Fiorentina vs Venezia prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-08-24 16:30.
[p]Fiorentina started their life under new manager Raffaele Palladino with an unsatisfying 1-1 draw against Parma, after which the ten-man Tuscany side could thank goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano for sparing their blushes having saved them on numerous occasions. It was a clear message from Terracciano that he wonât be giving up his place to newly arrived legend David de Gea easily. [/p]
[p]La Viola will hope for a more positive outcome here, as despite conceding on each occasion, they lost only two of their last ten home Serie A matches of 2023/24 (W4, D4), with their 35 home points being their second-best such tally across the last seven Serie A seasons. They take the first step on the road to bettering that tally against newly-promoted Venezia, and having collected multiple-goal winning margins in two of their three home games against league newcomers last season (D1), a sixth-straight home H2H win in Serie A seems a distinct possibility. [/p]
[p]La Viola are facing the newcomers in what is dubbed the âDerby dell’arteâ owing to the rich artistic history of both cities. Eusebio Di Francescoâs men will play their second consecutive league game away from home due to undergoing work at home ground Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo. The first one didn’t go well as, despite scoring in the opening five minutes for the third time in their last four Serie A matches, they fell to a 3-1 defeat against Lazio.[/p]
[p]Itâs a similar start in one aspect to their last top-flight season in 2021/22, when Venezia also played their first three matches on the road, losing the first two. Worryingly, the Lagunari last celebrated a victory in one of their two first Serie A matches back in 1946, failing to do so in any of their following eight top-flight seasons. A balanced away record from their Serie B promotion campaign (W8, D4, L7) doesnât suggest thereâs a great chance of that record ending here either.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: With his equaliser against Parma, Cristiano Biraghi has scored seven of his last nine goals via free kicks, with Fiorentina yet to lose a single match in which heâs scored (W10, D4). Magnus Kofod Andersen struck for Venezia against Lazio – his first goal for the club in his third season here, but also the first time he lost a goalscoring match (W4, D3, L1).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Fiorentinaâs last six home Serie A openers have seen 27 goals scored (4.5 on average).[/p]
[p][i]Written by TomĂĄĆĄ VlasĂĄk[/i][/p]