Serie A leaders Milan will hope to bounce back from a disappointing result last time out when they host Udinese at San Siro on Friday. The Rossoneri dropped two vital points in failing to beat bottom club Salernitana last weekend, but the damage to their Scudetto hopes was limited by title rivals Inter and Napoli both dropping points too.
Milan vs. Udinese odds
1 – Both teams to score – 22/23
2 – Milan to win and BTTS – 23/10
3 – Milan to win 2-1 – 8/1
4 – Giroud to score first – 39/10
5 – Giroud 2-1 scorecast – 43/1
Milan will go first again this weekend, kicking off Friday’s early game before Inter’s trip to Genoa just after. With Napoli facing a trip to high-scoring Lazio on Sunday, three points here would be huge for the Rossoneri and put the pressure firmly on their title rivals.
Udinese are up next for Stefano Pioli’s side, another struggling outfit near the foot of the table. The Bianconeri enter this contest down in 16th place in the Serie A table, just three points above the relegation zone.
The Friulani have only won one of their last six league games, a 2-0 victory at home to Torino. That run started with a crushing 6-2 defeat at home to Atalanta, although Gabriele Cioffi’s side did bounce back from another big defeat at Verona to claim a creditable point against Lazio last time out.
Milan beat Inter, Lazio and Sampdoria before slipping up at Salernitana, and we can expect them to get back to winning ways here. The Diavolo may have needed injury-time equalisers to rescue draws in their last two games against Udinese, but the Rossoneri recorded back-to-back victories over the Bianconeri prior to that.
The last four meetings between these clubs have seen both teams score, so the same selection this weekend makes sense. As does a Milan win and BTTS bet. The Rossoneri are scoring at a rate of exactly two goals per game so far this season, with a 2-1 home win potentially of interest.
Olivier Giroud has drawn a blank in his last two games, but netted a brace in each of his two appearances before that. The Frenchman has only scored for Milan at San Siro so far, and a 2-1 scorecast with Giroud breaking the deadlock is another of our Milan v Udinese predictions that could prove excellent value.
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Milan vs. Udinese last five matches
Milan last five matches
Udinese last five matches
Milan top goalscorers
| Player | Goal |
|---|---|
| 12 | |
| 9 | |
| 8 | |
| 6 | |
| 5 |
Udinese top goalscorers
| Player | Goal |
|---|---|
| 13 | |
| 11 | |
| 7 | |
| 6 | |
| 3 |
Milan vs. Udinese line-ups
Milan (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Romagnoli, Hernandez; Bennacer, Tonali; Messias, Diaz, Leao; Giroud.
Udinese (3-5-2): Silvestri; Becao, Mari, Nuytinck; Molina, Walace, Jajalo, Makengo, Udogie; Deulofeu, Beto.
Milan team news
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is nearing a return to action after an Achilles injury, but Friday’s game will come too soon for the mercurial Swede. Apart from that, Pioli ought to have a fully-fit squad to choose from for this game.
Udinese team news
Caretaker Bianconeri coach Cioffi does have a fully-fit squad at his disposal for this tough trip to Lombardy, with Udinese currently reporting no new injury concerns ahead of Friday’s fixture.