Fiorentina vs Juventus Prediction and Preview – 24/04/16
Serie A preview – Fiorentina vs Juventus prediction.
Fiorentina central midfielder Matias Vecino was substituted with a hamstring strain on Wednesday and will be assessed prior to Sunday’s game. Striker Nikola Kalinic returned from injury and was given half-an-hour against Udinese and is expected to come in for Mauro Zarate. Central defender Yohan Benalouane is closing on a comeback but unlikely to feature on Sunday while forward Khouma Babacar is also ruled out.
Stefano Sturaro doesn’t travel with the Juventus squad and can use his one-match suspension to aid his recovery from mumps. Claudio Marchisio is out of surgery for a cruciate ligament injury suffered against Palermo last weekend and has started his rehabilitation. Captain Giorgio Chiellini and midfielder Roberto Pereyra are also sidelined.
Possible Line-ups
Fiorentina 3-4-2-1 formation: Tatarusanu; Roncaglia, G Rodriguez, Astori; Bernardeschi, Badelj, Vecino, Alonso; Borja Valero, Ilicic; Kalinic
Juventus 3-5-2 formation: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Rugani; Cuadrado, Khedira, Lemina, Pogba, Evra; Mandzukic, Dybala
Statistics
- Fiorentina have won 2 drawn 4 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches
- Juventus have won 8 drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Fiorentina have scored an average of 1.1 goals and conceded an average of 1.7 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Juventus have scored an average of 2.1 goals and conceded an average of 0.7 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Fiorentina’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Juventus’ previous 10 matches