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&lt;p&gt;At the Bluenergy Stadium, Udinese will host Lecce with the aim of returning to winning ways after two consecutive defeats to Roma and Inter. The Friulani are still in a good position high up the table and want to stay there.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After going three unbeaten, Lecce, who have half the number of points as their next opponents, lost to Milan in their last match and are hoping to start climbing the table.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DID YOU KNOW?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Udinese have lost two games in a row while conceding 3+ goals in Serie A for the first time since October 2019, while only on two occasions have they lost three consecutive such matches in the top-flight (in 1957 and 2014) – however, the Bianconeri have won three of their first six games of this championship, only winning more after their first seven matches of the season in Serie A on six occasions (the most recent in 2022-23, with five wins).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce have the lowest shot conversion rate in Serie A 2024-25 (3%), with 98 shots attempted so far (second best figure in the championship, after Roma) and only three goals scored (fewest in the division).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HEAD-TO-HEAD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Udinese have a win percentage above 50% against only nine opponents in Serie A, while Lecce are the one they have faced the most times in this group: 18 successes in 32 matches (D3 L11), with their win percentage standing at 56%.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Udinese and Lecce have drawn their last two encounters on Udinese soil in Serie A, after 11 home wins and three away victories in the previous 14 such meetings in the top-flight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since the 2008/09 season, Lecce are the side Udinese have faced the most times witohut ever losing in the first half of a Serie A campaign (six times – W3 D3).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLAYERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lorenzo Lucca has scored three goals in his last five Serie A appearances, as many goals as in his previous 22 such games – the Udinese striker has already scored against Lecce in the top-flight, in a 2-0 win back on 13th May .&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nikola Krstrovic, who has scored his last two goals in Serie A in home games, has not scored a goal away from home since last 5th May against Cagliari (which was also his side’s last away goal in the competition).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kialonda Gaspar ranks second among all defenders in Serie A this term for duels won (43, only fewer than Yerri Mina with 48), second for aerial duels won (27, only fewer than Rrhamani with 30) and third for headed clearances (18, only fewer than Ismajli with 31 and Jaka Bijol of Udinese with 20).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCIPLINE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suspended: none&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cautioned: none&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REFEREE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mariani (Bindoni-Tegoni) IV: Crezzini; VAR: Di Paolo; AVAR: Paterna&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Milan-Udinese (Sabato 19 ottobre, 18.00) (Saturday 19 October, 18:00 CEST)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce-Fiorentina (Domenica 20 ottobre, 15.00) (Sunday 20 October, 15.00 CEST)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;

Saturday’s action in Serie A Enilive will kick off with Udinese vs. Lecce, with both teams hoping to put their disappointing results last time out quickly behind them.  

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At the Bluenergy Stadium, Udinese will host Lecce with the aim of returning to winning ways after two consecutive defeats to Roma and Inter. The Friulani are still in a good position high up the table and want to stay there.After going three unbeaten, Lecce, who have half the number of points as their next opponents, lost to Milan in their last match and are hoping to start climbing the table. DID YOU KNOW?Udinese have lost two games in a row while conceding 3+ goals in Serie A for the first time since October 2019, while only on two occasions have they lost three consecutive such matches in the top-flight (in 1957 and 2014) – however, the Bianconeri have won three of their first six games of this championship, only winning more after their first seven matches of the season in Serie A on six occasions (the most recent in 2022-23, with five wins).Lecce have the lowest shot conversion rate in Serie A 2024-25 (3%), with 98 shots attempted so far (second best figure in the championship, after Roma) and only three goals scored (fewest in the division). HEAD-TO-HEADUdinese have a win percentage above 50% against only nine opponents in Serie A, while Lecce are the one they have faced the most times in this group: 18 successes in 32 matches (D3 L11), with their win percentage standing at 56%.Udinese and Lecce have drawn their last two encounters on Udinese soil in Serie A, after 11 home wins and three away victories in the previous 14 such meetings in the top-flight.Since the 2008/09 season, Lecce are the side Udinese have faced the most times witohut ever losing in the first half of a Serie A campaign (six times – W3 D3). PLAYERSLorenzo Lucca has scored three goals in his last five Serie A appearances, as many goals as in his previous 22 such games – the Udinese striker has already scored against Lecce in the top-flight, in a 2-0 win back on 13th May .Nikola Krstrovic, who has scored his last two goals in Serie A in home games, has not scored a goal away from home since last 5th May against Cagliari (which was also his side’s last away goal in the competition).Kialonda Gaspar ranks second among all defenders in Serie A this term for duels won (43, only fewer than Yerri Mina with 48), second for aerial duels won (27, only fewer than Rrhamani with 30) and third for headed clearances (18, only fewer than Ismajli with 31 and Jaka Bijol of Udinese with 20). DISCIPLINESuspended: noneCautioned: none REFEREEMariani (Bindoni-Tegoni) IV: Crezzini; VAR: Di Paolo; AVAR: Paterna UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE AMilan-Udinese (Sabato 19 ottobre, 18.00) (Saturday 19 October, 18:00 CEST)Lecce-Fiorentina (Domenica 20 ottobre, 15.00) (Sunday 20 October, 15.00 CEST) (Photo Getty Images)

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Udinese vs. Lecce aiming to return to winning ways

Saturday’s action in Serie A Enilive will kick off with Udinese vs. Lecce, with both teams hoping to put their disappointing results last time out quickly behind them.

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