Carpi – Udinese

Carpi and Udinese will square off in the first match of the Italian Serie A 19th round, with both teams hoping to gain at least one point from the meeting.

The hosts are on the back of a 0-0 draw at Lazio, their first truly remarkable result on the road this season. And it was deserved as well – Lazio, even if they had chances, were unable to send a single shot on goal, so props to Carpi for their effort. Now Carpi will look to build on that draw and will feel that hosting Udinese is a good opportunity to gain some more points and keep chances alive for avoiding relegation.

Udinese started 2016 with a 2-1 win over Atalanta, their second consecutive victory in Serie A after 3 straight losses in all competitions. The latest results allowed Udine to climb to the 11th place and the visitors are in a safe mid table position, free of relegation worries, at least for now. Udinese played pretty good away from home this season, posting 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.

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Team news & lineups:

Bianco, Fedele and Bubnjic are out for Carpi. Udinese can’t count on Merkel, Pasquale and Domizzi.

Carpi: Belec – Zaccardo, Romagnoli, Gagliolo, Letizia – Pesciuti, Lollo, Cofie, Marrone – Lasagna, Borriello

Udinese: Karnezis – Wague, Danilo, Felipe – Widmer, Fernandes, Lodi, Badu, Edenilson – Perica, Thereau

Carpi played a solid game in Rome last round, but it remains to be seen if they can do the business today in a totally different match – one in which they can’t just park the bus and defend for the whole 90 minutes.

Udinese’s good form and solid away record makes the visitors favorites against a weaker Carpi team, but my input is that a draw is the most likely result – one that would suit both sides just fine. While Carpi does not look strong enough to defeat an in form team, the hosts are desperate, they play at home and Udinese are no world beaters. With this in mind, my tip will be a draw on the Udinese no bet market (making the bet void if Udinese wins). Prediction: Carpi – Udinese 1-1.

Pick: Draw – Udinese win no bet
Odds: 1.87 @ Bwin
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 6.09
Event date: 9 January