Serie A 2022-23: Udinese vs AC Milan: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

On Saturday, the Rossoneri will make a trip to Dacia Arena to play against Le Zebrette in the Italian league.

Udinese's recent 1-0 victory over Empoli has put them in the 10th position in the league, and they will be eager to win again in their upcoming match against Milan.

AC Milan, having advanced to the quarter-finals in the Champions League, drew 1-1 in their latest Serie A fixture against Salernitana. This draw allowed them to surpass Roma in the league standings, securing the 4th position currently.

Kick-off:

Saturday, 18-03-2023; 7:45 pm (GMT)

Sunday, 19-03-2023; 1:15 am (IST)

Udinese form (all competition): W-D-D-L-D

AC Milan form (all competition): D-D-L-W-W

Players to watch

Udinese: Beto

The forward has scored 8 goals in Serie A this season, but his recent form has been disappointing. With just 2 goals in his last 9 matches, he needs to rediscover his goal-scoring touch to help his team. He will be hoping to bounce back and regain his form when his team takes on Milan in the upcoming match.

AC Milan: Olivier Giroud

This season in Serie A, the forward has been involved in 12 goals, scoring 8 and providing 4 assists. He will be eager to score again in the next game against Udinese, following his recent goal in the previous match.

Match facts

• AC Milan have remained unbeaten in 10 of their last 11 matches against Udinese in Serie A (W5 D5)
• Udinese have kept a clean sheet in their last two league games, last registering three in a row in Serie A between January and February 2021.
• After winning 4-2 last August, AC Milan are looking to complete the double over Udinese in Serie A for the first time since 2007-08

Injury and Team News

Enzo Ebosse and Gerard Deulofeu are still the only injured players, and given Udinese's recent victory against Empoli, it's expected that they will field the same team in their upcoming match against Milan.

Milan's only injury worry is Junior Messias, but they received a boost last week as Davide Calabria and Alessandro Florenzi returned to the squad.

Head-to-head Stats

Matches - 29

Udinese - 8

AC Milan -12

Draws – 9

Predicted Lineups

Udinese predicted lineup (3-5-2): 

Silvestri; Becao, Bijol, Perez; Ehizibue, Pereyra, Walace, Lovric, Udogie; Beto, Success

AC Milan predicted lineup (3-4-2-1): 

Maignan; Kalulu, Tomori, Thiaw; Calabria, Bennacer, Tonali, Hernandez; De Ketelaere, Leao; Giroud

Match Prediction

Udinese faces a tough challenge against AC Milan in their upcoming match, as the latter will be eager to bounce back after their draw against Salernitana. Milan's determination to stay in the race for a top-four spot in Serie A adds further pressure on Udinese. Therefore, it's anticipated that the away side will secure a narrow win, making it a difficult task for Udinese to get any points from the match.

Prediction: Udinese 1-2 AC Milan

Telecast

India – Voot, Jio Cinema and Sports 18UK – Eurosport app, beIN SportsUSA – fuboTV, Fox SportsNigeria – DAZN