Fiorentina take on West Ham at the Fortuna Arena on Wednesday. Months of competing have come to a climax, as these two teams now get to decide who takes home the trophy in the Europa Conference League this season.
Fiorentina have played two more matches than West Ham to make their way to the final, and they have not done it without drama. In the quarter-finals they won big away from home against Lech Poznan only to lose big on their own turf. They managed to grind through, though, just like they did in the semifinal. Here, they managed to squander a 1-0 lead to lose 2-1 at home to Basel in the first leg, only to make amends away from home. But only after extra-time.
No such drama has been apparent for West Ham who has had as close to smooth sailing as one comes in a European competition. Their initial home win in the first leg of the semifinals wasn't big against AZ, but it was big enough as they hung on in the return leg.
There are no shortage of goals, when Fiorentina enter the pitch, as they pulled off a stunning average of 2.7 goals per game in this tournament. An excellent total of 27 goals scored, while allowing 11 goals against. The latter makes an average of 1.1 conceded per game. During this run, they fought their way to a clean sheet three times.
West Ham are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming match in the Europa Conference League, as they show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. They scored 2.1 on average per match, for a total of 21 goals in this tournament. They also let in four goals, leaving an average of 0.4 per match. Furthermore, they fought their way to a clean sheet six times.
Fiorentina vs West Ham Prediction
Fiorentina Form
Fiorentina took six points from their last three matches, but started off by losing 1-2 against Inter. They responded by beating Roma 2-1, and followed that up by winning 1-3 against Sassuolo. Fiorentina managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Europa Conference League. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 14 goals and conceded nine times.
West Ham Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for West Ham. They first took out AZ Alkmaar by 0-1 before downing Leeds by 3-1. The winning streak came to an end against Leicester, who ran out 2-1 winners. In their last six Europa Conference League away matches, West Ham claimed a full handful of five wins. They've drawn once and lost none, scoring 11 whilst conceding three times.
Fiorentina and West Ham seem a fairly equal pairing right now, with not a lot to separate the two sides. As such, going for a draw in the betting market seem worth a punt.
Fiorentina vs West Ham Stats
- Fiorentina have scored in 21 of the last 23 matches
- Fiorentina have not lost 5 of the last 7 matches
- Fiorentina have conceded in 4 of the last 5 matches
- In 3 of the last 4 Fiorentina matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- West Ham have scored in 15 of the last 17 matches
- In the last 5 West Ham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- West Ham have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- West Ham have won 3 of the last 4 matches
- In 3 of the last 4 West Ham matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Fiorentina vs West Ham Team News
Fiorentina might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against West Ham.
Luka Jovic, Rolando Mandragora and Riccardo Sottil are missing from the squad, Fiorentina will field against West Hamon Wednesday.
Worst-case scenario, West Ham have a total of six players out for their next match.
West Ham need to do without Alphonse Areola, Manuel Lanzini, Gianluca Scamacca, Vladimir Coufal, Kurt Zouma and Maxwel Cornet, who are not fit enough to travel to Fortuna Arena.
Fiorentina vs West Ham H2H
This is the first time that Fiorentina and West Ham face each other in the Europa Conference League, having not been involved in this competition at the same time before.
Fiorentina vs West Ham Betting Tips
Arthur Cabral look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Europa Conference League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Michail Antonio adds to his five Europa Conference League goals come this coming Wednesday.
Fiorentina claimed a win four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. West Ham won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing five in this series of matches. West Ham managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches away from home.
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Fiorentina’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for West Ham, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.
