Udinese vs Fiorentina Prediction & Betting Tips (2 March)

Udinese welcome Fiorentina to the Bluenergy Stadium in a clash that feels more delicate than the table might suggest. The hosts sit in mid-table with a slightly negative goal difference but a respectable record at home, while Fiorentina are hovering dangerously close to the relegation places after a difficult Serie A campaign. Recent weeks have seen Udinese tested against Bologna, Sassuolo and Lecce, fixtures that have sharpened their defensive structure and transition play. Fiorentina, meanwhile, have juggled domestic pressure with their European commitments, and that extra workload could weigh heavily as this late-February encounter approaches.

From a news perspective over the past couple of months, Udinese’s season has been shaped by the influence of creative leader Nicolò Zaniolo and the direct threat of Keinan Davis, who has been central to their attacking output. Their underlying numbers show a side that scores just over a goal per game but concedes slightly more, which explains their inconsistent run of results. Fiorentina’s narrative has been different: they have leaned on the control and passing range of Nicolò Fagioli and the experience of Rolando Mandragora, yet they have struggled to turn possession into wins, leaving them stuck in the lower reaches of the table.

Looking at recent matches, Udinese’s trips and tests against Bologna, Sassuolo and Lecce are mirrored by Fiorentina’s own sequence against Pisa, Jagiellonia and Como, a run that has highlighted both their technical quality and their fragility without the ball. Those games, reflected in fixtures such as /predictions/2026-02-23/Bologna-vs-Udinese-prediction, /predictions/2026-02-15/Udinese-vs-Sassuolo-prediction and /predictions/2026-02-08/Lecce-vs-Udinese-prediction for the hosts, and /predictions/2026-02-23/Fiorentina-vs-Pisa-prediction, /predictions/2026-02-19/Jagiellonia-vs-Fiorentina-prediction and /predictions/2026-02-14/Como-vs-Fiorentina-prediction for the visitors, underline how fine the margins have been for both sides in 2026 so far.

All of this sets up a match where Udinese’s more balanced campaign meets a Fiorentina side desperate to climb away from danger while still carrying the fatigue of European nights. Udinese’s slightly better defensive numbers and home advantage should keep them competitive, but Fiorentina’s higher possession, creativity from midfield and need for points suggest they will not sit back. With both teams prone to conceding and the visitors often growing into games late on, a narrow away win feels the likeliest outcome, and our correct score prediction settles on 1-2, mirrored again at 1-2 as a plausible pattern for this cont