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Coppa Italia – Fiorentina vs Juventus: Betting Preview

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Sports Innovation previews the Coppa Italia semi-final between Fiorentina and Juventus and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Fiorentina enjoy home advantage when visitors Juventus swing by on Wednesday for a clash in the Coppa Italia. The prize up for grabs is a spot in the Coppa Italia final itself ahead of the first leg of this semi-final tie.

Fiorentina are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Coppa Italia, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past 10 matches. The hosts scored 2.3 goals on average per match, or 23 goals in total, while allowing 11 goals against, for an average of 1.1 per outing. They managed 3 clean sheets along the way.

In contrast, Juventus have performed a tolerable average of 2 goals in 10 Coppa Italia matches. They scored a total of 20 goals, whilst shipping 11 goals against them. An average of 1.1 goals against them a game. They hung on to 3 clean sheets in this streak.

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Stats and facts for Fiorentina and Juventus in Coppa Italia.

  • Juventus have scored in 19 of the last 21 home matches
  • Juventus have not lost 13 of the last 14 matches
  • Juventus have won 9 of the last 11 home matches
  • Fiorentina have conceded in the last 10 away matches in a row
  • In 6 of the last 7 away matches Fiorentina played, both teams scored
  • Fiorentina have not lost 10 of the last 12 matches
  • In the last 4 Juventus matches versus Fiorentina the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 matches Juventus versus Fiorentina played, both teams scored
  • Juventus have scored in the last 4 matches in a row versus Fiorentina
  • Juventus have not lost 3 of the last 4 matches versus Fiorentina

Current form — Fiorentina vs Juventus

Fiorentina are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Spezia by 2-1, before downing Atalanta by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against Sassuolo, who ran out 2-1 winners.

Juventus look solid currently after going 3 matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Torino. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Villarreal in a 1-1 draw, before taking out Empoli in a 2-3 win.

How do the bookies view it?

On paper, it has the look of a very even tie. Juventus are the slight favorites here at odds of 2.80, depending on your preferred betting strategy. The home win currently settles at36.00, should Fiorentina manage to escape with the victory. A draw for each team ramps up an accumulator with odds of 3.55.

Fiorentina vs Juventus – Fixture History

Fiorentina took a knock when Juventus handed them a 3-0 defeat in their last Coppa Italia encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured bragging rights by claiming a 2-1 win.

Over 2.5 goals came out 4 times in the last 4 encounters between these two teams. Fiorentina managed an average of 1.25 goals, while Juventus averaged 2.5 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet 3 times in this run of matches.

Top marksman

Ahead of their latest Coppa Italia match, both Fiorentina and Juventus will be looking for their main strikers. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

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