H2H: Parma vs Fiorentina – Prediction (Serie A

H2H: Parma vs Fiorentina – Comparison.

Gervinho (PAR) has three career goals (and two assists) in eight SA games against Fiorentina. Meanwhile, Gaetano Castrovilli has been Fiorentina’s first scorer in two of his three SA scoring games, each time contributing to a win. Five of the last nine SA H2Hs at Parma have been drawn, while the remaining four saw a single-goal margin of success (either way).

Parma Insights.

A late goal conceded beyond the 80th minute – the third such occurrence (in 13 conceded) this season in Serie A (SA) for Parma – extended their winless league run (D2, L1). That’s despite Parma scoring exactly two goals in each of those games and twice striking first! Still, with 18 of their last 20 SA games seeing both teams score and zero 0-0 scorelines registered in their last 54 competitive games, there’s a good chance of action in this game. Parma’s home form has been encouraging though, with 80% of their SA points (four of five) picked up here this term, while they’ve conceded less than a third (four) of their 13 SA ‘goals against’ at home. Crucially, they have managed a HT clean sheet in two of three SA home games with both producing under 2.5 total match goals.

Fiorentina Insights.

Fiorentina have conceded 2+ goals in each of their last five SA fixtures (W1, D1, L3), conceding exactly once by HT in each game. Three of those five SA matches saw Fiorentina score 2+ goals themselves, raising hopes of another high-scoring game. There may be a late show too, as Fiorentina have let in a third of their 12 SA ‘goals against’ beyond the 80th minute. ‘La Viola’ have scored first in four of their six SA games – including twice on the road, where they have scored 60% of their goals (three of five) within the first ten minutes. Notably though, Fiorentina are yet to win on the road this SA season (D1, L2) with two matches producing over 3.5 total goals.