Fiorentina vs Bologna prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-05-17 18:45.
[p]A 2-1 defeat against relegation-threatened Venezia on Monday evening added to a disappointing week for Fiorentina after their UEFA Conference League semi-final exit only a few days prior. It was also a second successive Serie A defeat for the Viola, whose chances of qualifying for Europe next season are now slim due to their four-point deficit to the top six with just two games remaining.[/p]
[p]There are good omens of a recovery for Fiorentina here ahead of Bologna’s visit, as Raffaele Palladino’s men have won six of their seven home matches against teams starting the round above them (L1). Fiorentina are also unbeaten in their last eight home games across all competitions (W6, D2), with an impressive four clean sheets therein highlighting their strength at Stadio Artemio Franchi.[/p]
[p]Bologna make this trip in buoyant fashion having ended their 51-year wait for Coppa Italia glory in midweek by beating AC Milan 1-0. The first major honour of Vincenzo Italiano’s career was long overdue after losing three separate finals while he was in charge of Fiorentina, and he’ll hope it can spur his players on to a strong finish, even if UEFA Europa League qualification is already assured.[/p]
[p]They start the round just two points shy of the top four, so successive Champions League campaigns are not yet out of the question. Bologna have struggled on the road of late, with none of their last three league trips ending in victory while scoring just once (D1, L2), and they’ve worryingly won just one of their last 14 away games against Fiorentina (D3, L10).[/p]
[p]Key battle: Albert Guðmundsson has scored seven of his eight goals for Fiorentina so far at home, with all of them coming in victories. Trying to stop him will be Łukasz Skorupski, who kept a clean sheet in the reverse fixture (W 1-0), but that was one of just four H2H wins from 18 attempts against Fiorentina (D6, L8).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Eleven of Fiorentina’s 18 home league matches have produced at least three total goals.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]