Udinese will face off against Torino on Monday for the 80th time in Serie A. The side from Turin have a slight edge in previous encounters, with 29 wins, 26 defeats and 24 draws.
The most recent meeting between these two teams finished all square (2-2 at Bluenergy Stadium on 29 December 2024), as did the last time they played in Turin (1-1 on 23 December 2023).
Udinese haven't beaten Torino since a 2-0 success in Udine on 6 February 2022.
Monday's match will be played 12:30 – the same kick-off time as in the reverse fixture.
Udinese have scored the third-most headers (nine) in Serie A this term, while Torino have conceded the most headed goals (11) after Monza.
Lorenzo Lucca scored with a header when these sides met in December. Overall this season he has got ten headers on target and scored five of those – no player has a better record in either statistic.
Lucca is also the youngest player to reach double figures in the Italian top flight this year.
Excluding free kicks, Udinese are the team that have conceded the fewest goals (just one) from outside the box in the current campaign.
Udinese have had 15 different goalscorers in Serie A this season – they haven't had more since 2021/22 (16).
Oier Zarraga is yet to score this year but he struck twice last season, the first of which was against Torino on 23 December 2023 – his first-ever Serie A goal.
Florian Thauvin made his Serie A debut against Torino on 5 February 2023 and they are the club that he has played against most often in Italy.
Two players could face their former clubs on Monday. Daniele Padelli donned the gloves for Torino between 2013 and 2017, while Adam Masina plied his trade in Udine from 2022 and 2024.
Lorenzo Lucca played in the Torino youth academy but never made a senior appearance for the club.