Udinese will be up against Torino on Saturday, which will mark the 50th anniversary of the Earthquake in Friuli Venezia Giulia. It will be the 82nd competitive match in Serie A between the two teams. The record currently stands at 27 wins for Udinese – most recently a 2-1 win at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in the first half of the season – 24 draws and 30 losses. The most recent clash between the two sides at the Bluenergy Stadium dates back to December 2024 and ended in a 2-2 draw.
If Udinese win this game, it will be the first time they pick up six out of six points against Torino since the 2007/08 Serie A season. If the game ends in a draw, on the other hand, Udinese will collect two consecutive draws (following their tie against Lazio) for the second time this season, the first being against Cagliari and Cremonese back in October.
The hosts will be up against a different team following the arrival of Torino’s new coach in February: if only games played under Roberto D’Aversa were considered, they would be fifth in the table, and right now they have been unbeaten for four consecutive matches. However, they still have the second-worst defensive record of the season, level with Hellas Verona, and only better than Pisa, who have conceded 56 goals.
Arthur Atta scored his fourth and fifth goals in Serie A against Lazio. All his goals came in away matches. He netted three of these in Udinese’s past three matches and the other two in the previous 52 games. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, on the other hand, is just one goal away from hitting double figures for Udinese. Three players in this fixture have played for both clubs: Daniele Padelli, 116 appearances for Torino from 2013 to 2017, Duvan Zapata, 65 appearances and 19 goals for Udinese from 2015 to 2017, and Enzo Ebosse, who joined Torino back in January on loan from Udinese.