- Udinese form: Udinese have won 4 and drawn 1 of their last 5 matches in all competitions (W4, D1) including a 2-3 victory at Monza and a 1-1 draw at home with Como.
- SS Lazio form: SS Lazio have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 in all competitions (W4, L1), a run that includes back-to-back wins away to Bologna and at home to Genoa 1-0.
- Head-to-head: The last 2 meetings have been level and Lazio have not won either of their last 2 away games at Udinese. Udinese Calcio and SS Lazio will not find this game easy to break open.
Both teams are on a roll
Season so far
Udinese Calcio and SS Lazio have made solid starts to the Serie A 2026/2027 campaign and there's no real reason to think that either is more likely to break the trend against the other on Monday.
7th-placed Udinese have four points from two games, while 6th-placed Lazio have six, so the visitors enter the game just a couple of points ahead of I Bianconeri.
Tactics and key players
Coach Kosta Runjaic has been very efficient in making Udinese compact and vertical, using his wing-backs to defend and attack, playing with a high line and ensuring his team move the ball forward swiftly from turnover to turnover.
- Hassane Kamara's two Serie A 2026/2027 goals make him Udinese's highest scorer so far, so there is the sharpness and penetration from deep that is needed to unlock any defense on a given day.
- Gennaro Gattuso has changed the face of Lazio, making them a direct and high-intensity team that presses hard and plays with an increased tempo when they break the lines to attack.
- Davide Frattesi has two goals in two games to top score for Lazio in Serie A 2026/2027, but the most telling stat may be that Mattia Zaccagni has scored five of Lazio's last nine goals in all competitions over the last five matches.
- Lazio come into this match as 2.6 favorites, but Udinese are still a good price at 2.78 while the draw is only 3.05, which makes them the least favoured of the three options.
Lazio have the edge but don’t expect it to be easy
Lazio have won their only away match in Serie A 2026/2027 and they should be able to do enough to stay in this game away from home, but they haven't won on their last two trips to Udinese so there is still a head-to-head edge for the hosts.
Our selection of Under 2.5 goals at 1.57 could well turn out to be the savvy choice in a game that neither team looks equipped to blow open. A couple of goals may be enough to separate them if Lazio can nick it, but both clubs have enough quality to hold their opponent at bay for a long time.
A duel of vertical football and pressing triggers should see the tempo stay high and the margins remain close at the Bluenergy Stadium – Stadio Friuli.
