Fiorentina welcome Monza to the Stadio Artemio Franchi for a Serie A fixture on Sunday with both teams seeking their first win of the season. Fiorentina often do well in this fixture and will be confident of getting off the mark at home.
It has not been a smooth start to the Serie season for Fiorentina, who are still winless after two matches. They began their campaign with a 1-1 draw at Parma before battling to a 0-0 scoreline with Venezia in their previous fixture.
While things appear rough domestically for Fiorentina, they seem to be doing well in Europe. Raffaelle Palladino’s men progressed to the group stage of the Europa Conference League on Thursday after beating Puskas Academy on penalties after a 4-4 aggregate draw.
Monza are in a similar situation as they are also without a win after two Serie A matches. One difference is that Alessandro Nesta’s men have been beaten as they lost 1-0 to Genoa in their previous Serie A fixture.
The strange thing for Monza is that they have struggled with a lack of cutting edge in attack despite boasting lots of attacking talent. They are yet to find the net across all competitions so far.
How the bookies view it: Fiorentina heavily fancied
Fiorentina have been installed as overwhelming favourites with a home win priced at 4/6 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Monza is valued at 9/2 while Betfred is also offering 11/4 for a draw.
Head to head: Fiorentina on top
Fiorentina have a 3-1 advantage with one draw from five previous matches against Monza. La Viola did the double last season, winning 1-0 in the first meeting before claiming a 2-1 victory at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Players to watch: Ranieri solid in defence
Fiorentina had a shutout last time out in Serie A and with Monza struggling for goals, they will be targeting a repeat. Luca Ranieri often features in the heart of the defence and can lead La Viola to a clean sheet at 23/20 with Betfred.
At the other end of the pitch, Moise Kean has been the one tasked with providing the spark. The striker was on target in the Europa Conference League on Thursday and could be worth keeping an eye to score anytime 15/8 with Betfred.
Probable line-ups
Striker Albert Gudmundsson remains sidelined and continues to wait to make his debut. Kean should lead the line once again, with Christian Kouame and Antonin Barak providing support.
Monza also have injury problems with Stefano Sensi and Patrick Ciurria currently sidelined. Andrea Petagna should continue to lead the line while Matteo Pessina is set to start in midfield, with Pablo Mari featuring in defence.
Fiorentina: Terraciano, Biraghi, Ranieri, Comuzzo, Dodo, Richardson, Amrabat, Parisi, Kouame, Barak, Kean
Monza: Pizzignacco, Izzo, Mari, Caldirola, Birindelli, Pessina, Bondo, Kyriakopoulos, Maldini, Dany Mota, Petagna
Anything else catch the eye?
Sunday’s clash is not expected to be a high-scoring encounter, so Under 2.5 goals could be considered at 4/5 with Betfred. With both teams not particularly convincing this season, BTTS NO could be considered at 4/5 by Betfred.
This Serie A match between Fiorentina and Monza will be played on Sep 1, 2024 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Fiorentina vs Monza prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
