European Football - Midweek Preview

The 2017-2018 season is coming to a conclusion, and with European seeding's and relegation battles still to be determined, there is still plenty to play for in Europe's top flight league.

The Bundesliga, England Premier League and Frances Ligue 1 have already crowned champions, while Barcelona are in line to capture the La Liga title, leaving Italy's Serie A as the only major league to still offer any type of competition for their ultimate prize.

Enjoy the addition of Midweek fixtures, as the schedule presents several delightful match ups that are sure to entertain thier loyal viewers.

18610 Napoli vs 18611 Udinese

Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy

4-18-2018 - 2:45 pm ET

The Serie A schedule offers up a full day of matches. With European bids and relegation battles being played out during Round 33, the sense of urgency should be at a all- time high to produce positive results.

Udinese travel south to the San Paolo looking to stop their Domestic torrid slide, the "Zebrette's"  have failed to win a match in their last 10 outings, accumulating a record of 0-1-9 during this forgettable spell of play.

"Bianconeri Friuliani" start Match Day 33 holders of the 13th spot in the Serie A table, with a overall record of 10-3-19 and 33 points in their pursuit of survival, the Northerners must start to get results before they find themselves in a vulnerable position.

Massimo Oddo will have a few obstacles to overcome in his trip to Naples, the Italian headman will be without key players in his normal rotation, with danger man Kevin Lasagna due to miss this fixture with injury, Oddo will have more questions than answers as too who will place the ball in the back of the net.

Maxi Lopez could be a prime candidate to handle those goal scoring responsibilities, the Argentine has found consistent playing time a true obstacle, but the Zebrette's need danger men and Lopez has the ability to put the ball in the back of the net, with 6 Goals scored in all competitions he is a likely candidate to take to the pitch in Naples.

Stipe Perica and Rodrigo De Paul will also be in the running to lead Udinese's 3-5-2 formation, Oddo could be in favor of this partnership as they have seen their names called together in more recent times, with 5 Goals scored in all competitions, each will have a large amount of burden on their backs to help lift this struggling side to victory.

Udinese have regularly found the back of the net during their travels, scoring an average of 1.1 Goals per match, in their last 16 Serie A road games.

The Udinese defense has been the true weakness of the squad, conceding an average of 1.6 Goals per match, in their last 16 Serie A road games.

Napoli start the Match Day with a narrow shot to still win the Serie A title, and with a huge game against Juventus this weekend, you have to wonder where their focus is coming into Wednesday's fixture.

The "Partenopei Gli Azzurri" enter Round 33 holding the 2nd place spot, accumulating a overall record of 24-6-2, the Southerners own 78 points in their quest for the first Serie A title since 1990.

Maurizio Sarri has several key decisions to make ahead of this mid-week match, knowing he needs all 3 points in order to have a viable shot at dethroning the mighty Juventus, Sarri will also want to have his strongest side in tact when the meet up with the Old Lady during Match Day 34.

Dries Mertens could be one of those players to stay on the sidelines, needing only 1 more yellow card to accumulate a suspension, the Belgium's worth could be to valuable for Napoli to risk against this Udinese side.

Sarri will still have the services of Lorenzo Insigne, Jose Callejon and Arkadiusz Milik who would likely fill Mertens role. This trio are still a lethal group, combined within Napoli's 4-3-3 alignment.

The  "Ciucciarelli" offer a tremendous challenge for opposing back-lines to defend, with 27 combined Goals scored in all competitions, expect this array of tally's men to give the Udinese defenders a long 90 minute shift.

Napoli have been unkind to their gusts while at the San Paulo, scoring an average of 2.2 Goals per match, in their last 16 Serie A home games.

The Napoli defense often gets over-looked due to their high octane offense, the Light Blues are conceding an average of 0.9 Goals per match, in their last 16 Serie A home games.

Prediction:

Napoli have experienced a descent run of form against Udinese as of late, winning their last 4 league matches, while keeping the Zebrette's off the score-line in 3 of those Domestic fixtures.

Udinese have also had serious troubles keeping clean sheets overall themselves, conceding a minimum of 2 Goals per match, in their last 9 Serie A games, making this match-up even that much more difficult.

Expect Napoli to come out extra motivated to grab all 3 points in this spot, knowing the magnitude of this weekends meeting with Juve, the Naples side will want to put their visitors away early, in preparation for their trip to the J-Stadium.

Napoli score 2 plus goals in this fixture, as they roll off a convincing win against this struggling Udinese side.

Tips:

Napoli  - 0.75  -135 / 1.74 - 1st Half Spread

Napoli  -2  -115 / 1.87   -   Full Time Spread

Over  1.25  -120 / 1.83 - Total 1st Half Goals

Napoli - Team Total Over 2.5  -110 / 1.91 - Goals

*European Bonus Tips*

18604 Roma vs 18605 Genoa

4-18-2018 - 2:45 pm ET

Roma  -115 / 1.87 - 1st Half Winner

Roma  -1.25  -120 / 1.83 - Full Time Spread

18643 Sampdoria vs 18644 Bolgna

4-18-2018 - 2:45 pm ET

Sampdoria  -125 / 1.8 - Full Time Winner

Sampdoria - Team Total Over 1.5  -125 / 1.8 - Goals

10301 Bournemouth vs 10302 Manchester United

4-18-2018 - 2:45 pm ET

Both Teams To Score - "YES"  -135 / 1.74

Best Of Luck To All