Juventus vs Fiorentina prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-02-11 17:00.
Still coming to terms with their 15-point deduction for ‘financial irregularities’, a period of defensive fragility seems to be over for Juventus after picking up consecutive clean sheets, the second of which came in a thumping 3-0 victory over Salernitana in midweek, with coach Massimiliano Allegri peculiarly calling the game a ‘relegation battle’. There was another small win for Juve in that game too, with two goals and an assist for big money recruit, and former Fiorentina man, Dušan Vlahović, who finally ended his four-month SA goal drought.
His return to form may prove timely as Juventus aim to end their two game winless run at home in league action (D1, L1), conceding five goals across those games which accounts for 63% of their home SA seasonal tally. The omens look good for ending that run given Juventus have won eight of the last nine games here against fellow mid-table side Fiorentina (L1), with the only exception being a 3-0 defeat in 2020 when Vlahović interestingly scored the opener for the visitors!
Falling further away from European spots after a 2-1 defeat to Bologna, Fiorentina suffered jeers and insults from their fans after the game as their winless SA run stretched to four matches (D1, L3). That fan unrest disappointed club president Rocco Commisso, who ironically asked them if ‘reaching the Coppa Italia semi-final two years in a row is worth nothing’.
Perhaps fortunately in this case then, Fiorentina will travel to Turin without their ultras who have chosen to boycott this trip because of inflated ticket prices, labelling this game a “dirty show”. Those who do still choose to go may be in for a long evening given Fiorentina have failed to win each of their eight away league outings against teams who started this round outside of the bottom-four (D3, L5), netting a limp return of just four goals in the process.
Players to watch: Yet to score against his former employers in three H2Hs since his switch to Juventus, Vlahović is back in business and four of his last five goals have arrived after the break. In-form Riccardo Saponara has scored twice in his last four appearances for Fiorentina but has never enjoyed facing Juventus, losing eight of his nine personal H2Hs (W1).
Hot stat: Fiorentina are the only SA team yet to score inside the 61st-75th minute period.