On Sun Sep 4th, in week 5, Udinese will host Roma at Dacia Arena in a meeting of these two mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 9th placed Udinese, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Fiorentina. Beto struck first for Udinese in the 17th minute on a feed from Gerard Deulofeu, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Fiorentina couldn’t manage to score, and Udinese took the shutout win. Udinese is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while roma sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Monza. Paulo Dybala struck first for Roma in the 18th minute, then Paulo Dybala added another in the 32nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Monza couldn’t manage to score, and Roma took the shutout win. Roma is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Roma won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Tammy Abraham has been the most prolific scorer on Roma in the last 5 matches with three goals. Beto has been the most prolific scorer on Udinese in his last five matches with two goals.