Como vs Fiorentina prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-11-23 14:00.
[p]Como would have been looking forward to November’s international break as a chance to reset, having not won any of their last six matches in Serie A (D2, L4) – form which has left them hovering just one point above the relegation zone. Their last game was an especially difficult pill to swallow as they led from the 17th minute at Genoa, only to devastatingly concede a 92nd-minute equaliser. [/p]
[p]Letting in late goals has become something of a theme for Cesc FĂ bregas’ men, who have conceded nine times after the 75th minute in Serie A this season – three more than any other side in the division heading into this weekend. And after a period earlier in the campaign when they scored eight goals in three matches against Bologna, Atalanta and Hellas Verona, Como’s attacking potency has diminished, with the BiancoblĂą netting just four times in the six games since. [/p]
[p]After suffering an unexpected loss in UEFA Conference League action earlier this month, Fiorentina went into the international break on a high by extending their winning run in Serie A to six games as they beat Verona 3-1, with La Viola last registering seven straight top-flight victories in October 1998! Their current resurgence under Raffaele Palladino means that they find themselves third in the table after matchday 12, sitting just a point off table-topping Napoli. [/p]
[p]Ahead of this weekend, only Inter Milan and Atalanta had scored more Serie A goals than Fiorentina this season, while only Juventus and Napoli had let in fewer. Palladino’s men have proved to be especially defensively stubborn in the latter periods of games, having not yet conceded in the league in 2024/25 after the hour mark – a feat unmatched across the division. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Lucas Da Cunha made it 1-0 to Como at Genoa, in turn extending the Frenchman’s run of unbeaten games when finding the net to four (W3, D1). The hosts will have to be wary of Moise Kean’s presence from the outset, given that the 24-year-old has scored six times in his last three Fiorentina appearances, with four of those goals coming before half-time. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: None of the last five H2Hs between these teams have seen both sides score. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]