Fiorentina vs AS Roma Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | Serie A, October 28, 2024

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• Competition: Serie A
• Date: Monday, October 28
• Kick-off: 12:15 AM GMT
• Venue: Stadio Artemio Franchi

In the Italian top flight, ACF Fiorentina will host AS Roma to play at home at the Stadio Artemio Franchi to conclude Matchweek 9 of the Serie A 2024/25 season. Accordingly, both sides will desire to secure three points on stake after triumphing in their recent European fixtures in the midweek. In Serie A, Fiorentina demolished Lecce 6-0 away and Roma suffered a slender 1-0 loss to Inter Milan in the previous match.

The hosts led by Raffaele Palladino have been in fine form in this campaign standing in fifth place on the league points table with three wins and four draws acquiring 13 points in 8 matches. Meanwhile, Roma are placed in the middle of the table occupying 10 points with two wins and four draws while facing two defeats in 8 league games.

La Viola are coming into this fixture on the back of a compelling 4-2 victory over Swiss side St Gallen in the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday. On the other hand, Ivan Jurić managed Giallorossi to see off Dynamo Kyiv thanks to a Penalty goal from the Ukrainian International marksman Artem Dovbyk amid a turbulent campaign.

Fiorentina Team News

Fiorentina boss Raffaele Palladino will hope for the recovery of Moise Kean from an Ankle sprain due to which he was unable to feature in the Europa League match. Meanwhile, Albert Gudmundsson will be out for a month due to injury with Marin Pongracic, besides them, they have all the key players available to play against the side from the capital.

AS Roma Team News

Ivan Juric is expected to have Stephan El Shaarawy back from muscle injury for the selection on the away trip to Florence, along with Gianluca Mancini and Matías Soulé should recover from flu in time. It would be intriguing to see whether Mats Hummels will finally make his debut appearance for Giallorossi in this fixture, after not getting a single minute of game time this season.

Fiorentina vs AS Roma Predicted Lineups

Fiorentina Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: De Gea

Defenders: Dodo, Comuzzo, Ranieri, Gosens

Midfielders: Cataldi, Adli; Colpani, Bove, Kouame

Forward: Kean

AS Roma Predicted Lineup (3-4-2-1)

Goalkeeper: Svilar

Defenders: Mancini, NDicka, Angelino

Midfielders: Celik, Kone, Cristante, Zalewski; Dybala, Pellegrini

Forward: Dovbyk

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Fiorentina vs AS Roma Head to Head

These two Italian sides have faced each other uncountable times across all competitions, however, Fiorentina and Roma have played 170 times against each other in the Italian first tier. The hosts have won 50 games and the visitors have slightly more victories in their books 58 whereas the remaining of the 62 clashes have concluded in a draw. Here are the recent five fixtures between these two teams.

Key Players to Watch in Fiorentina vs AS Roma

David de Gea (Fiorentina)

The former Manchester United shot-stopper David de Gea should be starting the home clash after being benched in their midweek fixture. He had recently joined Fiorentina after staying as a free agent for more than a year since leaving the Premier League giants. The Spaniard has already put his quality on display in the league guarding the Fiorentina goalpost and keeping two clean sheets in five Serie A outings. The 33-year-old has only conceded once in his previous three league appearances, including two enormous penalty saves in a 2-1 win over Milan, thus, he will be a key player to watch.

Artem Dovbyk (AS Roma)

The Ukrainian International is the leading goal-getter for Giallorossi with three league goals and an assist in a total of 8 Serie A outings in this campaign. This season, he has started all the league fixtures for his side as their number nine under Ivan Juric and even bagged two goals in the Europa League in three appearances. Dovbyk arrived in the summer from Girona and in no time established himself as a key player for the Italian outfit playing as their primary striker.

Fiorentina vs AS Roma Prediction

Our prediction for this exciting clash would be a 2 -1 win to Fiorentina, considering their recent tremendous unbeaten form in the previous five games across all competition. The hosts have scored 10 goals in the last two outings while only leaking two goals, also they enjoy an upped hand into this fixture by playing at home. While Roma are still trying to find their rhythm this season after losing their manager, the team is still adopting the tactics of the newly appointed Croatian manager amid the rumours of his exit making things more difficult.

Predicted Score: Fiorentina 2-1 AS Roma

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