Parma miss a penalty and Udinese go goalless despite 20 shots
Parma0 – 0Udinese 
A 0-0 draw at the Tardini that hinged on a missed spot-kick, with Udinese doing most of the attacking and still coming away empty-handed.
Parma had the chance to settle this one from the penalty spot, and they missed it. Adrián Bernabé García's kick in the 69th minute came to nothing, and the goalless draw that followed was shaped by that moment more than anything else. Udinese were the side creating the openings, but the miss left them with nothing to show for it.
Udinese had 58% of the ball, which is more than their usual 49.8% in away games this season, so they controlled the possession in a way they rarely do on their travels. Possession only tells part of the story, though, so the shots are worth a look. Udinese took 20, which is well above both their away average of 13 and the league average of 14.3 per side.
Ball possession
Expected goals, or xG, is a way of measuring the quality of chances by how often a shot of that kind tends to go in. Udinese's total of 1.41 is well above their away average of 0.85, so their chances were not just more numerous but better. Parma's 1.12 from only eight shots is also above their home average of 0.69, which says the one big chance they had counted for a great deal.
Parma's keeper, G. Daffara, was the reason the scoreline stayed where it was. He made four saves and was rated 7.9, the highest mark of the match, and Parma's defence kept a clean sheet for the first time in the recent run of home games they have lost. Udinese's K. Davis took five shots and hit the target twice, and was rated 7.1, but neither he nor anyone else in the side found the net.
The goalless scoreline was out of line with what the league usually produces. Matches in this competition average 3.1 goals each, so a match with none is well below that, and Udinese's away average of 1.1 scored per game made the blank especially notable for them. Parma went without scoring at home, a team that normally manages 0.6 a game there.
Parma's Gilardino and Karlstrom picked up yellow cards before half-time, and the match finished with no red cards. Udinese had 14 fouls to Parma's 10, a sign that the contest got physical in midfield without boiling over.
Parma sit 19th in the table with four points from eight matches, one win, one draw and six defeats. Udinese are 17th on the same four points, with the same record, and have lost each of their last six away matches.
G. Daffara4 saves
M. Palma6 duels won
G. Chakvetadze5 chances created
J. Abankwah6 duels won