Udinese vs AS Roma prediction, team news and preview

Udinese vs AS Roma: what the match decides

Udinese host AS Roma at the Bluenergy Stadium on Saturday 31 October 2026 in Round 10 of Serie A. The table points firmly one way: Roma are third with 21 points from nine games, while Udinese sit 17th with 5 points. That is a gap of 16 points, and on the numbers Roma are the clear favourites.

Roma have not lost in the league this season, with six wins and three draws, a goal difference of +15 (23 scored, 8 conceded) and a place in the Champions League league stage zone. They are four points behind leader Inter, who have 25. A win would keep them close to the top of the table.

Udinese have one win, two draws and six defeats, with 9 goals scored and 18 conceded. They have lost their last three league games before a goalless draw at Parma in midweek. For the home side the match decides whether they can stop a slide that has left them short of goals and short of points.

Udinese and Roma recent form

Udinese's last five outings read draw, loss, loss, loss, draw. One of those was a friendly, a 1-1 draw at Pogon Szczecin on 26 September, so the Serie A run is the more telling one: 1-2 at Torino, 0-3 at home to Lecce, 0-2 at home to AC Milan and 0-0 at Parma. Across the five games they scored 2 and conceded 8, which works out at 0.4 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, with one clean sheet and three games without a goal.

The home record is the real concern. In two home games Udinese have lost both, scoring none and conceding five, an average of 2.5 against per game. Over the whole league season they average 1.0 goals scored and 2.0 conceded per game.

Roma's last five are loss, win, win, draw, win across two competitions. They lost 3-4 at home to Real Madrid in the Champions League, beat Genoa 2-0, beat Slovan Bratislava 4-0, drew 3-3 at Napoli and beat Cagliari 4-2. That is 16 goals scored and 9 conceded, or 3.2 and 1.8 per game, with two clean sheets and a goal in every game.

Four of those five games had more than 2.5 goals, and three had both teams scoring. Their only away game in that stretch was the 3-3 at Napoli. Over the full league season they average roughly 2.6 goals scored and 0.9 conceded per game.

Udinese vs AS Roma team news

Udinese have three players ruled out: D. Alaba (calf injury), V. Bayo (thigh injury) and I. Gueye (ankle injury). Three more are doubtful with muscle injuries: N. Bertola, O. Solet and A. Zanoli. Six names on the list is a lot for a side already struggling for goals, and the doubtful trio could shape the line-up late.

Roma have five players out: M. Bah (knee injury), P. Dybala (calf injury), M. Kone (muscle injury), L. Pellegrini (thigh injury) and M. Svilar (toe injury). No Roma player is listed as doubtful in our data, so the picture is clear-cut, but the squad will be stretched by a heavy schedule that includes Champions League football.

Line-ups have not been published in our data yet. They are normally confirmed about an hour before kick-off, and this section will be the first thing to check once the teams are named. Until then, treat the absences above as the latest information available.

Udinese and Roma storylines to follow

For Udinese, the story is a slump. They are 17th, have picked up 5 points from nine games, and have lost six times. The last two home games brought defeats to Lecce and Milan without a goal scored, so the first aim is simply to score at the Bluenergy Stadium again. A point against a side of Roma's standing would count as a useful result.

The midweek goalless draw at Parma did at least stop a run of three straight league defeats and gave them a clean sheet, their only one in the last five. Whether that was the start of a defensive recovery or a one-off is the question this match can answer.

For Roma, the story is an unbeaten league record that sits alongside an open, high-scoring style. They have scored three or more goals in four of their last five games in all competitions, but they have also conceded in four of them, including three against Real Madrid and three at Napoli.

Roma also come off a busy week that included the Champions League win over Slovan Bratislava and a 4-2 league win over Cagliari. Staying close to Inter's 25 points is the league target, and slipping up at a bottom-half side would be a costly way to lose ground.

Where Udinese vs AS Roma could be decided

The central contrast is Roma's attack against Udinese's defence. Roma score at a rate of about 3.2 per game over their last five, while Udinese have conceded 2.5 per game at home this season. If those trends hold, Roma should create plenty of chances, and Udinese's task is to keep the game compact and limit the damage early.

The second contrast is at the other end. Udinese have scored just twice in their last five games and not at all in two home games. Roma have conceded in four of their last five, so there is a route to a goal, but Udinese have to find a way to create chances before they can exploit it.

Tempo may matter too. Roma are playing a fast cycle of games, and the 3-3 at Napoli and 4-2 against Cagliari show how open their matches can become. If Udinese can slow the game and keep the first goal at bay, the home crowd may help. If Roma score first, the match could open up quickly for the visitors.

The absences add another layer. With three Udinese players out and three more doubtful, depth in the squad will be tested. Roma's five absentees matter less to the underlying numbers, since the side has kept scoring heavily this season.

Udinese vs AS Roma head-to-head

The six most recent Serie A meetings listed in our data favour Roma heavily. Roma won five of them and Udinese one, with no draws. The goals total across those games is 16, an average of 2.67 per game, with both teams scoring in three and more than 2.5 goals in four.

Udinese's one win came most recently, 1-0 at home on 2 February 2026. Before that Roma won 2-0 at home on 9 November 2025, 2-1 at Udinese on 26 January 2025, 3-0 at home on 22 September 2024, 2-1 at Udinese on 25 April 2024 and 3-1 at home on 26 November 2023.

Udinese have scored in all three of the home games in this set, winning one and losing two by a single goal each time. That makes this venue less one-sided historically than the overall record suggests. Even so, their current scoring form is far weaker than in those earlier meetings.

Udinese vs AS Roma prediction

Our lean is a Roma win. The reasons are simple: a 16-point gap in the table, an unbeaten league record, and a goals trend of 3.2 per game in their last five against a Udinese side that has conceded 2.5 per game at home and scored none. The head-to-head record, with five Roma wins in the six listed meetings, points the same way.

On goals, the lean is towards a game with at least three goals, though with less confidence. Roma's matches have been open, with four of their last five going over 2.5 goals, but Udinese have scored only twice in five games and have failed to score in three. A 2-0 or 3-1 Roma win would both fit the trends, and Udinese getting on the scoresheet looks possible rather than likely.

What could change this? Udinese's doubtful players returning would help a side with thin options, and Roma's heavy workload across competitions could cost them sharpness. Another thing to watch is whether Udinese's clean sheet at Parma was a genuine improvement. Treat all of this as a lean rather than a certainty, and check the confirmed line-ups before kick-off.

MATCH PULSE's three AI engines (GPT, Claude and Gemini) publish their independent analysis of the match before kick-off.

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