AS Roma vs Fiorentina prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-05-03 16:00.
[p]Roma extended their unbeaten Serie A run to 18 matches (W13, D5) with a hugely impressive 1-0 win over defending champions Inter Milan at the San Siro. They hold the longest active unbeaten streak across Europe’s traditional top-five leagues, while it’s also the first time the Giallorossi have gone unbeaten in 18+ games in a single season Serie A campaign since 2009/10, when they were also under the stewardship of Claudio Ranieri.[/p]
[p]It’s no wonder then that the capital club are in the thick of the European qualification race, starting this round within touching distance of the top four. Solid defensive foundations are helping them forward as Roma’s 40-point haul in 2025 is not only more than any other side in Europe’s traditional top-five leagues pre-round, but they’ve also kept more clean sheets (nine) than they’ve conceded goals (eight) in that run![/p]
[p]Fiorentina sit just a point behind Roma with European qualification hopes of their own, but this contest may take a back seat as it’s sandwiched between the two legs of their UEFA Conference League semi-final. La Viola were beaten 2-1 in the first leg by Real Betis on Thursday, so boss Raffaele Palladino may not hinge all of his hopes on that route back to Europe as his side chase just a second double over Roma in 60 years.[/p]
[p]A thumping 5-1 success in the reverse fixture should have the travelling fans confident, as should a six-game unbeaten run in Serie A (W4, D2). Away form in the league has been of greater concern, with their last five such trips producing just one win (D1, L3), while their last away league victory over Roma came back in April 2018 (D2, L4).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Alexis Saelemaekers has scored five of his six league goals this season at home, with four of those strikes arriving inside the opening 20 minutes. Fiorentina’s Moise Kean also tends to make an impact early, with 12 of his 17 league goals this season coming in the first half, including a brace in the reverse fixture. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Fiorentina have scored a pre-round league-high eight goals inside the opening ten minutes.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]