Match Information
Match Overview
Parma host Udinese at the Stadio Ennio Tardini on October 28 in Regular Season - 9 of Serie A, a Matchday 9 fixture as the season begins to take shape. The meeting pairs two sides in the lower reaches of the table, with Parma 19th and Udinese 17th, so the result carries real weight for both.
The primary factor is form. Both teams arrive on poor runs. Parma have lost four of their last five league matches, with their only win in that span a 2-1 home victory over Genoa on September 20. Since then they have lost 3-0 at Inter on October 10, 3-0 at home to Torino on October 19 and 2-1 at Lazio on October 24. Udinese's run is similarly difficult. All four of their Serie A matches in the listed form have ended in defeat: 1-0 against Cagliari on September 19, 2-1 at Torino on October 12, 3-0 against Lecce on October 18 and 2-0 against AC Milan on October 25. Their only non-loss in the data is a 1-1 friendly draw at Pogon Szczecin on September 26, which has no bearing on the league picture.
The secondary factor is head-to-head history. Udinese won the November 29, 2025 meeting 2-0 in Parma, but Parma won 1-0 in Udine on April 18, 2026, the most recent encounter. Udinese also won 1-0 on March 1, 2025 and 3-2 at Parma on September 16, 2024, so the series has been competitive and often tight.
On availability, neither club has any reported unavailable players, so both managers, Parma's A. Gilardino and Udinese's K. Runjaic, should have their full squads to choose from. That removes injury disruption as a variable and puts the focus on which side can arrest its slide. With the sides separated by two league places, the match is a direct contest between teams who need points.
Predicted Lineups
Parma
Corvi; Del Prato, Diego Carlos, Troilo, Drobnic, Valeri; Keita, Sierro, Ordoñez; Touré, Romero
Udinese
Okoye; Abankwah, Kabasele, Palma; Vojvoda, Piotrowski, Karlström, Kamara, Chakvetadze, Ekkelenkamp; Davis
Team Form Analysis
Parma
League Position: 19Parma Form Analysis
Parma's recent league form shows a clear downward trajectory. Their last five Serie A matches produced one win and four defeats, with the win, 2-1 against Genoa on September 20, now followed by three consecutive losses. Those came at Inter (3-0, October 10), against Torino at home (3-0, October 19) and at Lazio (2-1, October 24).
Attacking output has been limited. Parma scored six goals across these five matches, but four of them came in the two matches against Genoa and Lazio, and they were shut out in both the Inter and Torino games. Defensively, they conceded 11 goals in five matches, an average of 2.2 per game, including two clean sheets for their opponents of three goals each.
The opposition has been mixed. Inter and Lazio are tough away assignments, while Como also beat them 2-1 on September 14. The home defeat to Torino is the most concerning result, since it came at the Tardini. Parma used a 5-3-2 formation against Lazio, and the match against Udinese offers a chance to rebuild confidence.
Udinese
League Position: 17Udinese Form Analysis
Udinese's form in Serie A has been difficult. They have lost each of their four league matches in the recent data: 1-0 against Cagliari on September 19, 2-1 at Torino on October 12, 3-0 against Lecce on October 18 and 2-0 against AC Milan on October 25. A 1-1 friendly draw at Pogon Szczecin on September 26 sits between those results but is a non-competitive fixture.
Attacking numbers are a concern. Udinese scored just one goal in those four league defeats, at Torino, and were held scoreless in the other three. That is a return of 0.25 goals per league match.
Defensively they conceded six goals across the four matches, an average of 1.5 per game. The 3-0 home loss to Lecce was the heaviest defeat, while the 2-0 loss to AC Milan came against stronger opposition. Both of those matches were played at home, so Udinese have had limited success on their own ground. Their last lineup used a 3-4-2-1 shape with K. Davis as the lone forward, and finding more goals will be a priority.
Head-to-Head
Parma
Udinese
Recent Meetings
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-18 | Udinese | 0 - 1 | Parma |
| 2025-11-29 | Parma | 0 - 2 | Udinese |
| 2025-03-01 | Udinese | 1 - 0 | Parma |
| 2024-09-16 | Parma | 2 - 3 | Udinese |
| 2021-02-21 | Parma | 2 - 2 | Udinese |
| 2020-10-18 | Udinese | 3 - 2 | Parma |
| 2020-01-26 | Parma | 2 - 0 | Udinese |
| 2019-09-01 | Udinese | 1 - 3 | Parma |
| 2019-01-19 | Udinese | 1 - 2 | Parma |
| 2018-08-19 | Parma | 2 - 2 | Udinese |
Memorable Matches
The most recent meeting, on April 18, 2026, saw Parma win 1-0 at Udinese, a narrow result that came after Udinese's 2-0 win in Parma on November 29, 2025. Those two games show how closely matched the sides have been lately.
Another notable encounter was the 3-2 Udinese win at Parma on September 16, 2024, a five-goal contest. A similar scoreline came on October 18, 2020, when Udinese won 3-2 at home.
Parma have also had success in the fixture. They won 3-1 in Udine on September 1, 2019, and 2-0 at home on January 26, 2020. The 2-2 draws on August 19, 2018 and February 21, 2021 round out a rivalry that has featured plenty of goals and few dull moments.
Venue Factor
The Stadio Ennio Tardini hosts this Matchday 9 fixture, and Parma will hope home support can help lift them from 19th in the table. Their most recent home match in the data was a 3-0 loss to Torino on October 19, while their only win in the five-match sample, 2-1 against Genoa on September 20, came at home. That gives a mixed picture of their form at the ground.
Udinese's travelling form is hard to assess from the data, as their listed Serie A matches since September 19 include two away and home defeats mixed together, with the 2
Injury Concerns
Parma
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