Venezia 2-1 Udinese: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Venezia won it

The opening goal came in the 53rd minute: Toma Bašić for Venezia, set up by Antoine Hainaut. Udinese levelled at 1-1 in the 57th minute through an own goal by Matías Moreno. Kike Pérez made it 2-1 to Venezia in the 65th minute, set up by Pasquale Mazzocchi.

It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The referee, J. Sacchi, showed 2 yellow cards: 1 to Venezia and 1 to Udinese.

Venezia: D. Nicola, 3-5-2 · Udinese: P. Zanetti, 3-4-2-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Over 2.75. On 2-1 it was half right.

The estimate's most likely result was a Venezia win at 39%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (13%).

On goals the estimate was close: about 2.8 expected, 3 scored.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 53%; with 3 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 58%; both did, in line with the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had a Venezia win at 41%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-05, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.10 for Venezia and 1.28 for Udinese.

Venezia had 4 shots on target, Udinese 5.

Venezia's goalkeeper made 5 saves.

Udinese had 54% of the ball, but Venezia took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Venezia came into it with 11 Serie A matches played, scoring 0.7 and conceding 1.9 a match, with 1.43 expected goals for and 1.87 against, and had won 18% of their matches.

Udinese came into it with 11 Serie A matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 2.3 a match, with 1.11 expected goals for and 1.88 against, and had won 9% of their matches.

Venezia vs Udinese: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Kike Pérez (Venezia), rated 8.0 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

Venezia

• Kike Pérez 8.0 1 goal
• Antoine Hainaut 7.6 1 assist
• Filip Stanković 7.4
• Juan Jesus 7.2
• Toma Bašić 7.1 1 goal

Udinese

• Mërgim Vojvoda 7.2
• Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 7.2
• Hassane Kamara 7.0
• Jesper Karlström 6.8
• Nicolò Zaniolo 6.6

The lowest-rated starter was Matteo Palma at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Venezia: Juventus vs Venezia Sunday 22 November 2026 · Serie A
• Udinese: Bologna vs Udinese Sunday 22 November 2026 · Serie A

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Venezia vs Udinese

What was the score in Venezia vs Udinese?

Venezia 2-1 Udinese (half-time 0-0), Serie A, Friday 6 November 2026.

Who scored in Venezia vs Udinese?

Toma Bašić 53', Kike Pérez 65'.

Did Moneyball predict Venezia vs Udinese correctly?

Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Over 2.75. On 2-1 it was half right.

Who was man of the match in Venezia vs Udinese?

Kike Pérez, rated 8.0 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Venezia vs Udinese?

J. Sacchi.