Udinese v Roma preview: struggling hosts meet unbeaten Serie A visitors

The occasion and the table

Udinese host Roma on matchday 10 of Serie A, with kick-off at 17:00 on 31 October 2026. The two clubs arrive at very different points in the table.

Udinese are 17th with 5 points from 9 matches. They have one win, two draws and six defeats, scoring 9 goals and conceding 18.

Roma are 3rd with 21 points from their 9 matches. They have six wins and three draws, are yet to be beaten in the league, and have scored 23 goals while conceding 8.

Recent form and home/away records

Udinese have not won in their last five matches, collecting one draw and four defeats. Their most recent outing was a 0-0 draw away to Parma. Before that they lost 0-2 at home to AC Milan, and before that they were beaten 0-3 at home by Lecce. Before that came a 1-2 defeat away to Torino, and before that a 0-1 home loss to Cagliari.

Home matches have been a particular problem. In Serie A this season Udinese have played 5 times in front of their own supporters, with no wins, one draw and four defeats. They have scored 2 goals in those matches and conceded 9.

Roma's last five matches brought three wins, one draw and one defeat. Most recently they beat Cagliari 4-2 at home. Before that they drew 3-3 away to Napoli, and before that they won 4-0 at home against Slovan Bratislava. Before that they beat Genoa 2-0 at home, and before that they lost 3-4 at home to Real Madrid.

Away from home in Serie A this season, Roma have played 4 matches, winning two and drawing two without defeat. They have scored 9 goals on their travels and conceded 3.

Previous meetings

The two most recent meetings produced one win for each side. On 2 February 2026, Udinese beat Roma 1-0. Before that, on 9 November 2025, Roma beat Udinese 2-0.

Players to watch

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp is Udinese’s top scorer in Serie A this season with 3 goals. Given how difficult goals have been to come by for his side in their last five matches, his contribution in the final third carries extra weight.

Donyell Malen is Roma’s leading scorer in Serie A this season with 7 goals. He leads the more productive attack of the two sides, and his finishing has been a central part of Roma’s strong start to the league campaign.

How the two sides tend to play

The numbers point to two teams moving in different directions in front of goal. Udinese have scored in only one of their last five matches. They kept a clean sheet in one of those games, and both teams scored in one. Over the league season they have conceded twice as many goals as they have scored, 18 against 9, and at home the gap is sharper still, with 2 scored and 9 conceded.

Roma have scored in all of their last five matches, kept two clean sheets and seen both teams score in three. Their recent results show they can be drawn into open contests, with seven goals against Real Madrid and six against Napoli, but their league record of 8 goals conceded in 9 matches suggests a side that is generally hard to break down. Away from home in Serie A they have conceded only 3 goals in 4 matches.

For Udinese, the challenge is to turn a tighter display, such as the goalless draw with Parma, into a platform for creating chances. For Roma, the task is to carry their scoring form and solid away record into another league fixture.

Estimated win chances

Estimates computed by goal888 from market data, with the margin removed, give Udinese a 16% chance of victory, put the draw at 22% and give Roma a 62% chance of winning. These figures are estimates only and are not a prediction of the result.

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