Seeking a vital win in their push for a Europa League finish, Roma travel to Fiorentina for a Monday night Serie clash. The capital club often do well in this fixture and with the home side looking out of sorts at the moment, that solid record is not likely to be in danger here.
Fiorentina made a fine start to 2022 and looked to be making a late push for a European spot next season. However, Vincenzo Italiano’s men have lost their way in recent weeks, losing their last four matches across all competitions, including a 1-0 defeat to AC Milan last time out.
Sitting three points behind fifth placed Roma, victory on Monday will throw them back into the mix for a European finish with two matches left to play. However, they have been unconvincing at home lately and were beaten 4-0 by Udinese in their previous fixture at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
A major problem for Fiorentina appears to be their failure to replace striker Dusan Vlahovic, with Krzysztof Piatek and Arthur Cabral not consistent enough to claim the Serbian’s mantle. La Viola head into Monday’s clash with just one goal scored in their last four matches across all competitions.
Roma will travel to Fiorentina on a high after reaching their first European final since 1991. Tammy Abraham scored the winner as they won 1-0 against Leicester City in Thursday’s second leg for a 2-1 aggregate victory.
The capital club also hold the advantage in the race for the Europa League as they sit three points clear of local rivals Lazio. Jose Mourinho’s men have suffered just one defeat in their last 14 Serie A matches but were held to a 0-0 draw by Bologna in their previous fixture.
Although Roma suffered a 3-1 defeat to Inter Milan in their last away fixture, they have generally maintained a solid record on their travels. They were unbeaten in their previous six matches on the road, a run that includes 1-0 victories over the likes of Spezia and Sampdoria.
How the bookies view it
Fiorentina have the edge among the bookies and are priced at 7/5 by 10bet to claim the win on Monday. A victory for Roma is valued at 21/10 by SBK who are also offering odds of 27/11 for a draw.
Recent head to head
Roma have a fine record in this fixture and have won the last five matches against Fiorentina. They claimed a 3-1 victory in the reverse meeting back in August and also triumphed 2-1 on their last visit to the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Players to watch
Although Krzysztof Piatek has failed to fill the boots of Dusan Vlahovic, he still remains the man to lead the line for Fiorentina. The Polish striker will be looking to capitalise on Roma’s defensive problems on the road and is priced at 2/1 by Coral to find the net on Monday.
Tammy Abraham’s effort in Thursday’s Conference League clash took his tally for Roma to 25 goals across all competitions this season. 15 of those goals have come in Serie A and the striker could be tipped to get on the score sheet on Monday at 47/20 by Unibet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Fiorentina and Roma have both struggled at the back and having produced over 3.5 goals in the reverse fixture, a similar outcome could be considered at 23/10 by BetVictor. Bet365 is offering 10/11 for over 2.5 goals while both teams could also be backed to score at 5/7 with SBK.
Roma have opened the scoring in their last five meetings with Fiorentina and could be backed to score first on Monday at 5/4 with bet365.
This Serie A match between Fiorentina and Roma will be played on May 9, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Fiorentina vs Roma prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
