Udinese vs Cagliari

Udinese and Cagliari have drawn three of their last five Serie A meetings (with two wins for the Bianconeri in the other two games), as many draws as in their previous 19 encounters (10 wins for Udinese and six for Cagliari).

Udinese (2D, 1L) have failed to win any of their first three home matches in two of the last three Serie A seasons (previously 1 draw, 2 losses in 2023/24) — the bianconeri have draws two of their first three home games in a single league campaign for the first time since 1998/99 (1W, 2D).

Christian Kabasele, first goal today in Serie A this season, is the first Udinese defender to score in two consecutive appearances in the competition since Jaka Bijol in September–October 2022 (against Inter and Hellas Verona).

Udinese have won 29 Serie A games against Cagliari (D17 L12), more than they have against any other side in the competition, including eight of the last 12 meetings (D3 L1).

Cagliari have won only one of their last 12 Serie A matches against Udinese (W1 D3 L8), a 1-0 win on 21 April 2021 when João Pedro scored the winner. Udinese are unbeaten in their last six Serie A meetings with Cagliari (W4 D2), with their last longer unbeaten run against them in the competition coming in 2013 (10 – W6 D4).

Udinese have not won any of their last eight Serie A games played in the 12:30 kick-off slot on a Sunday (D3 L5), with their last such victory dating back to a 1-0 success against Sampdoria on 22 January 2023.

Cagliari have won only two of their last 12 Serie A away games (W2 D3 L7), with one of those victories coming in their most recent fixture (2-1 vs Lecce). The Rossoblu last recorded back-to-back away wins in the competition in September 2019 under Rolando Maran.

Udinese are unbeaten in 13 of their last 15 home games against Cagliari in Serie A (W9 D4), averaging 2.1 goals per game in this run.