After Andriy Shevchenko made a losing debut as Genoa’s head coach last weekend, they will be looking for an evasive second victory of the campaign, while Udinese have picked just three points this month and are at the 15th spot.
Having seen his new team collapse into the relagation zone following a 10-game winless run, Genoa’s new coach will already be aware of the significant task ahead of him to revive the team.
One win in their first 12 league games has left Genoa lagging in the bottom three, and they could be repeating last year’s pattern.
Genoa’s loss at home to Roma last Sunday was their third from six winless home games, leaving them in much need of an away win this weekend as their upcoming schedule looks tough.
After their Sunday fixture, the injury-hit side will take on Milan and Juventus to kick off December, before their first Derby della Lanterna against Sampdoria.
Meanwhile,Udinese are climbing down towards the bottom of the table themselves, due to lack of performance that has seen them win just one of their last 10 league games.
After four draws in a row, Luca Gotti’s men have lost two of their last three, with victory over Sassuolo being in between Inter and Torino’s defeats.
A bottom-half team in Serie A throughout the last eight seasons, Udinese seem to be set for another season of hard work.
Luca Gotti is suffering a similar tale this season, as once again the forwards have failed to deliver a consistent goal-scoring potential. Only the bottom-on-table Salernitana have scored fewer goals than Udenese’s 10 since their only away win at Speazia in September.
As a result of their lack of firepower, Udinese have won just two of their last Serie A home fixtures, so they will not take anything to chance this weekend.
Udinese vs Genoa head to head
The two Italian outfits have encountered in 30 occassions, with Genoa winning 11 games while Udinese have won 10 with 9 draws in the process. Udinese have scored 43 and conceded 47. In their last five, Udinese have won three and they have drawn twice.
Udinese 2-0 Genoa 30/03/19
Genoa 1-3 Udinese 03/11/19
Udinese 2-2 Genoa 05/07/20
Udinese 1-0 Genoa 22/11/20
Genoa 1-1 Udinese 13/03/21
Udinese latest home form
They have a relatively good form at home, having not lost in any of their last five matches at home. In the five, they have won two and drawn three, with their last victory being 3-2 over Sassuolo early November. There last match – a friendly – ended in a 2-2 draw.
Udinese 2-1 Tabor Sezena 09/10/21
Udinese 1-1 Bologna 17/10/21
Udinese 1-1 Verona 27/10/21
Udinese 3-2 Sassuolo 07/11/21
Udinese 2-2 Koper 13/11/21
Udinese latest away form
The Friulians do not seem to possess a good fortune away from home as they have failed to register any win in their last five outings, losing three and drawing two all in the Serie A. They managed to score 5 goals and conceded 9 in the process.
Roma 1-0 Udinese 23/09/21
Sampdoria 3-3 Udinese 03/10/21
Atalanta 1-1 Udinese 24/10/21
Inter Milan 2-0 Udinese 31/10/21
Torino 2-1 Udinese 22/11/21
Genoa latest home form
Genoa have gone winless for six matches in their most recent home fixtures, a sign of struggling to keep a good form. In the six, they have drawn three and lost three, all in the Serie A. They recorded their last home victory in August in the Coppa Italia, a 3-2 win over Perugia.
Genoa 1-2 Fiorentina 18/09/21
Genoa 3-3 Verona 25/09/21
Genoa 2-2 Sassuolo 17/10/21
Genoa 0-0 Venezia 31/10/21
Genoa 0-2 Roma 21/11/21
Genoa latest away form
Genoa recorded their most recent away victory in September, defeating Cagliari 3-2. However, they have since not recorded any win in their last five. They have only managed three draws and have lost twice. They have scored 7 goals and conceded 9.
Bologna 2-2 Genoa 21/09/21
Salernitana 1-0 Genoa 02/10/21
Torino 3-2 Genoa 22/10/21
Spezia 1-1 Genoa 26/10/21
Empoli 2-2 Genoa 05/11/21
Udinese news
Udinese are expecting no absentees and would have Ignacio Pussetto and Gerard Deulofeu start in support of striker Beto, with Isaac Success and Fernando Forestieri offering attacking options from the bench. Atletico Madrid loanee Nehuen Perez could come in at right-back.
Genoa news
Nikola Masimovic, Mattia Bani and captain Domenico Criscito will be missing, while hamstring injuries would mean Felipe Caicedo and Mattia Destro may not feature here.
In the possible absence Caicedo and Destro, forward Goran Pandev and Caleb Ekuban could start up front.
Prediction and Odds
Udinese have drawn majority of their last seven league games and would experience the same fate on Sunday, as their failure to score goals could cost them.
Andriy Shevchenko has worked with his squad for a couple of weeks, and could be able to make his team grab a point at Dacia Arena.
Odds: 1 1.82 X 3.05 2 2.50
Probable outcomes
Udinese 1-0 Genoa
Udinese 1-1 Genoa
Udinese 0-0 Genoa
Udinese 3-1 Genoa
Udinese 0-1 Genoa
