It’s matchday! Udinese and Milan will face each other this evening at 20:45, effectively bringing the eighth round of Serie A 2026/2027 to a close. The Rossoneri, after a poor showing away to Bournemouth in the Europa League, will have to try to pick up points away against Kosta Runjaić’s Udinese, who are in the midst of a crisis following their recent defeat against Lecce in the last round of Serie A. Milan will not be short of difficulties. There are many absentees for the Rossoneri, including Rabiot, Gila and Moreira. Below are the figures, statistics and interesting facts about the match between the Rossoneri and the Friuli side:
Udinese and Milan have not drawn any of their last eight Serie A meetings: during this period, there have been five Rossoneri victories and three for the Bianconeri, including one in the most recent meeting, a 3-0 win on 11 April. Furthermore, although Milan have scored 24 goals in their last 13 Serie A matches against Udinese (an average of 1.8 per match), they failed to score in the most recent one. The last time the Udinese team recorded two consecutive clean sheets against the Rossoneri was between 1993 and 1994, when both matches ended in 0-0 draws.
As for Udinese’s situation, the Bianconeri have lost each of their last five Serie A matches, with an aggregate score of 5-13. The last time they recorded more consecutive defeats in the competition was between February and April 2018 (11, with Massimo Oddo in charge). Furthermore, Milan have drawn each of their last three away matches in Serie A. The last time they recorded four consecutive away draws in the competition was between April and May 2017, with Vincenzo Montella in charge. This was relayed via Milan News.
