Fiorentina vs Lech Poznan
UEFA Europa League Conference, KO: 17:45 Apr 20, 2023, Stadio Artemio Franchi
Fiorentina hold a solid advantage as they welcome Lech Poznan to the Stadio Artemio Franchi for their UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-final second leg. The Serie A side have looked almost unstoppable lately and should claim another comfortable victory over the visitors.
Fiorentina appear to have one foot in the semi-final already after claiming a 4-1 victory in the first leg. They were dominant throughout the encounter with Arthur Cabral and Nico Gonzalez on target before the break while second half goals from Giacomo Bonaventura and Jonathan Ikone completed the rout.
Vincenzo Italiano’s men are one of the in-form sides in the Conference League and head into Thursday’s clash unbeaten in their last 15 matches across all competitions. They have claimed 12 wins in that run but were held to a 1-1 draw in a Serie A fixture on Monday.
Fiorentina have also been near perfect in the Conference and are currently on a nine-match winning run in the competition. Aside from the first leg result, there have been a number of other one-sided wins in that run, including a 4-0 triumph at Sporting Braga and a 4-1 victory over Sivasspor.
Lech Poznan have a mountain to climb if they are to turn things around and progress to the semi-final of the Conference League. They proved to be no match for Fiorentina in the first leg with Kristoffer Velde’s first half effort proving a mere consolation.
The Polish side has looked bit erratic in recent times and travel to Italy with just one win in their last four matches across all competitions. They were held to a 2-2 draw by Legia Warsaw in a domestic fixture last Sunday.
It is a tough task attempting to overturn a massive deficit away from home and Lech Poznan's job appears more difficult given their record in the Conference League. John van den Brom’s men have won just once on their travels in the competition this season, although that was a 3-0 victory over Djugarden in their last fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
Fiorentina are considered overwhelming favourites among the bookies with a home win priced at 33/100 by Unibet. An unlikely victory for Lech Poznan is valued at 10/1 with BoyleSports while a draw is set at 9/2 by Betfred.
Head to head
Prior to last week’s first leg win for Fiorentina, both teams met during the 2015-16 Europa League. Lech Poznan claimed a 2-1 victory at the Stadio Artemio Franchi while the Serie A side won 2-0 in Poland.
Players to watch
Arthur Cabral was on target in the first leg and remains the main attacking threat for Fiorentina. The forward has now found the net in three of his last four matches across all competitions and is priced at 11/10 by bet365 to maintain his scoring run.
Lech Poznan have a three-goal deficit to overturn and will be looking to Mikael Ishak to provide the firepower in attack. The striker often leads the line for the Poles and is priced at 7/2 by Paddy Power to find the net on Thursday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Given the result in the first leg, Fiorentina could be set for another one-sided outing and could be backed in the -1 handicap market at 5/6 with BoyleSports. The Serie A side won both halves last Thursday and could be set for a repeat at 39/20 with Unibet.
Having scored in both halves in the first leg, Thursday clash could be set to follow a similar pattern at evens with Betfred. The Italians have seen over 3.5 goals in their last two Conference League matches and a repeat is priced at 37/20 with Unibet.
This UEFA Europa League Conference match between Fiorentina and Lech Poznan will be played on Apr 20, 2023 and kick off at 17:45. Check below for our tipsters best Fiorentina vs Lech Poznan prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
