AS Roma vs Fiorentina Prediction & Tips
Roma and Fiorentina face off at the Stadio Olimpico, in a match of the 1st round of Serie A TIM. The history of head-to-heads played at this stadium favors the home team, which in the last 5 matches won 3, drew 1 and lost 1. In fact, in the last match at this stadium, for Serie A TIM, in 01‑11‑2020, the Roma won by (2‑0). Roma’s goals were scored by Pedro (70′ ) and L. Spinazzola (12′ ). Special attention is needed for the home/away condition, as both teams have significantly different results in their home and away matches.
Rome Analysis
This is the first match in this edition of the home team’s competition, which ended the previous edition in 7th position. This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when they play in front of their fans, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 33 conceded, against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at home, with 40 goals scored and 10 conceded. In their last match, for the Europa Conference League, they got an away win against Trabzonspor by (1‑2). In the last 10 home matches Roma has a record of 7 wins and 3 draws. Their offense has scored regularly, as they have managed to score in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their matches there is a tendency towards goals, as in 49 of their last 56 matches at home there were Over 1.5 goals and in 37 of the last 56 there were Over 2.5 goals.
The team led by José Mourinho enters this first round motivated after an away victory, by 1-2, against Trabzonspor, for the Europa Conference League: Pellegrini and Shomurodov scored the goals of the triumph. Like the opponent of this round, the Roma team usually acts in a tactical design in 4-3-3, using three players up front: Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Eldor Shomurodov and Nicolò Zaniolo, whose mission is to cause panic in the opposing defense. It won’t be surprising that Roma adopt a slightly more offensive posture, as they aim to get in the best possible form in this edition of Serie A. for the moment, handed over to the team’s doctors.
Fiorentina Analysis
This will be the first game in this edition of the visiting team’s competition, which ended the previous edition in 13th place. This is a stronger team when they play at their stadium, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in their stadium. In their last match, for the Coppa Italia, they got a home win against Cosenza by (4‑0). In the last 10 away matches Fiorentina has won 2, tied 5 and lost 3. Defensive consistency has been one of their best features, as they have only conceded goals in 3 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have never been able to turn the score around in the 4 matches they have conceded the first goal.
Fiorentina enters this match motivated after a victory at home, by 4-0, against Cosenza, for Coppa Italia: Vlahovic, Gonzalez and Venuti scored the “goals” of the victory. The visiting club usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, favoring a more offensive style of play, attacking through the side aisles. Fiorentina is a team that feels comfortable adopting a lower block, in order to try to surprise their opponent through the counterattack. In this scheme, the three most advanced players are usually Dusan Vlahovic, Nicolás González and José Callejón. For this match, coach Vincenzo Italiano should be without Sofyan Amrabat and Michele Cerofolini as they are recovering from injury.
AS Roma – Fiorentina FREE TIPS
AS Roma – Win @ 1.75
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
