Coppa Italia: Juventus vs. Fiorentina Preview, Odds, Prediction

Juventus and Fiorentina meet in the second leg of the Coppa Italia semis. The first game saw the Old Lady minimally triumphing in Florence, 1-0, gaining a solid capital before the rematch. Though, over the past few weeks, Viola’s form has been at a very high level. To be honest, we haven’t seen them in thins shape for a long time. On the other hand, Juve is inconsistent, posting mixed results and not giving an impression that they might come back in the race for Scudetto.

Preview

Juventus (-115) won just twice in the past five events. A big slap in the face was the loss at home against Inter, which partially eliminated them from the title race. Nerazzurri started climbing back following that event, while Juve stayed behind.

Old Lady’s last event was at Allianz Stadium the previous weekend, and Bologna managed to stay unbeaten this time, 1-1. The end was very fierce, as the guests stayed with nine players on the pitch, yet they survived. Allegri’s unit scored an equalizer in the closing moments of the event but wasn’t able to make a complete flip.

Juventus’ results at home are pretty bad lately, having won only once in the previous four meetings. The negative stretch began with a defeat and an elimination from the UEFA Champions League, against Villarreal. Salarenintana was defeated after that, 2-0, but then came the loss to Inter, 0-1 and the latest draw against Bologna.

Fiorentina (+320) is without a defeat in the previous six games, but right now, Viola is on a three-game winning streak. After Dusan Vlahovic took off to Juventus, the team from Florence had some trouble establishing the balance on the pitch, but it seems all that is gone now.

Viola had wins over Empoli, Napoli, and Venezia, with the note that the one against Napoli was on the road, and that it severely lowered the hosts’ chances to win the title. It could end up being the moment when Sarri’s unit, in fact, lost the Scudetto.

Fiorentina’s seven straight games on the road have been with both teams to score, and only one in the past 10 didn’t end like that. Therefore, it seems that they like to play open and use offensive tactics away from Artemio Franki.

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The hosts have several injured players, the biggest names among them Chiesa, McKennie, Kaio Jorge, Arthur and Locatelli.

On the other side, Castrovilli is out, while Bonaventura remains a game-time decision for the guests. Both of these guys are very important for Viola.

Head to Head Games

The game in Florence saw Juve winning, 0-1, with Venuti’s own goal in the stoppage time. It was the worst possible way of losing this event, during which Fiorentina dominated.

Juventus also won the Serie A meeting in Turin earlier this season, with the same result, 1-0. Again, the Old Lady got the win in the stoppage time, only this time, the scorer was Cuadrado.

Prediction

We expect Fiorentina to go out strong and attack the shaky rivals. On the other side, we saw that Viola often concedes on the road, which is why we assume that moderate efficiency, 2 or 3 goals would be the best option here.

Pick: 2 or 3 goals +105