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Fiorentina vs Roma Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips

Fiorentina vs Roma Match Preview

  • Tournament – Serie A
  • Date – Sunday, March 10
  • Kick-off Time – 07:45 pm GMT
  • Venue – Stadio Artemio Franchi

An important Serie A clash in terms of the fight for European places will see Fiorentina host AS Roma on Sunday.

Fiorentina are eighth in the Serie A standings, five points behind fifth-placed Roma. They are unbeaten in their last four games across competitions, winning two and drawing two.

Fiorentina beat Maccabi Haifa 4-3 in a thrilling contest away in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League midweek. Roma, meanwhile, hammered Brighton & Hove Albon 4-0 at home in the Europa League Round of 16 first leg.

They are fifth in the table, five points behind fourth-placed Bologna. Roma recently sacked Jose Mourinho after some poor results and have seen a major uplift in form under new manager Daniele De Rossi. They have won seven, lost one and drawn two of their 10 games under the Italian manager.

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Fiorentina vs Roma Team News

Maccabi Haifa
Fiorentina beat Maccabi Haifa in a seven-goal thriller in UECL (Pic credits: Getty)

Fiorentina will be without Gaetano Castrovilli, and Oliver Christensen due to injury. Lucas Beltran is suspended for the clash. Christan Kouame is a doubt due to illness.

Meanwhile, Roma are without Tammy Abraham, Dean Huijsen and Rasmus Kristensen due to injury.

Fiorentina vs Roma Predicted Lineups

Fiorentina:

Goalkeeper: Pietro Terracciano
Defenders: Michael Kayode, Nikola Milenkovic, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Cristiano Biraghi
Midfielders: Arthur, Alfred Duncan, Giacomo Bonaventura
Attackers: Nicolas Gonzalez, Riccardo Sottil, Andrea Belotti

Roma:

Goalkeeper: Mile Svilar
Defenders: Angelino, Chris Smalling, Gianluca Mancini, Rick Karsdorp
Midfielders: Lorenzo Pellegrini, Leandro Paredes, Edoardo Bove
Attackers: Nicola Zalewski, Romelu Lukaku, Paulo Dybala

Fiorentina vs Roma Head-to-Head

Roma's Romelu Lukaku
Roma’s Romelu Lukaku was sent off against Fiorentina last time (Pic credits: Getty)

The two sides have faced off 33 times in the past with Roma winning 18 of those encounters. Fiorentina have won nine times while six have ended in a draw.

Last five results:

Roma 1-1 Fiorentina – Serie A – December 11, 2023

Fiorentina 2-1 Roma – Serie A – May 27, 2023

Roma 2-0 Fiorentina – Serie A – January 16, 2023

Fiorentina 2-0 Roma – Serie A – May 10, 2022

Roma 3-1 Fiorentina – Serie A – August 23, 2021

Fiorentina vs Roma Prediction

Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last four games across competitions and earned a stoppage-time win against 10-men Maccabi Haifa in their last game. A win would take them into the seventh spot as they fight for a place in European competitions.

Meanwhile, Roma have been in terrific form under De Rossi and demolished Brighton midweek. They are full of confidence and will push on for the fourth spot.

They could narrowly edge this one.

Predicted Score: Fiorentina 1-2 Roma

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Fiorentina vs Roma Odds (subject to change)

  • Fiorentina win – 2.66
  • Roma win – 2.91
  • Draw – 3.52
  • Odds source – Oddspedia.com

Fiorentina vs Roma Betting Tips

  • Fiorentina win – 2.66
  • Total goals over 2.75 – 2.38

Fiorentina vs Roma Where to Watch

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  • UK – TNT Sports
  • US – CBS Sports
  • Italy- DAZN