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2012-02-05 - Fiorentina vs Udinese

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Match Preview :

Fiorentina with only one defeat in their last five games welcome a Udinese side to the Stadio Artemio Franchi and hoping that they could repeat last season's performances where they won 5-2.

Fiorentina wants their good form to continue. Their midweek game to Bologna was called off due to snow and that means they have had extra rest. That means their last result was a 2-1 home win over Siena on January 29, a result that boosted confidence and paved the way for Amauri's debut.

Ruben Olivera also joined Fiorentina over the transfer window, but misses out due to suspension. On the other hand, Per Kroldrup cannot face his former club due to a long-term injury.

Udinese moved to within two points of Milan and strengthened third place with their midweek 2-1 win over Lecce. That result confirmed their amazing home record of 10 wins and one draw however, their away form has been less impressive with one point from the last three travels.

Udinese does not have a good record at this grounds. They have lost three games in a row here and conceded 13 goals and scored just five.

Udinese have absentees here as Diego Fabbrini, Andrea Coda, Paulo Barreto and Gianpiero Pinzi are all out injured, while Danilo is suspended. It remains to be seen whether Antonio Di Natale will get his support from Pablo Armero or the more attacking option Antonio Floro Flores in this match. Mehdi Benatia returns from international duty in the African Cup of Nations to join the side.

For the record, Udinese’s last win at the Stadio Franchi was 2-1 on November 11, 2007, followed by three consecutive defeats thereafter.

Possible lineups

Fiorentina : Boruc; Gamberini, Natali, Nastasic; Cassani, Behrami, Montolivo, Salifu, Pasqual; Amauri, Jovetic

Udinese : Handanovic; Benatia, Ferronetti, Domizzi; Basta, Isla, Pazienza, Armero, Fernandes; Floro Flores, Di Natale

Predictions :

Take Fiorentina to get the win here and continue their tradition of good home record against Udinese.

The Statistics :

FIORENTINA LAST SIX HOME FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2012-01-29	W	2-1	H v Siena
	2012-01-15	L	0-1	H v Lecce
	2011-12-17	D	2-2	H v Atalanta
	2011-12-04	W	3-0	H v Roma_AS
	2011-11-19	D	0-0	H v Milan_AC
	2011-10-30	W	1-0	H v Genoa

UDINESE LAST SIX AWAY FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2012-01-28	L	2-1	A v Juventus
	2012-01-15	L	3-2	A v Genoa
	2011-12-18	D	2-2	A v Lazio
	2011-12-03	W	0-1	A v Inter_Milan
	2011-11-20	L	2-0	A v Parma
	2011-10-26	L	2-0	A v Napoli

HEAD TO HEAD FIORENTINA v UDINESE
DATE	HOME	SCORE	AWAY
2011-05-01	Fiorentina	5-2	Udinese
2010-03-28	Fiorentina	4-1	Udinese
2008-11-22	Fiorentina	4-2	Udinese
2007-11-11	Fiorentina	1-2	Udinese
2007-02-11	Fiorentina	2-0	Udinese
2005-09-18	Fiorentina	4-2	Udinese

The Pick :

Fiorentina 2-1 Udinese

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Get on Fiorentina to win here.
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