Udinese vs Roma
Match details. Serie A, Regular Season - 10. Kick-off is Sat 31 Oct, 18:00 Lagos time. It is played at Bluenergy Stadium, Udine. The referee is Fabio Maresca.
What's at stake. Udinese are 17th on 5 points after 9 games, 2 points behind Monza, level on points with Fiorentina. A win would take them above Monza. Roma are 3rd on 21 points after 9 games, 4 points behind Lazio, 1 point clear of Como.
Team news. Udinese are without D. Alaba (calf injury), V. Bayo (thigh injury), I. Gueye (ankle injury), A. Zanoli (muscle injury), D. Alaba (calf injury), V. Bayo (thigh injury). Roma are without P. Dybala (calf injury), M. Kone (muscle injury), L. Pellegrini (thigh injury), M. Svilar (toe injury), P. Dybala (calf injury), M. Kone (muscle injury). M. Svilar is their first-choice keeper. P. Dybala is their main creator.
Form. Udinese have won two, drawn two and lost six of their last ten, 0.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D L L L L. Roma have won five, drawn four and lost one of their last ten, 1.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D W W L.
The numbers. Udinese score 0.7 and concede 1.7 a game in their last six at home, with no clean sheets and three games without a goal. Udinese average 12.7 shots (4.7 on target), 5.0 corners and 1.6 cards a game, with 52% of the ball. Roma score 2.3 and concede 1.3 a game over their last ten, with four clean sheets. Roma average 16.8 shots (5.8 on target), 6.6 corners and 2.1 cards a game, with 56% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Udinese have won two, drawn one and lost seven. Six of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in four. In the last four, Udinese won one and Roma won three. The last time they met, on 2 Feb 2026, it finished Udinese 1-0 Roma: Udinese had 7 shots to 10, 36% of the ball, nine yellow cards.
The case against. Roma without M. Svilar (keeper), P. Dybala (creator). Not everything agrees on goals: their goals for and against point to an open game. Not everything agrees on goals: their records put over 2.5 goals at 55%. Not everything agrees on goals: six of the last ten meetings went over 2.5.
The read. Roma or the draw. A tight game. Their goals for and against make Roma the likelier winners; Roma are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Roma; the meetings favour Roma.
The bets. Best bet: Roma to win at 1.62, 88% on the records (the tipsters read Roma as a clear winner (5 scores) and Roma are 1.8 points a game better this season - 21 of 24 games like this were won). Leave: Under 3.5 Goals (Roma are a clear winner, no Unders); Under 4.5 Goals (Roma are a clear winner, no Unders); Under 5.5 Goals (Roma are a clear winner, no Unders). Predicted score: Udinese 1-1 Roma (12% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).