Serie A surprise package Udinese will be looking for a third win in four games on Wednesday evening when they travel to Venezia at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo.
The win last weekend kept Friulani in the hunt for leaders Napoli, while Venezia's disappointing draw with Monza left them second to last in the table.
Latest Venezia vs Udinese team information
Eusebio Di Francesco was without both Marin Sverko and Bjarki Bjarkason against Monza, but Bjarkason could be the only Venezia player absent through injury for Wednesday's game.
Ahead of their clash with Inter at the weekend, the hosts are likely to rotate their squad in a rare midweek fixture, with Antonio Candela and Hans Nicolussi Caviglia among those looking to prove themselves in the starting XI.
However, top scorer Joel Pohjanpalo is almost certain to continue playing, partnering Gaetano Oristanio and Gianluca Busio in attack.
On Udinese's side, Italian striker Lorenzo Lucca has become a January transfer target for many Serie A giants after scoring four goals this season.
Keinan Davis or Iker Bravo could join Lucca at the Stadio Penzo, while other forwards Alexis Sanchez (calf) and Florian Thauvin (hip) are recovering. Thauvin could return to the squad after an impressive start to the season that was interrupted by injury.
Danish defender Thomas Kristensen is the only other Bianconeri name to be sidelined, leaving coach Runjaic with plenty of options to rotate his squad three days before the Juventus game.
Latest expected lineup Venezia vs Udinese
Venice:
Stankovic; Candela, Svoboda, Idzes; Zampano, Duncan, Nicolussi Caviglia, Ellertsson; Busio, Oristanio; Pohjanpalo
Udinese:
Okoye; Kabasele, Bijol, Toure; Ehizibue, Lovric, Karlstrom, Zarraga, Zemura; Bravo, Lucca
Latest football commentary Venezia vs Udinese
Ahead of Sunday's clash with Monza, struggling Venezia have suffered five defeats in six games, all but confirming their status as relegation candidates.
The team, who were promoted from Serie B last season, had hoped to take maximum points when Mikael Egill Ellertsson scored into the top corner after 15 minutes. However, they were held to a 2-2 draw by their opponents twice.
Even with Monza reduced to 10 men, Lagunari were unable to find a late winner, leaving them in 19th place in the table with five points from nine games.
Apart from a first-round exit from the Coppa Italia in August, coach Eusebio Di Francesco has overseen just one win in the competition since taking over after Paolo Vanoli left for Torino in the summer.
Although that sole win came at home, Venezia have scored just twice in three games at the Stadio Penzo, putting Di Francesco under pressure to produce an improvement in the next three games before the next international break.
This season, attacking prowess has not been an issue for Udinese, who secured a 2-0 win over Cagliari on Friday night that moved them into the top seven of Serie A.
Goals from strikers Lorenzo Lucca and Keinan Davis punished the visitors from Sardinia, who were reduced to 10 men from the 30th minute.
Along with Lazio, Atalanta BC and Fiorentina, on 16 points, Udinese are now flying high above the relegation battle they were involved in last season - although it's still early days for the Bianconeri.
Coach Kosta Runjaic took over a side that narrowly avoided relegation in May, but they are now six points behind leaders Napoli after nine games.
As well as five league wins, his side have also qualified for the next round of the Coppa Italia twice, setting up a last-16 tie with Inter Milan in December. However, they face some tough tests before that – namely Juventus, Atalanta and Napoli. Despite failing to hold on for the win at the weekend, Venezia scored twice in a game for just the second time this season, offering hope that they can start to improve their meager goal tally.
With Udinese winning just once away from home and conceding nearly two goals per game, perhaps Lagunari can hold on for a valuable point.
Venezia vs Udinese score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the match Venezia vs Udinese :
- Sportsmole: Venice 1-1 Udinese
- WhoScore: Venezia 1-2 Udinese
- Our prediction: Venezia 2-2 Udinese
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