Roma and Fiorentina square off in a Serie A fixture with both teams looking to overcome topsy-turvy domestic campaigns.
Roma's hopes of a title challenge fizzled out early in the campaign and have blown hot and cold this season and are currently 13 points off the pace. Their target is now a top four finish as they sit three points behind fourth placed Inter Milan.
The capital club head into Sunday’s clash unbeaten in their last four Serie A matches, although they have only claimed one win in that run. They played out a 2-2 draw at AC Milan in their previous Serie A fixture, fighting back from two goals down with efforts from Roger Ibanez and Tammy Abraham.
Roma will be relying on their home form having won their last two matches at the Stadio Olimpico. First, Jose Mourinho’s men claimed a 1-0 Serie A victory over Bologna before picking up a similar win over Genoa in the Coppa Italia.
Fiorentina travel to the Stadio Olimpico off the back of a 1-0 victory over Sampdoria in the Coppa Italia. That was their second straight win having claimed a 2-1 victory over Sassuolo in their previous Serie A fixture thanks to goals from Riccardo Saponara and Nico Gonzalez.
Both results are an extension of Fiorentina’s good form in recent weeks as they are unbeaten in seven of their last six Serie A matches. Vincenzo Italiano’s men have claimed four wins in that run and are up to ninth, eight points off the European places.
While Fiorentina have looked good lately, their form on the road remains suspect having claimed just two away wins in Serie A all season. They suffered a 2-2 defeat at AC Milan in their previous Serie A fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have installed Roma as favourites with a home win priced at 24/23 with SBK. A victory for Fiorentina is valued at 14/5 with bet365 while a draw is set at odds of 5/2 with Unibet.
Head to head
Roma have a 35-13 advantage with 15 draws from 63 previous matches against Fiorentina. La Viola claimed a 2-0 victory in the most recent meeting between both sides while Roma have won the last three fixtures at the Stadio Olimpico.
Players to watch
Paulo Dybala scored the only goal in the Coppa Italia victory over Genoa and will be the man to watch for Roma. Unibet has the striker at 21/10 to get on the score sheet on Sunday.
Nico Gonzalez often carries the attacking threat for Fiorentina with his pace and movement. The forward netted the winner against Sassuolo and could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime at 15/4 with bet365.
Anything else catch the eye?
The last meeting at Stadio Olimpico produced over 3.5 goals and a similar outcome is priced at 29/10 by BetVictor. Over 2.5 goals is valued at 21/20 by BetVictor while both teams could be backed to score at 11/12 with SBK.
There were more goals after the break in the last meeting at Roma’s home ground and Sunday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 11/10 with Paddy Power.
This Serie A match between Roma and Fiorentina will be played on Jan 15, 2023 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Roma vs Fiorentina prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
