Fiorentina vs Club Brugge
UEFA Europa League Conference, KO: 20:00 May 2, 2024, Stadio Artemio Franchi
Fiorentina continue their quest to reach another Europa Conference League final as they host club Brugge in a semi-final clash on Thursday. The Italian side have been solid at home lately and their experience at this stage of the competition should give them the upper hand over their Belgian visitors.
Having lost in last year’s Europa Conference League final, Fiorentina are looking to go one better this time around. They have played like a team on a mission this season and are yet to taste defeat so far.
Fiorentina reached the semi-final of the Conference League after overcoming Viktoria Plzen 2-0 on aggregate. They were held to a 0-0 draw in the Czech Republic before returning to the Stadio Artemio Franchi for a 2-0 victory.
As evidenced by the win over Viktoria Plzen, Fiorentina often do some good work at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. Vincenzo Italiano’s men have lost just once in their last nine home matches across all competitions and head into Thursday’s clash off the back of a 5-1 victory over Sassuolo in a Serie A fixture last weekend.
While not as dominant as Fiorentina, Club Brugge have reasons to be pleased with their Conference League campaign this season. They have lost just once in the competition and will fancy their chances of going all the way.
Club Brugge did the double over Greek side PAOK to secure a place in the semi-final of the competition. Nicky Hayen’s men triumphed 1-0 at home before running out 2-0 winners in Greece for a 3-0 aggregate victory.
Things have been really smooth for Club Brugge lately as they have won their last seven matches across all competitions. They have also won their last three away matches, although prior to that run, they had picked up just one win from their previous seven fixtures on the road.
How the bookies view it
Fiorentina have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 10/11 by 888Sport to claim the win. A victory for Club Brugge is valued at 7/2 by 10bet while a draw is set at odds of 13/5 with bet365.
Head to head
This will be the first ever meeting between Fiorentina and Club Brugge.
Players to watch
Nicolas Gonzalez often carries the attacking threat for Fiorentina and will be the one to watch on Thursday having got one of the goals in the semi-final. The attacker is also coming off a brace in last weekend’s Serie A fixture and is priced at 2/1 by Betfred score anytime on Thursday.
Andreas Skov Olsen has caught the eye for Club Brugge lately, with three goals in his last four matches. The forward also has seven Conference League goals this season and is priced at 9/2 by Paddy Power to maintain his scoring run.
Anything else catch the eye?
Fiorentina and Club Brugge have quality in attack and both teams could be backed to score at 17/20 by Unibet. La Viola saw over 3.5 goals last weekend and a repeat is priced at 27/10 by BetVictor while bet365 is offering evens for over 2.5 goals.
The Serie A side scored in both halves last weekend and could be set for a similar pattern at 9/4 with bet365.
This UEFA Europa League Conference match between Fiorentina and Club Brugge will be played on May 2, 2024 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Fiorentina vs Club Brugge prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
