Venezia travel to Fiorentina for a Monday night Serie A fixture. The visitors looked out of sorts in their opening fixture and should find things difficult against La Viola, who will be keen to get a win in their first home fixture of the season.
Fiorentina are coming off a 1-1 draw with Parma in their opening Serie A fixture. They conceded early in the contest but struck back in the second half through Cristiano Biraghi and were able to hold on for the point despite finishing the game with 10 men.
Manager Raffaelle Palladino will consider it a solid enough start to the season as they are now back to the Artemio Franchi. They head into Sunday’s clash off the back of a 3-3 draw with Puskas in a Europa Conference League playoff clash on Thursday.
Venezia endured a tough start back in the topflight as they were beaten 3-1 by Lazio in their opening fixture. They struck first through Magnus Kofod Andersen but were quickly pegged back and went on to concede more goals.
That was the second straight defeat for Venezia, who were also beaten 3-1 by Serie B side Brescia in the Coppa Italia first round. While Eusebio Di Francesco’s men struggled going forward, their defensive problems have also been obvious as they have now conceded six goals in just two matches this season.
How the bookies view it: La Viola heavily fancied
The bookies have installed Fiorentina as overwhelming favourites with a home win priced at 4/9 by Betfred. An unlikely victory for Venezia is valued at 13/2 while Betfred is offering odds of 7/2 for a draw.
Head to head: Nothing to separate them
Fiorentina and Venezia have five wins each and one draw from 11 previous matches. Both teams won their home fixture in their last Serie A meeting back in 2021-22 with LA Viola claiming a 1-0 victory at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Players to watch: Kean to score again
Moise Kean got off the mark in Thursday’s Europa League clash and will be looking to carry that form into the league. The striker is priced at 13/8 by Betfred to get on the score sheet on Sunday.
Fiorentina’s back line has been quite porous this season and Venezia will be looking to take advantage. Gaetano Oristanio often features in attack and could be worth keeping an eye on at 13/2 with Betfred.
Probable line-ups
Summer signing Albert Gudmundsson is ruled out for Fiorentina with injury while Marin Pongracic is suspended after picking up a red card in the opening fixture. Antonin Barak and Sofyan Amrabat were on the bench in the Europa League and should start Sunday.
Striker Joel Pohjanpalo remains sidelined for Venezia with injury and will miss Sunday’s clash. Christian Gytkjaer should continue in attack with Oristanio providing support while Michael Svoboda is set to feature in defence.
Fiorentina: Terraciano, Dodo, Martinez Quarta, Comuzzo, Biraghi, Amrabat, Mandragora, Ikone, Barak, Kouame, Kean
Venezia: Joronen, Altare, Svoboda, Sverko, Sagrado, Duncan, Kofod Andersen, Zampano, Oristanio, Ellertsson, Gytkjaer
Anything else catch the eye?
Venezia have seen over 3.5 goals in their last two matches and a repeat is priced at 2/1 with Betfred. Over 2.5 goals is valued at 4/5 by Betfred who is also offering evens on both teams to score.
Fiorentina are likely to be dominant on Sunday and could be backed to score in both halves at 5/4 with Betfred. Given the minimal odds for a straight victory, a win and both teams to score could also be considered at 23/10 by Betfred.
This Serie A match between Fiorentina and Venezia will be played on Aug 25, 2024 and kick off at 17:30. Check below for our tipsters best Fiorentina vs Venezia prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
