Fiorentina vs Salernitana prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2022-11-08 19:45.
Fiorentina have more than proven their ability to fight on two fronts this season, racking up a fourth successive win across all competitions on Sunday (2-0 vs Sampdoria). Immediately following a winning trip to Riga in Europe, it saw them earn their first Serie A (SA) clean sheet since September. The odds are again in their favour here against Salernitana, despite conceding eight goals across their last two home league games.
Both defeats came against opposition expected to challenge for Champions League qualification this term, prior to which mid-table Fiorentina were unbeaten at home in SA (W2, D2). Both victories do form part of an impressive 100% return from La Viola’s last 11 SA home games led at half-time though, meaning the Stadio Artemio Franchi faithful will want a quick and positive start.
If any team fancies their chances of breaking that streak, it should be Salernitana, who stunned Lazio with three second-half goals after trailing at the interval in their previous away game to win 3-1. Despite following that up by dropping late points against relegation candidates Cremonese (2-2), another shock of that magnitude would guarantee Salernitana a top-half placing going into the final weekend before the World Cup.
That could provide a huge psychological boost in the long term, but even a mere shutout might do a similar job. If nothing else, it would see a hugely welcome end to a 100% historic losing record away to Fiorentina (L6), especially as losses within that streak have often been chastening experiences – three of the four SA defeats notably ended with a 4-0 scoreline.
Players to watch: Including the latter goal of a brace in his most recent outing at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, Luka Jović has scored beyond the hour mark in each of Fiorentina’s last two home games. The same trait applies to Boulaye Dia’s previous four strikes, after he memorably rounded off the goals against Lazio earlier this month.
Hot stat: Three of Fiorentina’s last four SA home wins have ended with a 2-0 scoreline.