Fiorentina vs Sassuolo prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-04-27 18:45.
[p]Ten-man Fiorentina suffered a 4-1 defeat to Atalanta on Wednesday night as they exited the Coppa Italia at the semi-final stage. That result now puts even more importance on La Violaâs Serie A performances if they are to qualify for Europe, making their 2-0 win over Salernitana last Sunday crucial as they stay in the tight fight for the top seven, or eventually top eight places, with a game in hand over their rivals immediately above and below them. [/p]
[p]This weekend, Vincenzo Italianoâs men return to Florence, where they are unbeaten in three matches (W2, D1), but only two victories across their last seven league outings at Stadio Artemio Franchi (D3, L2) goes some way to explaining their unsatisfactory ninth-placed position going into the weekend, while they’ve also failed to win 50% of their Serie A home games against current bottom-half sides (W4, D3, L1).[/p]
[p]Sassuolo suffered a demoralising 3-0 defeat against Lecce last weekend, which leaves them 19th and two points adrift of safety heading into this round. It was an unpleasant end to their run of three draws, including a creditable 3-3 result against AC Milan, which revived hopes of survival, but with the Neroverdi having won only one of their last 14 league matches (D4, L9), theyâre staring at the prospect of a first-ever relegation from Serie A. [/p]
[p]The visitors are winless in 11 consecutive away encounters (D2, L9), with their 2-2 draw against rock-bottom Salernitana on their last trip mercifully halting a dreadful run of eight defeats, including six scoring blanks. Sassuolo have also lost the second half âto nilâ on each of their previous five outings on their travels, squandering two promising leads at the break during that period, which could prove decisive in their desperate bid for safety.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Fiorentina are unbeaten in 22 of the last 23 matches in which NicolĂĄs GonzĂĄlez has found the net (W18, D4), including both last seasonâs H2Hs when he netted after the 80th minute home and away. Hoping to have an impact before him here will be Sassuoloâs Andrea Pinamonti, who has scored five of his last six goals before the break, including the winner in the reverse fixture.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Sassuolo have conceded a league-high 21 away league goals after half-time. [/p]