Cukaricki vs Fiorentina prediction: EUROPE: Europa Conference League – Group Stage betting tips on match 2023-11-08 17:45.
UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) debutants Čukarički are still in search of their maiden point in this competition as they welcome Fiorentina, a side who beat them 6-0 just two weeks ago. That heavy defeat formed part of a five-game winless run in all competitions, which the Serbian outfit ended with a penalty shootout victory in the domestic cup last week, only to then lose 2-0 in league action at the weekend.
That defeat now only saw Čukarički lose ground in their top-three hunt, but also fail to win for the seventh time in their last eight home outings since the start of August (D3, L4). Worryingly, that includes two European defeats 'to nil', with the Serbian team trailing by two goals at half-time in both.
Fiorentina travel to Serbia as one of three Group F teams on five points (W1, D2) and looking for back-to-back wins after starting this UECL campaign with consecutive draws. There are good omens for the Viola, who failed to win their opening two matches in this competition last year, but followed up that with four straight wins and went all the way to the final before being beaten by West Ham.
The visitors boast a mixed record from their travels in 2023/24 so far (W3, D2, L3), with their latest away match against Lazio seeing them concede from the penalty spot deep into stoppage time en route to defeat. The theme of conceding a late goal is nothing new to Fiorentina, who also failed to hold on in their only UECL away match at Genk where they conceded the equaliser in the 85th minute, so boss Vincenzo Italiano won’t be feeling comfortable too soon here.
Players to watch: Čukarički’s summer signing Luther Singh could be primed to take advantage of Fiorentina’s late struggles, as both his goals for his new side came after the break. Lucas Beltran prefers to strike early, netting his only two goals for Fiorentina in the opening ten minutes of the reverse fixture.
Hot stat: There have been seven goals scored before the break across Fiorentina’s three UECL group stage matches.