Fiorentina vs AS Roma prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-03-09 19:45.
[p]Fiorentina wasted a huge opportunity in their last Serie A match as they weren’t able to make the most of their numerical advantage in a 0-0 draw against ten-man Torino. Consequently, the Viola trail the top-six by four points ahead of the weekend’s fixtures, but they received a welcome boost on Thursday by coming from behind to beat Maccabi Haifa 4-3 in the UEFA Europa Conference League.[/p]
[p]A run of just two wins from their last nine league games (D3, L4) threatens their place in continental competition next season however. Vincenzo Italiano’s men will therefore be glad to be back on home soil as those two victories both came at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, and the home faithful will be expectant of yet more late drama having seen their side score exactly twice after the break in three of their last four home league outings.[/p]
[p]Roma’s honeymoon period under new boss Daniele De Rossi shows very little sign of coming to an end after an emphatic 4-0 victory over Brighton in the Europa League. That made it eight wins from ten under De Rossi’s stewardship (D1, L1) for the resurgent Giallorossi, who are now hunting down a place in the Serie A top-four.[/p]
[p]A 4-1 victory at Monza last week made it three successive away wins for Roma, with De Rossi becoming their first manager to win each of his first three league road trips since Lajos Kovacs in 1932! That run faces a very stern test here though, as after losing each of their last two visits, Roma risk losing three consecutive H2Hs here for the first time since 1980.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: M’Bala Nzola opened the scoring for Fiorentina in midweek inside two minutes, yet three of his five goals this term have arrived after the 80th minute. In-form Roma forward Paulo Dybala has scored five times in his last three matches, with nine of his 14 goals this term arriving after the break.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Roma have scored a league-high 17 goals beyond the 76th minute.[/p]