Ace Football previews the Conference League game between Crystal Palace and Fiorentina who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Having not shared a spot in the same division in recent times, this is the first time Crystal Palace comes up against Fiorentina as of late.
Team form: Crystal Palace vs Fiorentina
Crystal Palace Form
Having collected three draws in their previous three matches, Crystal Palace are on the lookout for a win again. Against AEK Larnaca it finished 0-0, before a draw with Leeds in a 0-0 match. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a tie after drawing 1-1 against AEK Larnaca. Crystal Palace claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Conference League. They also drew two and lost one, scored seven goals and conceded four.
Fiorentina Form
Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Rakow Czestochowa by 1-2. This was followed by a 1-1 with Inter and a 0-1 win against Verona. Fiorentina won half their previous six away matches in the Conference League, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored ten goals whilst conceding six.
Betting stats for Crystal Palace and Fiorentina
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Crystal Palace and Fiorentina played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Crystal Palace matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Crystal Palace home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Crystal Palace matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Crystal Palace home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Crystal Palace home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 8 Fiorentina away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Fiorentina away matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Fiorentina away matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Fiorentina matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Fiorentina matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Crystal Palace vs Fiorentina
Albert Gudmundsson shows decent form right now for Fiorentina, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Conference League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Crystal Palace, who are strong favourites on Thursday. Siding with Ismaila Sarr also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Conference League matches.
Popular betting markets: Crystal Palace vs Fiorentina
Full-time result
Crystal Palace claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing five along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Fiorentina won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing three in this series of matches. Fiorentina didn’t lose any of their 6 most recent games.
Both teams to score
Crystal Palace scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Fiorentina got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Fiorentina managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Crystal Palace, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Fiorentina, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.
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