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Serie A: Fiorentina vs Como – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Serie A round 4 match between Fiorentina and Como and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Fiorentina hope to live up to their early billing as the Serie A title favourites this coming Sunday when they welcome Como over to the Artemio Franchi, Firenze for a round 4 match.

Looking at the Serie A standings, the current difference between the sides is two points and seven places.

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Form: Fiorentina vs Como

Fiorentina Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Fiorentina at the moment. Against Polissya Zhytomyr, they came out on top in a 3-2 win, before drawing 0-0 against Torino. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 1-3 defeat against SSC Napoli. Fiorentina won four of their previous six Serie A games at the Artemio Franchi, Firenze. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded six and scored ten goals.

Como Form

Como achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Lazio 2-0. A 1-0 defeat against Bologna followed, before drawing with Genoa in a match resulting 1-1. Como won three of a possible six away matches in the Serie A, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine while also conceding five times.

Betting stats and facts for Fiorentina and Como

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 Fiorentina and Como played across all tournaments.

  • In 12 of the last 13 Fiorentina home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Fiorentina have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • In 5 of the last 6 Fiorentina home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Fiorentina matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Fiorentina matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 17 of the last 19 Como matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 13 of the last 15 Como away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 6 of the last 7 Como matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Como have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • In 6 of the last 8 Como matches the sum of goals was over 2.5

Players on top: Fiorentina vs Como

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Rolando Mandragora, who is performing well for Fiorentina. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Serie A outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Como.The visitors will be looking to Maxence Caqueret to find the net once again, after managing two Serie A goals for Como in recent matches.

Betting markets: Fiorentina vs Como

Full-time result

Fiorentina won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Artemio Franchi, Firenze. They drew three and lost one as well, while Como won five of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost four.

Both teams to score

Fiorentina scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Como scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Fiorentina probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Sunday, as Como managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Fiorentina saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Como, who scored 1.8 times on average in these matches.