Udinese vs AC Milan

Serie A pacesetters AC Milan head to the Dacia Arena to take on out-of-form Udinese.

Fears of being sucked into an early relegation fight are looming in the forefront of the Udinese faithful’s minds, with ‘I Friuliani’ picking up just one win from their last 13 Serie A matches (D6, L6). Since the turn of October, no Serie A side have played out more league draws than Udinese (6) in ten matches in that period (W1, L3). A lack of concentration has seen Luca Gotti’s side drop the lead in three of their last five Serie A scoring draws. Another stalemate could be on the cards, as Udinese have drawn more Serie A meetings with Milan (34) than against any other team in the top-flight history. They can even stake their claim for all three points here, as seven of their 12 all-time Serie A home victories over Milan have arrived across the last 13 top-flight home H2Hs (W7, D2, L4).

In the meantime, AC Milan’s 2-1 home loss to Liverpool in midweek officially halted their European adventure this season, as they finished bottom of their respective Champions League group. Coming back to Serie A, where they’ve won their last two fixtures by 2+ goals ‘to nil,’ is more familiar territory for ‘I Rossoneri.’ Stefano Pioli’s men have won six (75%) of their eight Serie A away games this season (D1, L1), which is in line with their outstanding road form in 2021. They have racked up a resounding 16 Serie A triumphs on hostile turf in 2021 so far, meaning they are only two wins away from equaling Napoli’s all-time top-flight record of 18 road victories in a single calendar year. Interestingly, each of Milan’s last 14 Serie A visits to Udinese has yielded a full-time margin of under 1.5 goals.