Verona vs Fiorentina Prediction 5 May 2024

In the 35th round of Serie A, Verona will host guests from Florence at the “Marc Antonio Bentegodi” stadium. Fiorentina needs to win almost every game to have a chance to cling to the European cups, while Verona is solving its tasks to retain its place in Serie A for the next year.

Losses
For this match, Verona will definitely be without forward Cruz, who has been in the infirmary since February, and also without defender Cabral, who is suspended due to an accumulation of yellow cards.

Fiorentina's forward Sottil, who has become one of the team leaders in recent matches, was laid up with a broken collarbone recently. A big loss for the Florentines.

Head-to-head meetings
Historically, Fiorentina is an extremely uncomfortable opponent for Verona: they have not managed to beat the Violas once in the last 8 meetings.

In recent years, these confrontations have been disastrous for the yellow-blues: the “Violas” have won three times in a row without conceding a goal. The win for Fiorentina is given a coefficient of 2.36.

Trends

• Verona scores at home in 12 out of the last 13 matches.
• Fiorentina does not lose to Verona away in 9 out of the last 10 head-to-head encounters.
• Verona concedes at home in 11 out of the last 12 head-to-head encounters of these teams in Serie A.

Referee and fouls
This match will be officiated by referee Antonio Rapuano, who is quite fond of brandishing yellow cards for any reason. In recent encounters, this has happened regularly, and the average total of "yellows" equals 5.1.

This appointment might not please the players of Verona, which plays quite roughly. The ratio of fouls 15 to 11.1 and yellow cards 2.3 to 1.7 suggests that few can compete with them in aggressive play.

And Fiorentina is not planning to do so; these footballers know how to earn dangerous free kicks and get opponents booked. 10.4 to 14 in fouls, 1.9 to 2.3 in yellows – these are the indicators of a team that plans to win by playing, not by breaking rules. The win for Verona by yellow cards is quoted at 2.15.

Corners
There could be many corners. In cases with both Verona and Fiorentina, corners are earned in large numbers: 10.6 and 10.4 respectively. Nantes has a slightly brighter statistic in this regard – 10.2 corners per game. The total corners over (9.5) can be bet on with a coefficient of 2.04.

Team overview
Verona is failing the end of the season, having won only 1 game in 6 matches. But in each game, except for the meeting with Lazio, the yellow-blues scored. Up to the Romans, there was a series of 7 matches with goals scored. The goal by Verona is given a coefficient of 1.43.

Fiorentina has caught fire, scoring at least 2 goals in the last 4 games, while playing simultaneously in Serie A, Coppa Italia, and Conference League. There’s enough ammunition for all tournaments, and the emotional uplift from such a series ensures “Violas” are boosted. The individual total for Fiorentina over (1.5) is quoted at 2.37.

Editorial forecast
The most problematic period for Verona in matches against Fiorentina has always been the second half. After the 45th minute, Verona conceded at home in 10 out of the last 11 head-to-head encounters in the championship. That Fiorentina will score in the second half this time too, bookmakers gave a coefficient of 1.78.

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