AS Roma vs Fiorentina prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-12-09 19:45.
After a slow start to their campaign, Roma have steadily built a fine run of Serie A (SA) form across the past couple of months, with only Juventus bettering their points return of 19 since the beginning of October (W6, D1, L1). Now sitting in the top four ahead of the round, their latest success in that streak came at Sassuolo where they came from behind to net twice in the game’s final 15 minutes and secure a crucial 2-1 win.
Memories may still be raw for Roma of opponents here, Fiorentina, who did the same to them in the last H2H meeting back in May (2-1). Since then, José Mourinho’s side have established themselves as the division’s most lethal side in the latter stages of matches, with their combined 13 SA goals beyond the 75th minute this season a league-high. They needed a duo of late goals to beat Udinese 3-1 in their last home league clash too, a result that extended their competitive winning run at the Stadio Olimpico to seven matches.
Fiorentina come into this contest having battled through 120 minutes plus penalties against Parma in Coppa Italia action during midweek. While that could impact energy levels, they did at least finish on the right side of the result, booking their place in the quarter-finals, while also making it five wins from their last six matches across all competitions (L1).
That form means they start the weekend just one point behind their hosts, making this a potentially pivotal clash in the race for the Champions League places. Yet, two recent successive 1-0 SA away defeats against sides also in the race for European spots (Lazio and AC Milan), as well as a record of just two wins from the last ten SA H2Hs (D2, L6), means that Fiorentina have a major psychological barrier to overcome.
Players to watch: Paulo Dybala leads the way for SA goal contributions (G4, A5) at Roma this season, and he netted a brace in this fixture last season (2-0). Giacomo Bonaventura jointly tops the SA scoring charts for opponents Fiorentina (G6) and should be fresh here after being rested in his side’s midweek match.
Hot streak: The home side on the day has won each of the last four H2Hs.