On Sunday night, Udinese hosts Lazio at the Dacia Arena in Serie A as the visitors look to boost their chances of a top-four finish this season.
The home team have endured an inconsistent season and currently sit in 12th place. They will finish in midtable, which is arguably a decent result from the campaign, as the team from Udine has avoided being sucked into the fight for survival.
A 2-0 defeat at Fiorentina last time out continued an inconsistent recent run of league form for Udinese, as it means that Andrea Sottil’s team have won just once in their previous four games in Serie A.
The game against the Viola continued a run of low-scoring games in the Italian top-flight for Udinese, as their last four league matches have produced under 2.5 goals.
One positive for Udinese lately has been their league form at the Dacia Arena, as they are unbeaten in eight home league matches.
Despite a poor recent run of form in Serie A, Lazio occupies one of the Champions League spots in the Italian top flight, four points clear of fifth-place Milan.
The team from the Italian capital have won just one of their last five matches in Serie A, having suffered three defeats in the run.
Maurizio Sarri’s team has been poor defensively lately in Serie A, as they have conceded at least two goals in three of their previous four league matches.
Lazio has an inconsistent recent away record in Serie A, having won two, lost two and drawn one of their previous five league matches on their travels in the Italian top flight.
Forebet predicts that Lazio will move a step closer to Champions League football for next season by recording a victory in a high-scoring encounter.