In this week 18 match on the 15th of January, Udinese plays host to Bologna in a clash of these two closely matched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Udinese sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Juventus. Danilo scored the first goal for Juventus in the 86th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Udinese was frustrated by Juventus’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Juventus ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while bologna is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Atalanta. Riccardo Orsolini struck first for Bologna in the 6th minute, then in the 47th minute, Jérémie Boga sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Teun Koopmeiners But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 58th minute on a goal by Rasmus Højlund. Bologna is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Dacia Arena, Udinese won by a score of 4 to 0. Antonín Barák scored the first goal for Udinese in the 24th minute, then Sebastien De Maio added another in the 42nd minute In the end, Bologna couldn’t muster any offence and Udinese ran away with the shutout win.
Bologna’s most prolific scorer has been Riccardo Orsolini. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. For Udinese, their top scorers are Beto and Tolgay Arslan, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.