Fiorentina vs Spezia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th April 2023
A quick peek at the odds suggests anything but a win for Fiorentina will come as a surprise when they take on Spezia at Artemio Franchi, Firenze on Saturday in the Serie A.
Ranked as number 9 in the Serie A standings, Fiorentina, have so far collected 40 points this season, while Spezia collected 25 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 28 rounds.
Favourites of the match, Fiorentina, will surely seek an extension of their unbeaten streak in the league matches. They should have a good chance to get another victory this time, however, Spezia will surely make their life as difficult as possible. Considering the current form of the hosts, the guests will have quite a difficult task ahead of them.
Fiorentina only average a modest 1.2 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 12 goals. They also conceded seven for an average of 0.7 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring four times.
Spezia travel to their next Serie A match, averaging a lowly 0.7 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of seven goals, while also conceding 16 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.6 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring one times.
Fiorentina beat Spezia in their last two meetings, as they followed up a 2-1 win with a 2-1 victory.
Fiorentina vs Spezia Prediction
Fiorentina Form
Fiorentina swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 1-0 against Lecce. They went on to defeat Inter 0-1 and made it three on the spin against Cremonese in a 0-2 victory. Fiorentina won three of their previous six matches at Artemio Franchi, Firenze in the Serie A. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring seven goals to six against.
Spezia Form
Spezia added four points to their account in their previous three matches, starting off beating Inter 2-1. A 1-0 defeat against Sassuolo followed, before sharing the points with Salernitana in a 1-1 draw. Spezia won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and seven scored.
Fiorentina, as well as Spezia, have been keeping things tight in recent matches with goals few and far between. This suggests a close encounter shy on goals is on the cards this coming Saturday.
Fiorentina scored 22 goals and conceded nine in their last 14 games against teams from the bottom half of the Serie A table. They collected 31 points and nine victories. Spezia won two matches and picked up eight points from their last 14 encounters with teams in the top half of the Serie A. They scored nine goals and conceded 28. Fiorentina are looking at a record of 11 wins, seven draws and ten defeats in the Serie A this season. Spezia have five wins, ten draws and 13 defeats in the Serie A.
Fiorentina vs Spezia Stats
- Fiorentina have scored in 20 of the last 22 home matches
- Fiorentina have not lost 14 of the last 16 home matches
- Fiorentina have won the last 7 matches in a row
- In 10 of the last 11 Fiorentina home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Fiorentina have not lost the last 9 matches in a row
- Spezia have conceded in 17 of the last 19 away matches
- Spezia have not won 11 of the last 13 matches
- Spezia have conceded in 9 of the last 10 matches
- Spezia have not won the last 5 away matches in a row
- In 7 of the last 9 Spezia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Fiorentina vs Spezia Squads
Fiorentina Squad
Italiano will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Spezia from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):
Michele Cerofolini (0/0), Pietro Terracciano (0/24), Salvatore Sirigu (0/1), Aleksa Terzic (0/14), Christian Dalle Mura (0/0), Cristiano Biraghi (1/26), Dodo (0/24), Igor (0/21), Lorenzo Venuti (0/11), Luca Ranieri (0/5), Lucas Martinez Quarta (1/20), Michael Kayode (0/0), Nikola Milenkovic (2/21), Alessandro Bianco (0/3), Alfred Duncan (0/16), Antonin Barak (2/24), Gaetano Castrovilli (0/7), Giacomo Bonaventura (4/24), Jonathan Ikone (2/26), Josip Brekalo (0/2), Riccardo Saponara (2/23), Rolando Mandragora (2/21), Sofyan Amrabat (0/25), Arthur Cabral (6/23), Christian Kouame (2/21), Luka Jovic (4/24), Nicolas Gonzalez (4/17), Riccardo Sottil (0/10).
Spezia Squad
Below is the full team squad of Spezia. The manager Semplici will pick his starting XI against Fiorentina from these players:
Bartlomiej Dragowski (0/26), Federico Marchetti (0/0), Jeroen Zoet (0/3), Leonardo Dido (0/0), Petar Zovko (0/1), Dimitrios Nikolaou (0/26), Emil Holm (1/20), Ethan Ampadu (0/22), Joao Moutinho (0/0), Kelvin Amian (0/21), Mattia Caldara (0/19), Przemyslaw Wisniewski (0/4), Salvador Ferrer (0/3), Albin Ekdal (0/21), Arkadiusz Reca (1/21), Jacopo Sala (0/6), Julius Beck (0/0), Mehdi Bourabia (0/28), Salvatore Esposito (0/5), Szymon Zurkowski (0/7), Viktor Kovalenko (0/14), Daniel Maldini (2/15), Daniele Verde (2/17), Eldor Shomurodov (1/14), Emmanuel Quartsin Gyasi (1/25), Kevin Agudelo (0/27), M'Bala Nzola (12/23), Raimonds Krollis (0/0), Simone Bastoni (2/14), Tio Cipot (0/0).
Fiorentina vs Spezia Team News
Fiorentina could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Spezia.
Luka Jovic, Rolando Mandragora and Riccardo Sottil are missing from the squad, Fiorentina will field against Speziathis coming Saturday.
Spezia seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Artemio Franchi, Firenze to face Fiorentina.
Jeroen Zoet won't be travelling with Spezia this time, as he nurses an injury.
Fiorentina vs Spezia Lineups
Fiorentina vs Spezia H2H
Fiorentina won the last two meetings against Spezia, as they followed up a 2-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-1 score. Spezia look back on zero wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Fiorentina. The home side has a 80% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 4-1-0. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Fiorentina vs Spezia Results
Both teams found the back of the net three times in the last five matches between Fiorentina and Spezia.
Fiorentina vs Spezia Betting Tips
When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Arthur Cabral brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in six games. Surely, Fiorentina will start him against Spezia, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least M'Bala Nzola, who notched up three goals in his past six games.
Artemio Franchi, Firenze have been a happy hunting ground for Fiorentina lately, claiming seven win from 10 across all tournaments. They drew one and lost two of these, while Spezia won three of their most recent 10 games away. The latter drew two and lost five as well. Fiorentina scored the opening goal six times of a possible 10 at Artemio Franchi, Firenze, while Spezia did likewise in three of their 10 most recent away games.
Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past five encounters between Fiorentina and Spezia, with the latter scoring 0.8 goals on average in these. Fiorentina managed an average of 2.4 goals as both teams scored three times in this run. Fiorentina saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Spezia, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.
