Genoa vs Fiorentina prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-11-08 14:00.
[p]Genoa and Fiorentina face off in Serie A on Sunday in what has the feel of an early-season ‘six-pointer’ for two sides who come into the weekend in the bottom three. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After Genoa began the Serie A season without a win in nine (D3, L6), they finally got their maiden win at the tenth attempt by beating Sassuolo 2-1 in the last round under interim boss Roberto Murgita. Daniele De Rossi has since been named as Patrick Vieira’s permanent replacement after he was dismissed last week, and he could endear himself to the Genoa fans in perfect fashion if he can steer them to back-to-back top-flight wins for the first time since January 2024. He’s got a huge obstacle to overcome if he’s to do so, as Genoa haven’t won in home league action since early April (D2, L6) or even scored a goal in such matches this term![/p]
[p]Fiorentina are doing even worse than Genoa in Serie A after going a club record-extending ten games without a win at the start of a top-flight campaign following a 1-0 loss to Lecce (D4, L6). Like Genoa, La Viola decided in the last week that a change of head coach was needed, with Stefano Pioli’s disastrous reign brought to an end and Daniele Galloppa put in caretaker charge. He could only oversee a 2-1 defeat at Mainz in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday, as Fiorentina now stand on the brink of suffering a fourth successive defeat in all competitions for the first time since May 2022. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Fiorentina are unbeaten in the last nine H2Hs (W5, D4) and have won on each of their last three visits to Genoa. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]The home team on the day has drawn a scoring blank before half-time in nine of Genoa’s ten league games this season. [/p]
[p]Genoa have received more yellow cards than any other side in Serie A this season (28) pre-round. [/p]
[p]Fiorentina have dropped a league-high 11 points from winning positions in Italy’s top flight this term. [/p]
[p]There hasn’t been a single first-half goal in Fiorentina’s Serie A away matches so far this season. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Leo Østigård got Genoa’s 93rd-minute winner at Sassuolo – his first goal since September 2024 – but the defender must stay disciplined here, as his four yellow cards this season leave him one away from a ban. Simon Sohm got his first-ever Fiorentina goal at Mainz, meaning that he has been on the losing side in four of his last seven scoring appearances (W2, D1). [/p]
[p]Genoa midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi is suspended here, while Fiorentina don’t seem to have any fresh absentees. [/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]High on their first league win, and after Fiorentina had midweek commitments, we’re backing Genoa to win.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]