Juventus welcome Fiorentina to the Allianz Stadium on Sunday as they look to snap a poor run of results in Serie A. The Turin club will be counting on their home record and with La Viola often unconvincing on their travels, a win for the hosts could be expected here.
It has been a rough few weeks for Juventus, who have fallen away badly on the Serie A standings and are now 20 points off leaders Inter Milan. They have picked up just one win in their last nine Serie A matches and were beaten 1-0 by Lazio in their previous fixture.
Juventus got some revenge over Lazio in midweek and gave themselves a confidence boost with a 2-0 victory in the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg. Second half efforts from Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic were enough to give them the advantage.
The win over Lazio is part of a solid home record for Juventus, who have only lost once in front of their fans all season. Massimiliano Allegri’s men have also attempted to keep things tight at the back and have not been breached in their last two home matches in front of their fans.
Fiorentina were also victorious in the Coppa Italia and they edged to a 1-0 win over Atalanta in the semi-final first leg. Rolando Mandragora struck the only goal in the first half and they were able to hold on for the win.
La Viola were in desperate need of a confidence boost having picked up just one win from their last six Serie A matches. They were beaten 2-1 at home by AC Milan last time out in Serie A, leaving them 10th on the standings.
A major problem for Fiorentina is a poor record on their travels having picked up just one win from their last nine Serie A matches. Vincenzo Italiano’s men have suffered five defeats in that run and have also failed to score in five fixtures.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have installed Juventus as overwhelming favourites with a home win priced at 17/20 by 10bet. A victory for Fiorentina is priced at 15/4 by bet365 while William Hill is offering odds of 5/2 for a draw.
Head to head
Juventus have a 36-10 advantage with 18 draws from 64 previous matches against Fiorentina. The Turin club have also won the last two meetings and claimed a 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in November.
Players to watch
Dusan Vlahovic showed his importance to Juventus, scoring in the Coppa Italia after serving a suspension in the previous Serie A fixture. The Serbian striker has 15 Serie A goals this season and is priced at 6/4 with BoyleSports.
Juventus have looked solid at the back in recent matches at Allianz Stadium, keeping clean sheets in their last two fixtures. Beremer is the standout player in defence and can lead the Turin club to another clean sheet at 6/5 with bet365.
Anything else catch the eye?
Juventus have won to nil in their last two meetings with Fiorentina and a repeat is priced at 2/1 with BetVictor. The last eight meetings have produced under 2.5 goals and a repeat is priced at 7/10 by Unibet.
Given Juventus’ defensive record in this fixture, BTTS NO could be considered at 4/5 with Paddy Power.
This Serie A match between Juventus and Fiorentina will be played on Apr 7, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Juventus vs Fiorentina prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
