doubt, outclasses the opponent and will attack more actively. I expect a victory for the home team in corners with a handicap of -1.5.

Yellow card prediction

Neither team is notorious for excessive roughness on the field (on average, 2 yellow cards per game). I bet on total warnings under 4.5.

Score prediction

I'm betting on a precise 2:0 win for Juventus.