- Home form: Parma have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their 4 Serie A 2026/2027 home games, conceding 6 goals.
- Away form: Udinese Calcio have lost 2 and won 1 of their 3 Serie A 2026/2027 away games, averaging 2.33 goals for and 3.00 goals against.
Udinese are the more likely winners, but Parma can upset the apple cart
AC Parma will have been expecting to start the 2026/2027 campaign better than they did in 2025/2026 but they sit 19th on 4 points from 7 games at the time of writing, three places below Wednesday's visitors Udinese Calcio, who are also on 4 points after 7 games.
Alberto Gilardino's men have lost their last 2 games, going down 3-0 away to Inter Milan and 3-0 at home to Torino, while Udinese have lost their last 2 too, falling 2-1 away to Torino and then being thrashed 3-0 at home by Lecce in Serie A 2026/2027.
Udinese are the slight favorites to win on Wednesday at 2.42, ahead of Parma at 2.9 and the draw at 3.2. The fact that Parma have failed to win their last 2 home games against Udinese also makes it seem probable that the visitors will fare well in this game, but we feel that the hosts have enough about them to cause an upset, so we're passing on the odds-on price and recommending the double chance at 19/20.
Parma are a well-disciplined team
Tactics
AC Parma have a simple gameplan that is built on structure, width from the wing-backs and a compact mid-block that is difficult to break down. They are not the best side in the air but they've got size, they work as a team from set-pieces and they've identified the areas where they can hurt opponents with the ball in the final third.
Udinese, on the other hand, have played a more physical and direct style under Kosta Runjaic in the opening weeks of the season. They press hard, hit quickly on transition and are strong in the second ball department.
Key players
- Hassane Kamara top-scores for Udinese with just 2 Serie A 2026/2027 goals in 5 appearances, but he's the only player in their side who could potentially outmuscle Parma's defenders.
- David Romero is Parma's top scorer with 2 Serie A 2026/2027 goals in 4 games, and his goals have come in two of their last 3 matches so it looks like he is the one to watch in the attacking third, at least from a goal-scoring perspective.
Game could be won by who can perform within the structure best
This is a similar style of game for both teams, so the winner could be determined by who executes their plans best. Udinese's form is worse, 0-1-4 compared to Parma's 1-1-3 in the last 5, but there are certainly enough doubts on both sides to think it is a toss-up.
We don't think the odds-on favorite is worth backing here and we're backing the double chance at pretty healthy odds. Udinese are the better side on paper, but Parma have been able to play in a way that keeps them in games, and Romero looks like their best bet to cause problems and help them nick a win on the day.
Under 2.5 goals at 1.65 looks the cleanest alternative bet here as this has the potential to be a tight, low-margin game, with a goal or two making all the difference.
