Fiorentina vs TNS prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-10-02 19:00.
[p]A penalty shootout qualifying play-off victory over Puskás Akadémia ensured that Fiorentina will be playing in the UEFA Conference League for the third successive season, with the last two having seen them reach the final. La Viola, this time with a new head coach in Raffaele Palladino, will be eager to finally go all the way, and they should make a strong start to the league phase given that they lost only one of their 12 Conference League group games over the last two campaigns (W7, D4).[/p]
[p]European duties will probably be a welcome distraction for Fiorentina as they’ve won just one of their eight matches inside 90 minutes this season (D6, L1), a run which includes a 0-0 draw in the Tuscan derby against Empoli last Sunday. La Viola should be confident of doing well on Thursday though as their only win in normal time this term was earned at Stadio Artemio Franchi, while they have tasted victory in ten of their 16 home Conference League games (D4, L2).[/p]
[p]After three unsuccessful attempts that ended in either the second or third qualifying round, [url=https://www.flashscore.com/team/tns/lGMtZWUH/]The New Saints[/url] finally reached the main draw of the Conference League by beating PanevÄ—Ĺľys 3-0 on aggregate this summer. With that came a slice of history as they became the first side playing in the Welsh league system to progress to the main draw of any European competition – a feat made all the more ironic by the fact that their stadium lies over the border in England![/p]
[p]Things haven’t been as straightforward on the domestic front as usual for TNS of late, suffering back-to-back league defeats having previously been unbeaten in the Cymru Premier since March 2023! Craig Harrison’s men have since responded with a 6-1 triumph over Newtown last Friday, and he’ll want to carry that momentum all the way to Italy as his side look to end a three-match winless run in European aways this season that saw them concede seven goals (D1, L2).  [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Albert Guðmundsson is finally back after injury and scored twice on his home debut for Fiorentina last month, converting two second-half penalties. Sion Bradley meanwhile leads the scoring charts for TNS this season with six goals, and has netted in the first half in their last two matches. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Fiorentina have netted five of their seven home goals this term after the break. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]