Juventus vs Udinese
Italy – Coppa Italia
Date: Thursday, 15 January 2020
Kick-off at 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
Venue: Allianz Stadium (Turin).
Juventus
Giorgio Chiellini is still sidelined with German midfielder Sami Khedira as they recovered from broken and knee ligament injuries respectively. Jugular demiral and Mattia De Sciglio also from this fixture due to ligament rupture and abductor injuries respectively. Rodrigo Bentancur suspended for this fixture.
Sarri will look to stick with conventional, such as Gianluigi Buffon 4-3-1-2 formation is likely to replace Wojciech Szczesny in goal. Daniele Rugani opportunities to partner Matthijs De Ligt in the heart of the Juventus defense, while the Brazilian duo Danilo and Alex Sandro will slot in the position of full-back.
French midfielder, Adrien Rabiot may get the nod in this game by Miralem Pjanic and Blaise Matuidi become a mainstay in the middle of the park. Additional person in the midfield allow men Maurizio Sarri to control the tempo of the game, such as Federico Bernardeschi set to play in a free role behind the striker.
Cristiano Ronaldo will spearhead the attack while Gonzalo Higuain will play in a more supporting role. Juventus visit Udinese last time in December, Ronaldo scored two goals in Juve's 3-1 win over them.
Possible Lineup (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Danilo, Rugani, de Ligt, Sandro; Rabiot, Pjanic, Matuidi; Bernardeschi; Higuain, Ronaldo
Udinese
Luca Gotti has more options to choose from than its counterpart, because the only Brazilian central defender Samir Santos came out with an injury and has not returned to training. In addition he has a fit squad to choose from for the last 16 cup tie.
Udinese can choose to play with a back line of three people in a 3-5-2 formation. custodian Argentina, Juan Musso might be the guy in goal against Juventus, while the backline of three people will be led by William Troost Ekong along with partnering with Bram Nuytinck and Rodrigo Becão. Ken Sema and Jens Larsen tend to play the role of fullbacks providing much-needed width.
In the middle of the park, the Italian midfielder Rolando Mandragora will give creativity as Seko Fofana will add to the stability of the entire team. Rodrigo De Paul has been in great scoring form and will look to continue that against Juve.
In the attack, Kevin Lasagna will partner Stefano Okaka who scored against Sassuolo in their 3-0 victory in Serie A. Okaka will look to lead the line for Udinese and will be hoping to find a gap in the defense of the host.
Possible Lineup (3-5-2): Musso; Becão, Troost-Ekong, Nuytinck; Larsen, De Paul, Mandragora, Fofana, Sema; Lasagna, Okaka
Juventus vs Udinese Prediction
Juventus were well on course to retain their Serie A title and is in the two-game winning streak as we speak. Their last clash in the street saw them record AS Roma with a 2-1 scorecard. While at home, the hosts made light of Cagliari with four unanswered goals to their name.
It is also worthy to mention that the home team have conceded defeat just once in their last six matches in all competitions.
Meanwhile, Udinese is in the groove selfish and has tasted nothing but success in their last three games. most of their latest fixtures in Serie A saw them thrash Sassuolo at home by a 3-0 scoreline.
Be that as it may, the guests have been vulnerable in their events this term. The fact that they are one of three sides by far the worst in the cluster surely stand as a testament to that.
Sadly, they come away with a victory only once in their last four outings on the run, too. Piling on even more suffering, Juventus have dropped points only once at home in the top flight this season.
The host also has secured the bragging rights by not less than the margin of two goals or more in each of their last three meetings with this enemy here. Thus, the possibility is certainly stacked against Udinese in this one.
In addition, the goal has not been hard to come by when Juventus feature in the field. Impressively, they have scored two goals or more in seven of their previous ten matches here in all competitions.
By considering three of the last four meetings h2h in this stadium have also seen more than 2.5 goals in the final scorecards, relying on a high scoring affair, by all means, this week.
Juventus vs Udinese Betting tips
Juventus -1.5 Asian Handicap @ 1.75 (3/4)
Over 2.5 goals @ 1.50 (1/2).
