Will the Partenopei follow up in Friuli?
After finishing twelfth in the 2024/25 final table, Udinese Calcio can be satisfied with their current eleventh place in Serie A. Under Kosta Runjaic, the team is currently performing solidly. Nevertheless, the Bianconeri have lost four of their last five competitive games (one win), which has dampened the mood a little. The visitors from Campania, on the other hand, are level on points with AC Milan at the top of the table and are once again aiming for the Scudetto.
The Partenopei have won their last three league games, even though the level of competition was extremely high with Bergamo (3-1), AS Roma (1-0), and Juventus (2-1). Accordingly, the tip for Udinese against Napoli seems to be an away win for the Azzurri.
The statistics also clearly favor the visitors, who have not lost to the flagship club from Friuli in 19 competitive games (15 wins, four draws). To make matters worse for the home side, Napoli have one of the strongest defenses in Serie A, which is unlikely to ease their problems in front of goal. The Bianconeri have scored just seven goals in seven Serie A home games in the 2025/26 season, winning only two of those games (two draws, three defeats). We therefore recommend the Udinese vs. Napoli prediction of double chance X2 with under 3.5 goals.
Napoli coach Antonio Conte, meanwhile, must also keep an eye on managing the workload. During the week, there was a 2-0 defeat at Benfica Lisbon in the Champions League. The week before, the Coppa Italia game against Cagliari went to penalties (9-8 win), and next week the match against AC Milan in the Supercoppa Italiana is coming up. All in all, this does not suggest that the Azzurri will be attacking for 90 minutes in Friuli, which in turn represents a small chance for the home side.
Udinese – Napoli Head-to-head record
Head to head: 19 – 35 – 42
A total of 96 matches have already taken place between the two teams, with SSC Napoli leading the head-to-head record very clearly with 42 wins. The Partenopei have hardly dropped any points against Udinese Calcio in recent years and are currently unbeaten in 19 competitive games against the team from Friuli (15 wins, four draws). The Azzurri also won their last away game at the Bluenergy Stadium exactly one year ago on December 14, 2024, with a score of 3-1.
Udinese – Napoli Tip
Basically, the betting odds for Udinese vs. Napoli favor an away win for the Partenopei, who are once again playing a key role in the Serie A championship 2026 prediction as defending champions and recently beat the top three teams Bergamo, AS Roma, and Juventus in succession. However, the Campanians have a packed schedule to contend with and may not arrive in Friuli with their batteries fully charged after their sobering 2-0 defeat at Benfica Lisbon in the Champions League group stage. The Bianconeri should not be completely without a chance, although one problem is that Runjaic’s team has scored only seven goals in seven Serie A home games.
Because we don’t expect a high-scoring league game on the one hand, but on the other hand also consider a home win to be very unlikely given the Partenopei’s 19-game unbeaten streak, we recommend the combined tip on the double chance X2 with under 3.5 goals, which can be played via the user-friendly Betano app at odds of 1.53. We are investing six units in this bet.
