Fiorentina vs Sampdoria prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-04-29 16:00.
Despite their recent nine-game winning streak ending, coach Vincenzo Italiano is satisfied after Fiorentina ’secured their place in history’ by reaching the Coppa Italia final and UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) semi-finals. It may come as a surprise then that their Serie A (SA) form has stagnated (D2, L1), and with the gap to seventh place growing, it appears highly probable that Fiorentina’s European ambitions will be decided by their cup results.
It seemed Fiorentina’s motivation in the league wasn’t that high when they lost to Monza last round despite leading by two goals, in what was the first such instance in which they converted a two-goal lead into a loss in five years! However the hosts appear likely to keep the goals flowing at least at one end of the pitch, with their current 17-game scoring streak against Sampdoria being their longest against a single SA opponent.
Rock-bottom Sampdoria have picked up consecutive draws in their last two outings, but after they ended the last round ten points from safety, it’s easy to comprehend why the frustrations from their fans spilled over last weekend when crowd troubles briefly suspended their home encounter with Spezia (D 1-1).
Coach Dejan Stanković hasn’t been able to stop the rot in what is fast becoming a season to forget, a season that has seen Sampdoria win only three SA matches whilst collecting a league-high 20 defeats! Another reason for Sampdoria’s seemingly imminent path to Serie B is their ongoing inability to defeat a single club starting this round in the top half of the standings (D4, L12).
Players to watch: Cristian Kouamé scored and assisted in Fiorentina’s last SA match, but he’s yet to score in six career clashes with Sampdoria (W2, D1, L3). The visitors may again be relying on Manolo Gabbiadini to deliver after he scored in his last two H2H starts; he has a total of four career goals against Fiorentina.
Hot stat: Fiorentina have conceded a first-half goal in just one of their last ten SA victories.