The Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence sets the stage for this mid-week Serie A clash between hosts Fiorentina and Atalanta on Thursday. The Viola have the upper hand in this fixture historically.
Fiorentina’s struggles in the Italian top flight continue, as they are placed 18th in the Serie A standings with only four points to their name after eight matches.
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Sitting in the relegation zone at the moment, the Viola have lost their last three league games in a row, with defeats against Genoa (2-1 away), Como (3-1 at home), and most recently, Inter Milan (2-1 away).
The loss to the reigning Serie A champions at San Siro on Sunday will be particularly difficult for coach Paolo Vanoli to digest, as Fiorentina were winning 1-0 thanks to a 65th-minute goal from Álex Jiménez, and everything fell apart for the visitors in second-half stoppage time.
Inter found a way back into the game with a 91st-minute goal from French striker Marcus Thuram, before completing an unlikely comeback thanks to a converted penalty from Piotr Zieliński seven minutes into added time.
The Viola are desperate to secure a win for both the points and the confidence boost, but it will be tough against their mid-week opponents.
Meanwhile, Atalanta are 11th in the Serie A table, with 10 points from their eight games.
Table-topping Inter Milan and second-placed Lazio are already 12 points ahead of the team from Bergamo, and they will be looking to get their early-season form back on track.
La Dea won two of their first three games of the league season, but they have since won only once and lost three times in their last five games.
Atalanta’s most recent Serie A encounter was an eight-goal thriller at their New Balance Arena home stadium on Sunday, with Frosinone coming to town and the match ending 4-4.
The lead kept changing hands throughout the match, with Nikola Krstović scoring a brace, Ederson converting a penalty, and Eljif Elmas scoring what he hoped would be the winner to make it 4-3 in the 50th minute, but Frosinone kept fighting back and eventually equalized in the 82nd minute through Aleksa Terzić.
Fiorentina vs Atalanta head-to-head stats and key numbers
- Fiorentina have traditionally gotten the better of Atalanta in their previous meetings, with 65 wins for the Viola versus 37 victories for La Dea.
- Atalanta and Fiorentina have shared the spoils on 45 occasions. Last season in Serie A, Atalanta won their home match 2-0, while the game in Florence ended in a 1-1 draw.
- The top scorers in this fixture include legend Kurt Hamrin, with 10 goals for the Viola against La Dea, and Argentine striker Gabriel Batistuta, with eight strikes for Fiorentina against Atalanta.
Fiorentina vs Atalanta prediction
Matches featuring these rivals are often intense tactical battles, with home advantage weighing heavily on most occasions.
Fiorentina are expected to control the tempo through structured possession and a compact midfield block, while Atalanta will likely press aggressively, as they aim to exploit space through wide areas to test Fiorentina’s defense, which has shown significant vulnerabilities this season.
Fiorentina came close to beating Inter in their last match, and were perhaps unlucky to concede twice in stoppage time. They will put up a fight against visiting Atalanta, and we expect the match to end in a draw.
Prediction: Fiorentina 1-1 Atalanta
Fiorentina vs Atalanta betting tips
Tip 1: Draw
Tip 2: Both teams to score
Tip 3: Under 4.5 cards
Edited by Peter Pedroncelli
