SK Rapid vs Fiorentina prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-10-22 16:45.
[p]Two struggling teams will be on view when Rapid Vienna host Fiorentina on matchday two of the UEFA Conference League.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Vienna’s rapidly declining form continued with their third consecutive league defeat at the weekend when they lost 2-0 at home to LASK and saw their early season lead at the top of the Austrian Bundesliga standings turn into a four-point deficit. Sandwiched between those defeats was a 4-1 loss to Lech Poznań on matchday one of this competition which makes up part of their current five-game winless sequence (D1, L4). Home fans may rightfully be nervous coming into this match because of those recent setbacks, but Rapid can still be confident of ending their losing sequence here after winning eight of their last 12 UEFA home fixtures (D3, L1), including qualifying rounds.[/p]
[p]Fiorentina’s 2-1 weekend loss to AC Milan at the weekend extended their winless start to the Serie A campaign (D3, L4) and kept them in the relegation zone. Their only joy so far in 2025/26 has been on the continental circuit, where the Italian side won all three fixtures in this competition (including qualifiers) following a 2-0 victory over Czech club Sigma Olomouc on matchday one. Extending that sequence may need the visitors not just to forget about their recent domestic woes but also improve their recent five-game away form in the Conference League competition proper (W1, D1, L3), although they haven’t been disgraced in that period with the three losses all coming by one-goal margins (3-2 or 2-1).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]The only two previous H2Hs in the 21st century occurred during the 2023/24 Conference League qualifiers, with Rapid winning 1-0 at home before losing 2-0 on the road.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Six of Rapid’s last seven matches in all competitions have seen both teams score.[/p]
[p]Rapid conceded 2+ goals in five of their last seven Conference League fixtures (including qualifiers).[/p]
[p]In 12 of Fiorentina’s last 14 Conference League matches including qualifiers, over 2.5 total goals were scored.[/p]
[p]Fiorentina scored the opening goal in four of their last five competitive matches.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Andrija Radulović scored two goals in his last three matches for Rapid and his three competitive strikes this season have come in matches that saw both teams contribute to a total of over 2.5 goals. A strike from Fiorentina’s Rolando Mandragora could lead to a similar outcome as seven of his eight Conference League goals have come in games that produced 3+ goals, whilst Fiorentina are unbeaten in this competition when he scores (W6, D2).[/p]
[p]Rapid have no new injury concerns, while Amir Richardson joined the list of Fiorentina absences.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The defensive frailties of these two sides point towards over 2.5 goals being scored.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]