Udinese v AC Milan: Serie A preview from Stadio Friuli

Udinese host AC Milan in Serie A at Stadio Friuli in Udine, with kick-off at 19:45 UK time on 25 October. Udinese arrive on 4 points, with 1 win and 5 defeats in the table, while AC Milan sit on 15 points with 4 wins and 0 defeats. AC Milan lost 3-0 to AFC Bournemouth in their latest match and Udinese were beaten 3-0 by Lecce. Recent history favours the visitors, as Milan have won 5 and lost 3 of their last 8 meetings with Udinese. Adrien Rabiot leads Milan with 4 goals in 7 matches, while Jurgen Ekkelenkamp has 3 goals in 7 matches for the hosts. The fixture is yet to be played, so the question is whether Udinese can respond at home.

When and where is Udinese v AC Milan?

Udinese v AC Milan is a Serie A fixture at Stadio Friuli in Udine. The match is scheduled for 19:45 UK time on 25 October, and the listing shows it as not yet started, with no score and no key events to report.

For Udinese the stakes are about arresting a slide, with 4 points in the table. For AC Milan the aim is to keep pace with the leaders, with 15 points, while Internazionale and Lazio both have 19 points.

What is the recent form of both teams?

Udinese were beaten 5-3 by Internazionale, lost 1-0 to Cagliari, drew 1-1 with Pogon Szczecin, lost 2-1 to Torino and then lost 3-0 to Lecce. In Serie A, Yardbarker notes that Udinese have suffered 5 defeats in 7 games, and the table has them on 4 points with 1 win and 5 defeats. They have conceded 16 goals this season.

AC Milan beat Lecce 3-0, drew 1-1 with Sassuolo, beat RB Salzburg 4-0 and beat Atalanta 3-2 before the 3-0 defeat by AFC Bournemouth on 22 October. Yardbarker adds that Milan are unbeaten in 7 league games under Amorim.

What do the numbers say about attack and defence?

The season figures separate the sides. Udinese have 9 goals, 6 assists, 16 goals conceded and a goal difference of -7. AC Milan have 14 goals, 11 assists, 7 goals conceded and a goal difference of 7.

Yardbarker says Udinese have not scored a league goal at home this season despite 20 shots, and that they have a second-half goal difference of -8 with 2 goals scored. Those are the areas Milan would look to exploit at the Friuli.

Which players could decide Udinese v AC Milan?

Adrien Rabiot leads AC Milan with 4 goals and 3 assists in 7 matches, and Gonçalo Ramos has 21 total shots. Mike Maignan has made 18 saves and Strahinja Pavlovic has completed 476 accurate passes. Rabiot is the Milan player Udinese will need to contain.

For Udinese, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp has 3 goals in 7 matches and 20 total shots, and Keinan Davis has 2 assists in 6 matches. Yardbarker notes that Ekkelenkamp scored and assisted against Milan on 11 April. Maduka Okoye has made 30 saves.

What does the head-to-head say, and what is the ticket row?

Yardbarker reports that Milan have 5 wins and 3 losses in the last 8 meetings with Udinese, and that Milan scored 24 goals in 13 meetings. Udinese's last win in the fixture was 3-0 on 11 April. Yardbarker also says Udinese's last clean sheet against Milan came in 1993-94.

Away from the pitch, Fanatik reports that Milan are backing a boycott of the match over the price of away tickets and urging Serie A to cap away ticket prices as in the Premier League. The table makes the contest look lopsided, with Milan on 15 points and Udinese on 4, so the visiting supporters' stance is the other talking point before kick-off at the Stadio Friuli.

The numbers at Scorely

Data source: ESPN; calculation and table by Scorely.