Verona and Udinese wrap up Matchday 22
The matchday comes to a close at the Bentegodi with Verona vs. Udinese. The hosts haven’t won since beating Fiorentina on 14 December and have picked up just two points from their last six matches, most recently drawing at Cremona last weekend. If Hellas Verona want to try to move off the bottom of the standings, Udinese who are 12 points ahead, will be determined to bounce back from their defeat to Inter and keep themselves safely in mid-table, with an eye on pushing higher up the table.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
There are 35 official precedents between the two teams in Veneto with a record of 16 Verona victories (the latest 1-0 in Serie A 2023/24), 13 draws (the latest 0-0 in Serie A 2024/25) and 6 Udinese victories (the latest 1-2 in Serie A 2022/23).
DID YOU KNOW?
Verona team of Serie A 2025/26 that loses in the second half most points compared to the results at 45' (-10).
Verona one of the two teams of Serie A 2025/26 without expulsions neither for nor against (together with Torino).
Udinese team of Serie A 2025/26 that concedes most penalties against (6, like Napoli and Milan).
COACHES and PLAYERS
Between Paolo Zanetti and Kosta Runjaic 4th official encounter: in the 3 precedents, 1 victory for the Scaligero coach and 2 draws.
Oumar Solet (153) is the player of Serie A 2025/26 who recovers most balls.
DISCIPLINEÂ
Suspended: none Squalificati: nessuno
Cautioned: none Diffidati: Orban, Akpa Akpro (Verona); Karlstrom (Udinese)
REFEREE
MANGANIELLO (LO CICERO – POLITI) IV: TURRINI, VAR: AURELIANO, AVAR: PAGANESSI
UPCOMING MATCHES
Cagliari-Verona (Friday January 31, 20.45 CET)
Udinese-Roma (Monday February 2, 20.45 CET)
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