Fiorentina Vs AS Roma
Fiorentina Vs AS Roma Monday, 9 May 2022 – 19:45 (BST)
Italian Serie A
Pick: Draw & Both Teams to Score
Odds: 23/10
Bookmaker: Bet365
(All betting odds correct at time of writing: 7 May 2022)
Preview: Matchday 36 from the 2021-22 Serie A campaign concludes at the Artemio Franchi with Roma, still on a high after reaching a European final on Thursday night, visiting Florence and seeking their sixth consecutive head-to-head victory over Fiorentina.
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Fiorentina – Viola desperate to halt losing run?
Ironically, if any set of supporters should be getting right behind Roma for their upcoming European final, it should be those of Fiorentina. The Giallorossi triumphing in said final could open the door for more Italian sides to sneak into continental competition next season. And if any team could do with a favour right now, it is La Viola, having lost their past three league games to fall six points off the top-six.
Only bottom-of-the-table Venezia are on a worse run of defeats than Vincenzo Italiano’s men, beaten to nil for the second successive outing last time against Milan. It means that, across their last 11 league games, the team from Florence have scored more than once on only one occasion – that, surprisingly, in their 3-2 success away at Napoli. However, they’ve not managed this feat at home since January!
Key Stat: Fiorentina had scored precisely one goal in five consecutive Serie A home games before a 1-0 loss to league leaders AC Milan in their most recent fixture at Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Roma – Fatigue to play a part in Florence?
Emotions got the better of the ‘Special One’ as his Roma team moved a step closer to securing the club’s first piece of silverware in Europe. A narrow victory at the Stadio Olimpico against Leicester City on Thursday enough to send the Giallorossi to the competition’s inaugural final, where they will meet Dutch side Feyenoord. Unfortunately, though, their precarious position in Serie A means they cannot let up.
Roma are on course to finish in fifth, thus qualifying for next season’s Europa League, but are ahead of Lazio on goal difference alone. Atalanta and Fiorentina are also waiting to pounce on any slip up, and this Roma side are undoubtedly prone to those having failed to win in three league games (D2 L1). Likewise, they too are struggling to score. Netting more than once only twice in their last nine Serie A outings.
Key Stat: Roma have scored exactly one goal in each of their five previous Serie A away matches. However, only two of their last nine away league games didn’t feature both teams scoring.
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Fiorentina Vs Roma Betting Advice
Qualifying for Europe will be at the forefront of the minds of both sets of players at the Artemio Franchi, as Fiorentina and Roma both go in search of their first league win for four matches. That lack of form might suggest playing safe and plumping for a draw is the most logical approach to this contest. However, it is worth noting that none of five previous head-to-heads ended without a winner. With Roma victorious each time!
Fiorentina Vs Roma – Key Facts:
- An early red card proved the undoing of Fiorentina in this season’s reverse encounter, Roma prevailing 3-1 in Rome and making it five straight Serie A wins over their opponents.
- Seven of the past eight league and cup meetings between the sides has seen both teams score. This bet has also landed in seven of Roma’s last nine Serie A away matches.
- Neither team enter into this fixture in noteworthy form though. Fiorentina will be keen to halt a run of three successive losses while Roma are also winless in three Serie A outings (D2 L1).
Roma’s ambitions of a sixth consecutive H2H victory are tempered somewhat by their erratic away form. Mourinho’s men collecting maximum points from only two of the last six said fixtures (D3 L1). Moreover, their record away to teams currently in the top-half of the table makes for grim reading: W1 D2 L5. So, after expending a lot in midweek, a point in Florence may not be viewed all that negatively.
Best Betting Odds – Fiorentina Vs Roma
Fiorentina – 7/5 (Betfair)
Draw – 23/10 (Bet365)
Roma – 85/40 (BetVictor)
