The Serie A Round 16 clash between Fiorentina and Udinese will take place on December 21 at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence. Fiorentina vs. Udinese: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Fiorentina
Paolo Vanoli's side lost 1-2 at home to Verona in the last round. As a result, Fiorentina extended their winless run in the league to 15 matches (6 draws, 9 defeats) — matching the club's unwanted record. Additionally, Fiorentina have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last ten Serie A games. With six points, they remain at the bottom of the table.
- The club has failed to win in their last seven home Serie A matches (2 draws, 5 defeats).
- Both teams scored in 8 of the last 9 home league games for Fiorentina.
- Fiorentina conceded at least two goals in 6 of their last 8 home Serie A matches.
Predicted line-up for Fiorentina (3-5-2)*
David De Gea – Luka Ranieri, Pietro Comuzzo, Marin Pongracic – Dodo, Rolando Mandragora, Nicolo Fagioli, Simon Zom, Fabiano Parisi – Moise Kean, Albert Gudmundsson.
Defenders Robin Gosens and Tariq Lamptey, and midfielder Jacopo Fazzini will miss the match through injury.
Udinese
Kosta Runjaić's side produced an upset in the last round, beating Napoli 1-0 at home. The victory was Udinese's sixth of the Serie A season. It was only the fourth time in their last 19 league matches that they kept a clean sheet. The club sits 10th in the table with 21 points.
- The team failed to win in 4 of their last 5 away Serie A matches (1 draw, 3 defeats).
- Udinese players scored in 6 of their last 7 away league games.
- At least two goals were scored in 9 of Udinese's last 10 away Serie A matches.
Predicted line-up for Udinese (3-5-2)*
Maduka Okoye – Nicolo Bertola, Umar Sole, Christian Kabasele – Alessandro Zanoli, Jakub Petrovski, Jesper Karlström, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Thomas Kristensen – Nicolò Zaniolo, Keinan Davis.
Defender Jordan Zemura and midfielder Artur Atta are sidelined through injury. Also absent due to African Cup of Nations participation are defender Rui Modesto and forward Vakoun Bayo.
Referee
Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Matches – 22 (Serie A, 2024/25–2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 83;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.8;
Red cards shown – 3;
Average fouls per match – 26;
Penalties – 23%.
Prediction for Fiorentina vs. Udinese
Fiorentina's poor form continues — Paolo Vanoli's side failed to take points even at home against Verona. The team labours in attack and has struggled to score at the Artemio Franchi: in seven home league matches this season they have only once scored more than one goal, and they failed to score against Lecce. Udinese are not prolific on the road either; in their last 17 away Serie A matches they have scored more than once on only three occasions and were shut out five times. In addition, Udinese scored a maximum of one goal in 9 of their last 13 meetings with Fiorentina at the Artemio Franchi.
I expect a low-scoring game, so my prediction: Total under 2.5
* For each team the starting XI refers to the side's previous match in this competition.
