Verona vs Fiorentina prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-05-04 13:00.
[p]Relegation-threatened Hellas Verona were unable to make it back-to-back wins when they went down 1-0 at Lazio last weekend, a result which sees them come into this matchday sitting just two points above the relegation zone. With four rounds to go, the GialloblĂą would surely prefer to be playing anyone but Fiorentina, a side they have failed to beat in their last eight H2Hs (D4, L4) or even score against in the last three![/p]
[p]If Verona are to preserve their Serie A status, results at home, where they have picked up 20 of their 31 points so far this season, are likely to be crucial. They left it late in their last game at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, when they beat Udinese 1-0 with a 93rd-minute strike, which also means that they have scored in all but one of their last 13 matches on their own patch (W4, D4, L5).[/p]
[p]Scoring hasn’t been a problem for eighth-placed Fiorentina of late either, as they have found the net eight times across their last two games, dramatically defeating Club Brugge 3-2 on Thursday in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final after thrashing struggling Sassuolo 5-1 in Serie A last Sunday. [/p]
[p]Those results mean that Fiorentina have lost just one of their last seven in all competitions (W4, D2) and are still fighting on two fronts, five points outside the European places ahead of this weekend, but with a game in hand on all of their challengers except Atalanta. Winning the Conference League could perhaps therefore represent their best chance of qualifying for Europe, but for now, La Viola will still be dreaming of a route back into continental football via the league route.[/p]
[p]Key battle: Verona goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipò has kept a clean sheet in two of his last four home matches, but hasn’t done so in his last six meetings with Fiorentina (D2, L4). Winger Nicolás González has contributed to four goals (G3, A1) in three of his last four games, with Fiorentina winning all three.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Fiorentina have scored a first-half goal in only two of their last ten away matches across all competitions.[/p]