7th September UDINESE - LAZIO
- Mon 19:45
Udinese Vs Lazio
- Game for: 3rd round of Serie A
- Take Place: Bluenergy Stadium ( 25,144 ), Udine, Italy
- Last Game: Lazio - Udinese: 3-3
- History of Games: 3-3-0
- Predicted Score: Udinese 1 - 1 Lazio
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| 11 | Udinese | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | WDLLWW |
| 3 | Lazio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | WWWLLW |
11th (IN SERIE A )
- League : This is the 2nd home game this season.
- Home Record : 0W - 1D - 0L
- Last Game : Monza - Udinese: 2-3
- Next Game : 14 Sep Inter - Udinese
3rd (IN SERIE A )
- League : This is the 2nd away game this season.
- Away Record : 1W - 0D - 0L
- Last Game : Lazio - Genoa: 1-0
- Next Game : 12 Sep Lazio - Ac Milan
Probable Lineups
( 3-4-2-1 ) Udinese
Lazio ( 4-3-3 )
- Okoye
- Abankwah
- Kabasele
- Solet
- Kamara
- Karlström
- Piotrowski
- Vojvoda
- Ekkelenkamp
- Gómez
- Davis
- Mandas
- Tavares
- Doekhi
- Provstgaard
- Mussolini
- Frattesi
- Belahyane
- Taylor
- Zaccagni
- Pinamonti
- Isaksen
- Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Match Officials
- Referee: Paride Tremolada (Italy)
- Assistant: Luigi Rossi (Italy)
- Assistant: Giacomo Monaco (Italy)
- Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca (Italy)
- VAR: Lorenzo Maggioni (Italy)
Injuries and Suspensions
UdineseVsLazio
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Nicolò Zaniolo | 7.16 | Out - injured |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | - | Out - injured |
| Alessandro Zanoli | - | Out - injured |
| Matteo Palma | 6.67 | Out - injured |
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Nicolò Rovella | 6.88 | Out - injured |
| Alessio Furlanetto | - | Out - injured |
| Danilo Cataldi | - | Out - injured |
| Patric | - | Out - injured |
| Filipe Bordon | - | Out - injured |
| Luca Pellegrini | - | Out - injured |
| Adam Marusic | 6.36 | Out - injured |
| Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | 6.33 | Out - injured |
- Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.
Team News
Kosta Runjaic will face Lazio using his tried-and-tested 3-4-2-1 formation, with Maduka Okoye a guaranteed starter in goal.
The three-man backline is expected to feature James Abankwah, Christian Kabasele, and Oumar Solet.
In the engine room, Jakub Piotrowski and Jasper Karlström will pair up in central midfield, flanked by Mërgim Vojvoda and Hassane Kamara on the wings.
Higher up the pitch, Unai Gómez and Jürgen Ekkelenkamp will operate in the attacking midfield roles behind Keinan Davis, who is set to reclaim his starting spot up front ahead of Pape Gueye.
Matteo Palma, Nicolò Zaniolo, Alessandro Zanoli, and Giorgi Chakvetadze all remain sidelined through injury.
Gennaro Gattuso travels to Friuli with high morale and is ready to deploy his side in a 4-3-3 setup.
Christos Mandas starts between the posts, protected by a defensive line of Romano Floriani Mussolini and Nuno Tavares flanking central defenders Danilho Doekhi and Oliver Provstgaard.
In midfield, Gattuso must cope with the absence of Nicolò Rovella, who joins a lengthy injury list; Reda Belhayane is set to deputize in his absence alongside Davide Frattesi and Kenneth Taylor.
Up front, new signing Andrea Pinamonti will lead the line, flanked by Mattia Zaccagni and Gustav Isaksen.
Summer arrivals Albert Guðmundsson and Josip Šutalo are expected to start from the bench.
Game Analysis
In the league table Udinese sit 11th on 4 points (1W 1D 0L) with Lazio 3rd on 6 points (2W 0D 0L).
Udinese read W-D-L-L-W-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 1D 2L) — patchy.
Lazio read W-W-W-L-L-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (4W 0D 2L) — a strong recent run.
Head to head the record reads 3-3-0 — Udinese wins, draws, then Lazio wins. Their last meeting finished Lazio - Udinese: 3-3.
Udinese team news: Kosta Runjaic will face Lazio using his tried-and-tested 3-4-2-1 formation, with Maduka Okoye a guaranteed starter in goal.
Udinese team news: The three-man backline is expected to feature James Abankwah, Christian Kabasele, and Oumar Solet.
Lazio team news: Gennaro Gattuso travels to Friuli with high morale and is ready to deploy his side in a 4-3-3 setup.
Lazio team news: Christos Mandas starts between the posts, protected by a defensive line of Romano Floriani Mussolini and Nuno Tavares flanking central defenders Danilho Doekhi and Oliver Provstgaard.
Udinese are without 4 — Nicolò Zaniolo (Out - injured), Giorgi Chakvetadze (Out - injured), Alessandro Zanoli (Out - injured), Matteo Palma (Out - injured).
Lazio are without 8 — Nicolò Rovella (Out - injured), Alessio Furlanetto (Out - injured), Danilo Cataldi (Out - injured), Patric (Out - injured), Filipe Bordon (Out - injured), Luca Pellegrini (Out - injured).
Early lineups are in: Udinese set up 3-4-2-1 against 4-3-3. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
Udinese lean hardest on Mërgim Vojvoda (7.1), Hassane Kamara (7.1), Keinan Davis (7.1) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Played at Bluenergy Stadium, capacity 25,144. Paride Tremolada takes charge.
The projected score for this one is Udinese 1 - 1 Lazio, a draw with 2 goals in it — short of the 2.5 line.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 22:30 on 8th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.