Verona vs Fiorentina – Prediction (Serie A – 24.11.2019)

Preview and Teams Comparison.

Seeing their relegation odds lengthen by the week, Hellas Verona have won two of their last three Serie A (SA) matches (W2, L1), and boasted the league’s second-best defence over the international break, with only 11 goals conceded (0.92 per game).

Verona’s last SA loss to Inter (2-1) represented their second consecutive game with over 2.5 goals scored. Their matches are usually tight and low scoring affairs though, with nine of Verona’s 12 league fixtures seeing less than 2.5 goals. That includes five of their six league home games. Matteo Pessina (VER) has scored two SA goals this season, with both arriving in the last ten minutes of play.

Verona have opened the scoring in six SA matches (W4, L2) including the last three. Always passionate, Verona have avoided a booking before the break only once this SA season. Fiorentina have seen at least one yellow card during the first half in six of their last seven SA games. ‘La Viola’ have opened the scoring in the last three H2Hs held here – and won every one.

Fiorentina travel having won only one of their last five SA games (W1, D2, L2), conceding the opener in their last four, and being behind at half-time in their last three league matches. Furthermore, the visitors have scored first in only two of their six away league matches this season (W2, D2, L2).

Strong starts aren’t typical for Fiorentina in any case these days, with ‘La Viola’ finding themselves leading at the break only three times this SA season (25%). They try to make it up after the break though, and have avoided a second-half ‘defeat’ on ten occasions. Dušan Vlahovič (FIO) played all 90 minutes for the first time in SA in his last league match, scoring two goals in the second half.

Match Info and Live Scores.