Udinese vs Fiorentina Prediction: Visitors can ease fears of relegation

Fiorentina will look to cut the gap between themselves and Udinese to five points when the two teams clash in Serie A at the Bluenergy Stadium on Monday evening (19:45KO, DAZN).

The Purples are 16th ahead of kick-off, and despite some recent improved results, they remain level with 18th-placed Lecce. Udinese have dropped to 12th after a recent dip in form, and may be struggling for motivation in Monday's encounter. Read on for our Udinese vs Fiorentina predictions.

Team News

Fiorentina boss Paolo Vanoli may be forced into making a few changes to his side after they were taken into extra-time by Jagiellonia in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday.

The Italian side eventually fell to a 4-2 defeat and Vanoli will be without Luca Lezzerini (thigh), Robin Gosens (facial) and Manor Solomon (muscle) due to injury.

Albert Gudmundsson returned to action and could start up front instead of Moise Kean, but Dodo will need to serve a suspension.

Udinese striker Keinan Davis has only just returned from injury, and he may have to settle for a place on the bench.

Oumar Solet remains sidelined and he joins Alessandro Zanoli on the treatment table, while Hassane Kamara will need to pass a fitness test to make the matchday squad.

Football Odds

Udinese vs Fiorentina Odds

Udinese are available at 21/10 to pick up all three points, while the draw is 11/5 and Fiorentina are 13/10 to succeed on the road.

Over 2.5 goals is available at 11/10, while 4/5 is the price for both teams to find the back of the net. Kean is 7/5 to net should he feature, while Gudmundsson is 15/8 to score at anytime.

Fiorentina to win @ 13/10

Across the season, Fiorentina have not done enough on the road to impress their fans with Vanoli's team only winning two of their 13 games away from home, although they have come in their last two trips to Como and Bologna.

Udinese's confidence will be low after three successive defeats and it is hard to see their players being too motivated for every game between now until May.

A mid-table finish is the best they can ask for, while Fiorentina are fighting for every point at the bottom of the table. The visitors come into this game with one defeat in five on their travels in all competitions and this looks like a perfect opportunity to give themselves some breathing space at the wrong end of the division.

It is also impossible to ignore the fact that Fiorentina beat Udinese 5-1 in their last meeting in December.

Both teams to score @ 4/5

Udinese have only kept three clean sheets in their last 10 games at home in all competitions, while they only failed to score in two of those games.

The visitors have scored in five on the spin away from home, scoring 10 goals during that time.

There have been 18 goals scored in the last four meetings between the two clubs, with both sides netting in each of those matchups.

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