Fiorentina vs Genoa prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-04-14 16:30.
[p]Fiorentina were held to a goalless draw by Czech side Viktoria Plzen on Thursday in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League quarter final clash, a performance that coach Vincenzo Italiano felt “wasn’t good enough.” As they also head into this latest league outing against Genoa with just three wins across 11 competitive matches (D5, L3), and with that upcoming second leg looming large, the hosts need to taste victory here to boost confidence and stay on track for a top six tilt this campaign. [/p]
[p]The Viola start this round seven points behind sixth-placed Atalanta and need to put together some inspired performances to bridge that gap. A glance at their recent six-game league form at this venue (W2, D2, L2) doesn’t exactly point towards them achieving that, although having never lost a home top-flight H2H in the three-point-for-a-win era (W9, D7), Fiorentina will be happy to be at the Artemio Franchi for this game. [/p]
[p]Genoa are one of those clubs with little or nothing to play for the rest of the season given their mid table position, although a 2-1 win over Verona last time suggests that they still have the hunger to finish on a high. There’s also motivation for revenge at play, as the visitors were beaten 4-1 in the reverse fixture on matchday one and have lost their previous three top-flight H2Hs, last losing more in succession only between 1956 and 1958.[/p]
[p]Having avoided defeat in seven of their last eight league trips (W3, D4), Genoa are holding their own on their travels of late. They held top-half clubs Napoli, Bologna, and Juventus to stalemates in that sequence and likely won’t be overawed by their better-ranked hosts here either, especially as the Rossoblù have drawn five of their last six away league H2Hs (L1), although memories of a 6-0 drubbing at this venue when they travelled last must still be fresh.[/p]
[p]Key battle: There’s something about Genoa that brings the best out of Cristiano Biraghi, with the Fiorentina defender recording four goal contributions (G3, A1) across the last two league H2Hs. His primary task could be to halt Mateo Retegui however, as he’s scored Genoa’s first goal with four of his last six league strikes.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Ahead of this round, Fiorentina have conceded a league-low 3.2 corners per match.[/p]
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