St. Gallen vs Fiorentina prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-10-23 16:45.
[p]St Gallen’s first appearance in the main draw of a UEFA competition since finishing bottom of their Europa League group in 2013/14 didn’t go to plan as the Swiss side suffered a humiliating 6-2 defeat at the hands of Cercle Brugge in their opening UEFA Conference League match. They conceded three times before the break then, and action-packed first halves have been a theme in their recent outings as there have been six goals scored in the opening half across their last three games.[/p]
[p]Both teams scored before the break in their latest outing against Basel, which St Gallen lost 2-1 despite opening the scoring early, with that result stretching their winless run to four competitive matches (D1, L3). The picture doesn’t look much better at home either, as after winning four competitive home matches to start this campaign, St Gallen have hit the brakes, winning just one of their last four (D2, L1). [/p]
[p]Back-to-back finalists Fiorentina started this Conference League campaign with a 2-0 win over Welsh side TNS, as two second-half goals helped them to satisfy their fans after Raffaele Palladino’s men were booed off at half-time. Slow starts have certainly hindered them of late, with Fiorentina failing to win the opening half (D2, L1) in all three of their Conference League matches this term. [/p]
[p]Fiorentina’s difficulties from the beginning of the campaign seem to be behind them now, as the visitors have now won three competitive matches in a row, including a spectacular 6-0 trashing of Lecce on Sunday. That result marked their first back-to-back away clean sheets since April, and saw La Viola net 6+ goals in an away league match for the first time since 1966.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Willem Geubbels opened the scoring for St Gallen on Sunday, with five of his last seven goals now arriving before the break. Meanwhile, Andrea Colpani opened his scoring account for Fiorentina with a brace and on Sunday, with three of his last four away goals arriving after the break.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: There have been 10+ shots on goal in five of Fiorentina’s last six matches.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]