Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Fiorentina in 13th and Hellas Verona in 9th place.
It's no vacation for neither Fiorentina nor Hellas Verona as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Fiorentina form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie A this season. Fiorentina have only managed 3 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Stadio Artemio Franchi.
The spoils were shared in Fiorentina's previous game, also at home. Visiting Cagliari (placed 11th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. A strong away win before that one, visiting Parma and winning 2-1.
The Fiorentina goalkeeper Bartłomiej Drągowski was crucial in the match against Cagliari last time out, making six saves.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Fiorentina handle that role? We have found two games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are zero wins, one draw and one defeat.
Fiorentina are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Lecce awaits in three days.
Fiorentina have scored 15 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. 21 goals have been conceded.
Hellas Verona form and stats
Hellas Verona have only collected 15 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 3-6-6 (15 played).
Hellas's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Inter that finished 2-2. Prior to that match, the Hellas manager I. Juric faced defeat when travelling to Brescia and losing 0-2.
Hellas are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is five wins, one draw and two defeats. From a total of eight matches.
Hellas has another fixture away, a Serie A game, against Roma in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Hellas have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 15 goals have been scored. 19 goals have been conceded by Hellas in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Hellas Verona - Fiorentina 1-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Fiorentina, one draw and three wins for Hellas Verona. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  F. Chiesa 6 goals |  D. Vlahović 6 goals |  E. Pulgar Farfán 6 goals |
Fiorentina missing players
Hellas Verona missing players
| Fiorentina | Hellas Verona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 37 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | 39 |
| 43 | 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 38 |
| 84% | 81% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 90% |
| 71% | 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 73% | 74% |
| 52% | 38% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 33% | 45% |
| 23% | 19% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 13% | 19% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 13% | 13% |
| 65% | 62% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 53% | 55% |
| 26% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 33% | 29% |
| 26% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 26% |
| 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 6.3 | 5.2 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 446 | 263 | 69 | Total Shots | T S | 54 | 180 | 351 |
| 156 | 82 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 65 | 131 |
| 24% | 18% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 23% | 30% |
- Fiorentina have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Juventus | 31 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 35 | 75 |
| 2 | Lazio | 31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 34 | 68 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 19 | -17 | 13 |
| 10 | Shkumbini Peqin | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 8 |