We have three games on Saturday from Serie A this weekend, and they kick off with a relegation battle. Udinese are on the outside, they are the home team here, while they welcome Salernitana, the team currently bottom and in need of wins desperately, as the gap between them and safety continues to grow.
Udinese Form GuideUdinese begin the weekend with 23 points and that's good enough for 15th position. Two of the three teams currently in the relegation zone have 20 points, so the gap is three only, and there are just five points covering seven teams, two in the drop zone, and five on the outside, Udinese are right in the middle of that.
They've managed to keep the points rolling recently, losing just one of their last four games, which was last weekend. They lost 2-0 at Genoa that day, but a win over Juventus, and draws against Cagliari and Monza came before that, this is a team doing what's needed to survive in the top flight.
Salernitana Form GuideI think I'm of the opinion that Salernitana are already down, they're simply making their path to survival too difficult. With 13 points, they're seven off safety and have 12 games left, but given the fact they've won just two of 26 so far, getting that kind of number is going to be incredibly tough, draws just won't suffice anymore.
It's three losses in a row for Salernitana before this game, the most recent of those they lost 2-0 at home to Monza. Before that, they lost 4-0 at league leaders Inter Milan, and 3-1 at home to Empoli. It really feels like last chance saloon here.
Match PredictionSalernitana look a beaten team, and while Udinese don't win too many games, I do think they can get a win here, which would be massive for their survival chances, so it's a Udinese win for me.
