Parma vs Udinese Prediction

Two sides short on points, different problems

Parma's league form this season has been built on tight, low-scoring games. They've managed one win, one draw and three defeats in their five Serie A outings, scoring just four goals in the process.

Parma: 20 completed matches; Udinese: 20 completed matches.

Parma

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

15

Conceded

24

Difference

-9

Udinese

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

28

Difference

-1

Udinese have the same points total but a livelier scoreline pattern. One win, a draw and three losses too, but they've scored eight and shipped eleven, including a 5-3 defeat at Inter and a 3-2 win at Monza.

Parma's issue looks like a lack of goals, Udinese's looks like a leaky defence.

Comparative Team Statistics: Parma vs Udinese

Recent meetings have favoured Udinese

Udinese have won three of the last four league meetings between these two, including a 2-0 away win in Parma back in November. The most recent clash, though, went the other way, with Parma winning 1-0 away at Udinese in April.

Further back the fixture has swung all over the place, with plenty of home wins and away wins mixed in across the years, so there's no clear long-term pattern to lean on.

Both stuck in the lower half

After five games, Parma sit 15th and Udinese 13th, both on four points. Udinese have the healthier goal difference thanks to those extra goals scored, even with the defensive issues.

It's still early days in the campaign, and with a month to go until this match, the table could look quite different by the time it's actually played.

Early standout names on both sides

H. Kamara and J. Ekkelenkamp have each scored twice for Udinese in five appearances, with K. Davis chipping in with a couple of assists, so their attacking end has had a few players stepping up.

Parma:

Penalty cards:

M. Troilo x 2

E. Del Prato x 2

Udinese:

Best scorers:

H. Kamara - 2

J. Ekkelenkamp - 2

Best assist providers:

K. Davis - 2

Penalty cards:

J. Karlström x 2

At the other end, Parma's M. Troilo and E. Del Prato have both picked up two yellow cards already this season, worth keeping an eye on given how quickly bookings can add up over a campaign.

A cagey game seems the likely shape

Put the two sets of numbers together and this doesn't look like a fixture built for goals. Parma have struggled to score at all, while Udinese's issue has mostly been at the back rather than up front.

If Parma can keep things tight the way they did against Genoa, and Udinese's defensive wobbles continue, it could easily settle into a low-scoring, scrappy affair rather than a shootout.