Fiorentina vs AS Roma prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-10-26 19:45.
[p]After enduring a rather slow start to their campaign, which saw Fiorentina register only one win inside 90 minutes across their opening eight competitive matches, Raffaele Palladino’s side have now won four competitive matches in a row. That run has seen them net a whopping ten goals across their last two outings, including a 4-2 win in the UEFA Conference League against St. Gallen on Thursday. [/p]
[p]On top of that, La Viola’s last Serie A outing saw them destroy Lecce 6-0, which marked the first time since 1966 that they’ve netted 6+ goals in an away league outing, but it was not all glory as coach Palladino lost key forwards Moise Kean and Albert Guðmundsson through injury. Despite their recent goalscoring improvement, don’t expect a quick start from the hosts, as ten of their 14 goals across their current winning run have arrived after the break.[/p]
[p]Roma’s new coach Ivan Jurić hasn’t had the impact on his side that he was probably wishing for as after two wins in his opening three matches (D1), the Giallorossi have now won just one of their following four outings (D1, L2). That sole victory did come during Thursday’s UEFA Europa League match against Dynamo Kyiv though (1-0), so he’ll be hoping his side can continue their momentum here. [/p]
[p]That would be timely as Roma have suffered their worst eight-game (W2, D4, L2) start to a Serie A season since 2010/11 season, a campaign during which they eventually finished inside the top-six, which at least gives their fans some hope. It’s not hard to highlight where their problem lies as only four sides have scored less than their eight league goals ahead of the round, but at least Roma have avoided defeat in all four away league outings this term (D4).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Jonathan Ikoné scored a competitive brace in midweek for the first time in his senior club career, with ten of his last twelve goals arriving after the break. After scoring on Thursday, Artem Dovbyk has now opened the scoring with each of his five goals for Roma, with four arriving before the break.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Fiorentina are the only Serie A side yet to concede a goal beyond the hour mark this term.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]