Fiorentina vs Verona prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-11-09 14:00.
[p]Fiorentina’s recent five game Serie A form has been flawless and means they start this round only three points behind leaders Napoli. This is their best winning run in the league since April 2018 but after a surprise 2-1 defeat to APOEL Nicosia in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday ended a run of seven consecutive competitive wins, the hosts have a point to prove.[/p]
[p]The hosts are unbeaten at home this season (W4, D3), including four consecutive wins, and the chances of stretching that run against Hellas Verona appear strong given La Viola have won the last two top-flight H2Hs at Stadio Artemio Franchi without conceding. Fiorentina could now win three such games for the first time ever, and having averaged 2.75 goals across their last four home league games, the frontline looks good value to hold up their end of the bargain.[/p]
[p]Verona won’t be any pushovers this time around after an exciting 3-2 win over Roma last weekend. That result helped arrest a three-game losing run, but with six defeats across their last eight games (W2) and no consecutive wins in the competition since March, consistency remains a concern for Verona.[/p]
[p]Defensive issues have held them back as they’ve conceded an average of over two goals per game in this league campaign, which rockets up to three per game over their last four league trips (L4). Verona could now lose five in a row under the same coach for the first time since the 2017/18 season, but having stacked up three red cards over their last three trips, keeping a full contingent on the pitch could help them stop the rot.[/p]
[p]Key battle: Rested in midweek, Fiorentina’s David de Gea will be raring to go here, looking to add to his tally of three clean sheets over the last four league games. Looking to beat him could be Casper Tengstedt, who has scored his last three league goals within the first 15 minutes, the most in that timeframe by any player in this Serie A campaign.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: There has been a penalty awarded in six of the last eight H2Hs.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]