Palermo vs Udinese – Serie A – Preview

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Sreya

Palermo vs Udinese – Udinese travel to Renzo Barbera on 27th October, Thursday to face Palermo in a Serie A fixture, with both clubs fighting for their spot in the Italian top division.

Palermo are eighteenth in league standings with six points and only one win so far. Three of Palermo’s last four matches have ended in a loss, the Rosaneros conceding four goals each against Roma and Torino in the last two games.

Udinese have not fared much better – the Bianconeri Friulani have ten points courtesy three wins and now sit on the sixteenth position. They broke their five game winless streak with a 3-1 victory over Pescara in the last match.

Team News

Giancarlo Gonzalez, Aleksandar Trajkovski, Slobodan Rajkovic and Norbert Balogh are sidelined through injuries for Palermo. Sinisa Andjelkovic has been listed as a doubt.

Udinese will be without the injured Pablo Armero and Panagiotis Kone.

Palermo Possible Starting Lineup: Josip Posavec, Roberto Vitiello, Edoardo Goldaniga, Thiago Cionek, Andrea Rispoli, Alessandro Gazzi, Bruno Henrique, Haitam Aleesami, Oscar Hiljemark, Alessandro Diamanti, Illija Nestorovski.

Udinese Possible Starting Lineup: Orestis Karnezis, Silvan Widmer, Felipe, Danilo, Samir, Seko Fofana, Sven Kums, Emmanuel Badu, Rodrigo de Paul, Duvan Zapata, Cyril Thereau.

“It will be a difficult game. Palermo have never won at home, but will have a great public support. It will be an intense match. We are happy that the league has no certainties, because it gives you to be able to make up time.”

– Luigi Delneri, Udinese.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Palermo vs Udinese H2H stats, the previous five meetings between these two clubs have resulted in three wins for Palermo and only one win for Udinese. While Udinese have failed to win thirteen of their last fourteen away matches in the Serie A, Palermo have lost their last four home games.

A 1-1 draw is the most likely outcome.