Cremonese vs Udinese Preview
Udinese had 2.69 xG and 24 shots in their 1-1 draw against Cagliari. I expect them to be attackingly oriented against Cremonese as well and another BTTS to land in Italy.
Stats
- Cremonese have seen BTTS in 4 of their last 6 matches.
- Cremonese have seen BTTS in 7 of their last 9 matches against Udinese.
- Udinese have seen BTTS in their last 3 matches.
HTH
Udinese have a 3-0 advantage against Cremonese with 6 draws in 9 matches.
They last met in April 2023, the game being won by Udinese 3-0.
Cremonese Form
Cremonese had a good start as newcomers to the Italian top flight, but their form has declined in the last couple of weeks, sitting in 10th place with nine points after six rounds.
After beating Sassuolo 3-2 in late August, they had three straight draws in September against Verona 0-0, Parma 0-0 and Como 1-1.
Just before the international break, Davide Nicola’s side didn’t offer much against favored Inter Milan at Guiseppe Meazza, losing 4-1 with Federico Bonazzoli scoring late consolation goal.
Udinese Form
Udinese are having major issues with inefficiency this season, scoring just six goals in six games and have two wins, two draws and two defeats in six rounds.
The Zebras hit a rough patch in late September, suffering back to back defeats to AC Milan 3-0 at home and 3-1 to Sassuolo in Reggio Emilia, Keinan Davis being the sole scorer.
Their losing run has ended earlier this month, but they failed to collect three points against underdog Cagliari at home 1-1, Christian Kabasele finding an equalizer in the 58th minute. Udinese had 2.69-0.97 xG, 60% possession and 23-8 shots.
Team News
Cremonese can’t count on services of Michele Collocolo and Faris Moumbagna who are injured but were not supposed to start.
As for the visitors, defender Thomas Kristensen remains sidelined with a cruciate ligament injury.
Predicted Starting Lineups
Cremonese: Audero, Ceccherini, Baschirotto, Bianchetti, Zerbin, Grassi, Bondo, Vandeputte, Pezzella, Vazquez, Vardy
Udinese: Okoye, Goglichidze, Kabasele, Solet, Zanoli, Piotrowski, Karlstrom, Atta, Kamara, Zaniolo, Davis