Udinese vs Liverpool Betting Preview

Udinese heads to Liverpool in the UEFA Europa League. Both these teams are really off to some rough starts in their respective leagues. Liverpool comes in at 1-2-3 nearing the bottom of the Premier League with only 5 points.  Udinese go in at 1-3-2 also in the bottom half of Serie A with only 6 points.  Most people are going to see Liverpool as a dominant force in the Premier League, but this team is not what they used to be.  Their entire offense revolves around Luis Suarez who has 5 goals to start the year and has established himself as one of the best forwards in the world. With this being a rather easy group for Liverpool to advance in, Udinese needs, at the very least a draw, due to their lack of fantastic talent. Udinese is coming off a hard fought draw against Russian team Anzhi Makhachkala. Liverpool on the other hand, is coming off a 5-3 beating of Swedish team Young Boys. With a big match up this weekend, it looks unlikely that winning the Europa league will be a top priority for the infamous Liverpool squad. Liverpool will be without Lucas Leiva and Jose Enrique for certain, Udinese doesn't have any injuries of note. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will also likely sit superstars Luis Suarez, Daniel Agger, and Steven Gerard. It remains to be seen what Udinese will do with their lineup, as they have a tough match up against Napoli later this week. Nonetheless, Liverpool is 9-4-0 at Anfield in the Europa league in there past 3 years, while Udinese have just won 1 of their last 9 games away, but have drawn 5. Liverpool is not known for their defensive mentality, and if Di Natale, one of the premier strikers in Italy, gets the start I could see Udinese getting a nice 2-2 draw away from home, to give the team some momentum heading into a huge league match. 1 UNIT ON UDINESE +0.5 GOALS TO WIN 1.5 AND 2 UNITS ON O 2.5.