- 1 Udinese vs Lazio: two clean sheets, seven goals, two games
- 2 Udinese: four goals scored, three conceded and a reshuffled defence
- 3 Lazio: two wins, two goals and a midfield stripped bare
- 4 Serie A prediction Udinese vs Lazio
- 5 First, a note on our free predictions
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Udinese vs Lazio: two clean sheets, seven goals, two games 
Lazio have gone through their first two Serie A matches without conceding a goal, scoring twice themselves. Udinese’s games have produced seven goals over the same spell, four for the Friuli side and three against.
Kick-off is set for Monday, September 7 at 20:45 local time at the Bluenergy Stadium. The match closes out the third round of the season.
The two clubs are side by side in the table, separated by two points. Lazio sit sixth on six points, Udinese seventh on four.
At this stage of the campaign, the race near the top is already jammed. Six clubs have six points, and Lazio are only kept at the back of that pack by their lack of goals, behind Roma, Inter, Milan, Juventus and Atalanta.
Kosta Runjaic began with a draw before a 3-2 win over Monza. That result sums up Udinese neatly: plenty going forward, but a back line that gives something away most weeks.
Gennaro Gattuso has gone the other way entirely. Two wins, two clean sheets, but the leanest goal return among the top six.
It has been a busy week for the Friuli side too, with a stop in the Coppa Italia. Udinese came from behind to beat Venezia through Bayo and now get Atalanta in the last 16.
Two packed treatment rooms round things off before Monday night. Four players are out for Udinese, six for Lazio, including several key figures in the Rome midfield.
Udinese: four goals scored, three conceded and a reshuffled defence 
Udinese have scored four goals in their first two Serie A games, a better return than Lazio, Juventus and Atalanta. The three goals they have conceded tell the other half of the story.
That 3-2 scrape against Monza captures it perfectly. Udinese scored three times but still let in two against a side who have been among the division’s worst at the back.
They share seventh place with Como, on four points. They are only two points off the leading pack, which gives this home fixture a sharp edge in the table.
Runjaic’s system is built around a back three with Okoye in goal. Abankwah, Solet and Ebosse should form the central unit, with Vojvoda and Kamara patrolling the flanks.
The Piotrowski-Karlstrom double pivot is the engine room. If they cannot keep Frattesi and Belahyane in check, Udinese could be in for a messy evening.
The attacking shape revolves around Ekkelenkamp and Gomez behind Keinan Davis. That trio has been responsible for all four of Udinese’s goals since the league got going.
The Coppa Italia trip showed they still have some fight in them. Trailing Venezia, Udinese turned it around through Bayo and earned a last-16 clash with Atalanta.
Udinese are missing four men for this one. Chakvetadze, Zanoli, Zaniolo and Palma are all ruled out of the visit from Lazio.
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Lazio: two wins, two goals and a midfield stripped bare 
Lazio have six points from two matches and have not conceded once. Even so, their tally of two goals is the lowest of any of the teams in the top six.
It points to a side built on control, not fireworks. Gattuso has put together a run of tight games where the first goal has usually been enough to tilt things their way.
The midfield is taking the biggest hit from the injury list. Rovella, Cataldi and Dele-Bashiru are all out, forcing the coach to use Belahyane as the holding man.
The defence is also stretched wide and central. Patric, Marusic and Pellegrini complete a list of six absentees for the trip to Friuli.
That means Doekhi and Provstgaard are expected to line up in front of Mandas. Floriani Mussolini and Nuno Tavares should fill the full-back roles in a back four.
Up front, there is still one call to make alongside Pinamonti and Zaccagni. Isaksen is ahead of Cancellieri for the right-wing spot.
The staff’s options were cut again earlier this week. The club removed two names from its Serie A squad list, which naturally trims the bench choices in Rome.
The schedule adds another layer of difficulty. A Monday night in Udine, with six players missing and a makeshift midfield, is the first real examination of Gattuso’s side this season.
Probable Udinese line-up: Okoye ; Abankwah, Solet, Ebosse ; Vojvoda, Piotrowski, Karlstrom, Kamara ; Ekkelenkamp, Gomez ; Davis
Probable Lazio line-up: Mandas ; Floriani Mussolini, Doekhi, Provstgaard, Nuno Tavares ; Frattesi, Belahyane, Taylor ; Isaksen, Pinamonti, Zaccagni
Serie A prediction Udinese vs Lazio
Our prediction: under 2.5 goals in the match
Lazio’s two league matches have produced just two goals in total, both scored by the Romans. Neither game has gone past the 2.5-goal mark.
The midfield situation makes that trend even more likely. Without Rovella, Cataldi and Dele-Bashiru, Gattuso will field a new-look engine room that should lean towards caution rather than risk.
Udinese’s schedule points the same way. They have just come through a Coppa Italia last-16 tie against Venezia and now have to manage their legs before hosting Atalanta.
The call is clear: under 2.5 goals. A Monday night in round three, with Lazio built on clean sheets and Udinese coming off a packed run, does not scream a four-goal shootout.
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