Verona vs Fiorentina Prediction & Match Preview

Verona vs Fiorentina Match Preview

Fiorentina return to domestic duties to lock horns with Verona just three days after the first leg of the UEFA Conference League semi-final against Club Brugge. The Viola have generally had a consistently packed schedule with both European and Coppa Italia matches in recent mid-weeks.

• Fiorentina lost four, drew two, and won one of the last seven away fixtures in Serie A.
• Ten of Fiorentina’s last eleven away matches in the league finished with fewer than three goals scored.
• Verona lost only three of the last eleven home outings in the league.

Head coach Vincenzo Italiano will most likely rotate his starting XI for this tie against Verona. Fiorentina did move up to 8th place in the Serie A standings after subsequent league wins over Salernitana and Sassuolo.

However, they are still nine points below Roma in 5th position, meaning Champions League football is beyond reach with just four games remaining.

Verona are in much greater need for points in this affair. The Gialloblu are 15th in the league table. They are only two points above the danger zone. They fell 0-1 away at Champions League hopefuls Lazio eight days ago.

Recent Meetings

• Tradition favours Fiorentina. The Viola go into this on the back of three straight clean-sheet wins over Verona.
• The run includes a narrow 1-0 victory in December last year at Stadio Artemio Franchi.
• Only two of the previous nine H2H matches between these rivals saw three or more goals scored.

Verona vs Fiorentina Prediction

Verona have tightened things up defensively in recent weeks. They saw off Udinese 1-0 before falling to Lazio with the same scoreline in the past two rounds. Marco Baroni’s men will be super-motivated to get a result here against Fiorentina.

The visitors are amid a big European semi-final tie and fatigue may well play a huge factor on Sunday. Also, Fiorentina have won only 5 of 17 away matches in this term of Serie A. The best betting option for this match would thus be home win or draw double chance pick at the 1.61 odds.

Fiorentina did put five goals past struggling Sassuolo seven days ago. However, they had played three successive low-scoring matches in the league beforehand. Also, just one of their previous eleven away fixtures in Serie A provided three or more goals.

Knowing how tight Verona looked in the previous two rounds, we have to opt for the Under 2.5 goals pick at the 1.72 odds. Last but not least, seven of the last nine head-to-head encounters between Verona and Fiorentina ended with fewer than three goals scored.

Steffen Schmidt- May 3, 2024

Verona vs Fiorentina Betting Tips

Verona to win or draw

OK

1.62 Odds

Under 2.5 goals

OK

1.70 Odds

Correct Score: Verona 1-0

OK

9.00 Odds