Conte unbeaten in 13 games against Udinese, a real nightmare | OneFootball

This afternoon at the "Bluenergy Stadium" will be the third chapter of the sideline confrontation between Kosta Runjaic and Antonio Conte. A rivalry still young, but one that already hides an intriguing statistical trend ready to challenge the home advantage: in the two previous encounters so far, the home team has never managed to take home the full prize. The history, entirely from last season, tells of a draw snatched at the "Maradona" and a clear 3-1 imposed by the Neapolitans right in Friuli. If this bizarre pattern continues today, the blue fans would have one more statistical reason to look optimistically at the away game.

Conte's Wall: Only 6 goals conceded in his career against Udinese, Runjaic seeks first victory

For the Udinese coach, the records against Conte perfectly coincide with those against Napoli: the German coach has yet to beat either the Salento colleague or the Neapolitan team, so far collecting a draw and a defeat, with a goal tally showing his teams have scored two goals against four conceded. However, the data that decisively shifts the balance of the prediction is Antonio Conte's literally immaculate track record against the Friulian team. The numbers portray the Napoli coach as a real verdict for the black and white colors: in thirteen career matches as an opponent, Conte has never lost. His personal score is ruthless, with ten victories and only three draws conceded to opponents, with a tactical supremacy that is clearly reflected in the goal difference.

Teams led by Conte have historically been an unsolvable puzzle for Udinese's attack. In thirteen encounters, they have scored 28 goals, conceding only six. A defensive solidity that borders on perfection, confirmed by the fact that in more than half of the occasions, namely in seven out of thirteen circumstances, Conte's teams have finished the match with a clean sheet. Today, Runjaic is called to a feat: to break the home taboo and inflict the first historic defeat on his opponent against Udinese.

Andrea Alati

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