Fiorentina welcome Polissya Zhytomyr to the Mapei Stadium for the second leg of the UEFA Conference League play-offs. The Italians are aiming to complete the double over the visitors, having earned a 3-0 victory in the first meeting.
Fiorentina were largely untroubled in the first leg as they eased to a 3-0 victory. An own-goal set them on their way before further efforts from Robin Goesens and Albert Gudmundsson sealed the win.
La Viola followed that up with a 1-1 draw at Cagliari in their opening fixture in Serie A. Both results mean Stefano Pioli's men remain unbeaten this season.
Polissya Zhytomyr struggled to cope with the superior quality of the Italians in the first leg. They were constantly shaky at the back and failed to recover from an early setback after Oleg Kudryk put through his own net.
The Ukrainians travel to Italy off the back of four straight defeats, failing to score in the last two on this run. They also suffered a 2-1 defeat at Paks in their previous away fixture.
How the bookies view it: Fiorentina strongly favoured
The bookies have installed Fiorentina as overwhelming favourites, with BoyleSports offering odds of 1/5 for a home win. An unlikely victory for Polissya Zhytomyr is set at 17/2, while a draw is valued at 5/1.
Head to head: Only one meeting
The only previous meeting between Fiorentina and Polissya Zhytomyr was last week's first leg, which ended 3-0 in favour of the Italians.
Players to watch: Gudmundsson to shine
Albert Gudmundsson was on target in the first leg and could be the one to watch once again. The forward should partner Edin Dzeko in attack and both men can combine to produce over 1.5 goals (Fiorentina over 1.5 goals – available at 2/9 with BoyleSports).
Defenders Luca Ranieri and Marin Pongracic could also be worth keeping an eye on after leading Fiorentina to a shutout in the first leg. With Polissya struggling up front, they will be confident of a clean sheet (Fiorentina clean sheet – offered at 10/11).
Probable line-ups:
David De Gea looks set to start in goal, while captain Luca Ranieri should be joined by Marin Pongracic in defence. Gudmundsson gets the nod just behind Dzeko in attack, with Moise Kean set to miss out due to suspension.
For Polissya Zhytomyr, Yevhen Volynets should return in goal, with Serhiy Chobotenko, Eduard Sarapiy and Serhii Korniichuk in defence. Bogdan Lednev and Ruslan Babenko should start in midfield with Hutsulyak and Oleksandr Nazarenko in attack.
Fiorentina: De Gea; Comuzzo, Pongracic, Ranieri; Dodo, Sohm, Fagioli, Gosens; Ndour, Gudmundsson, Dzeko
Polissya Zhytomyr: Volynets; Kravchenko, Chobotenko, Sarapiy, Korniichuk; Lednev, Babenko, Andriyevskyi; Hutsulyak, Filippov, Nazarenko
Anything else catch the eye?
Polissya Zhytomyr have failed to score in their last two matches, while Fiorentina won to nil in the first leg (Fiorentina win to nil – priced at 6/5 with BoyleSports). La Viola also led at the break in the previous meetings (Fiorentina halftime win – valued at 8/13).
Fiorentina scored in both halves in the first leg (Fiorentina to score in both halves – set at odds of 7/10). The Italians also won both halves in that clash (Fiorentina to win both halves – offered at 7/5).
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