vs Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Udinese are eleventh with 4 points after three rounds: one win, one draw and one defeat, 5 goals scored and 5 conceded. At home they have played twice, drawing one and losing one, while away they have won the only game played. Their recent outings: a 1-2 home defeat to Lazio, before that a 2-1 home win over Venezia, before that again a 3-2 away win at Monza, further back a 1-1 home draw with Como and, furthest back of all, a 1-0 home win over Padova. Cagliari are fourth with 9 points from four games, with three wins, no draws and one defeat, 4 goals scored and 2 conceded. At home they have won one and lost one of two games played, while away they have won both trips while conceding just one goal. The Sardinians arrive in better form: a 2-1 win away to Atalanta, before that a 1-0 home win over Lecce, before that again a 1-2 home defeat to Hellas Verona, further back a 0-1 home loss to Inter and, furthest back of all, a 1-0 away win at Parma. In recent head-to-head meetings Udinese have the edge: the most recent, at Cagliari, finished 0-2 to the Friulians; before that a 1-1 draw at Udine, before that again another 1-2 away win for Udinese at Cagliari, further back a 2-0 home win for Udinese and, in the most distant meeting, another 1-1 draw at Udine. The competition average is 2.85 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.