Verona vs Udinese Prediction & Betting Tips (20 April)

Hellas Verona are currently 16th in Serie A and are only a small point ahead of the relegation zone. After going 6 games without winning, Marco Baroni's men gave themselves some breathing space by dominating Sassuolo 1-0 and Lecce 0-1. Unfortunately, they fell back into a negative spiral during the last 4 days: 2 draws and 2 defeats. After losing at home against Genoa 1-2, Hellas Verona managed to take a point on the field of Atalanta last Monday 2-2. Also in difficulty this season, Udinese now occupies 15th place in Serie A with one game less and the same number of points as their opponent of the day.

In slow motion, Florian Thauvin's teammates have only won one of their last 7 championship matches, for 3 draws and 3 defeats. After the international break in March, they took a point at Sassuolo 1-1 before losing at home to Inter 1-2. Last weekend, Udinese were holding off Roma 1-1 before the match was interrupted due to an opponent's illness. The match will be replayed at a later date.

Hellas Verona records the withdrawals of starting midfielder Duda and replacement striker Cruz (0 goals in 4 SA matches). On the other hand, the important midfielder Serdar is back from suspension. Winger Lazovic and winter recruit Noslin (3 goals and 2 assists in 11 SA games) both scored last weekend. On the attacking front, Bonazzoli could take his place who has found the net twice in the last 3 days.

For Udinese, we must mention the defections of the usual starters Lovric and Thauvin (5 goals and 3 assists in SA), long-term absentees Ebosse and Deulofeu as well as replacements Davis and Brenner. Scorer against Roma before the match was interrupted, Roberto Pereyra (4 goals and 3 assists in SA) should again be positioned in support of striker Lucca (7 goals and 3 assists in SA). The very promising midfielder Samardzic (4 goals and 2 assists in SA) is available.