Serie A preview and news: Fiorentina - Venezia at Stadio Artemio Franchi

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sat 16.April
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Artemio Franchi (47300 seats)

This is Serie A and Fiorentina - Venezia. In this preview you'll find stats, results, analysis, tendencies and stories!

Insights:
  • Fiorentina have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Venezia is in the worst form (0-0-6)

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Fiorentina form and stats

32 points is a decent return from 15 Serie A games here at Stadio Artemio Franchi for Fiorentina. The data says 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. Fiorentina has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadio Artemio Franchi, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Fiorentina are returning here after visiting Napoli and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Ikoné, Cabral and González scored the goal(s). González, a natural forward, was the declared top player for the team in that fixture, earning a rating of 8.44 (out of 10). González scored one goal, served one assist, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 7 times and had 31 successful passes (of 34 total).

Ahead of that match, Fiorentina won a home game hosting Empoli (1-0).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Fiorentina as they are travelling to their away game against Juventus in the Coppa Italia. That match is four days after this one.

Fiorentina can score goals in their home matches. After 15 league matches they have found the net 33 times. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Fiorentina have conceded 16 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Venezia form and stats

There's been little loot from Venezia's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 15 away games in the Serie A. Venezia only have 3 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws. It's looking increasingly bleak for Venezia who now has to deal with a six game losing streak. Genoa was the last time a defeat was avoided.

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Udinese with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Venezia were so close to getting something from the game against Udinese, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal four minutes into overtime. Henry, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.44. Henry scored one goal.

A 0-1 defeat away at Spezia before that.

The attacking power of Venezia when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Venezia have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The sides have met each other already this season, with the final score Venezia - Fiorentina 1-0 written in the official records. Fiorentina-Venezia H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Fiorentina zero wins, Venezia two wins, zero draws. zero of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being from the last two duels.

Top Goalscorers

VeneziaD. Okereke
D. Okereke
6 goals
VeneziaM. Aramu
M. Aramu
5 goals

Fiorentina missing players

Venezia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fiorentina Venezia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 6 Played P 6 15 31
16 10 6 Won W 2 3 5
5 2 0 Drew D 0 3 7
10 3 0 Lost L 4 9 19
52 33 20 Scored S 5 10 26
40 16 1 Conceded C 14 25 57
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
77% 80% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 73% 84%
65% 73% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 47% 48%
32% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 23%
13% 13% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
58% 47% 17% BTTS BTTS 50% 47% 58%
26% 47% 83% Clean Sheets C S 17% 13% 10%
16% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 47% 35%
 
5 4.8 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 2.8 3.3
3.5 2.9 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.7 6.5 6.6
2.2 1.7 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.8 2.9
8 3 0 Red cards R C 1 1 7
 
13.6 15.3 21.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 8.7 9.8
4.9 6.1 9.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3 3.3
34% 36% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 22% 25%
 
9.9 8.5 6.8 Shots against (avg) S A 18.7 16.7 16.1
3.7 3.3 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.7 6.1 5.8
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Fiorentina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fiorentina have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Fiorentina have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Venezia have scored away.
  • Fiorentina haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Venezia have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Venezia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Venezia is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Milan 32 20 8 4 56 29 16 9 4 3 23 12 16 11 4 1 33 17 27 68
2 Inter 31 19 9 3 65 24 16 11 3 2 38 13 15 8 6 1 27 11 41 66
3 Napoli 32 20 6 6 58 26 16 9 2 5 27 14 16 11 4 1 31 12 32 66
4 Juventus 32 18 8 6 49 28 16 9 3 4 20 10 16 9 5 2 29 18 21 62
5 Roma 32 17 6 9 53 36 17 10 4 3 25 15 15 7 2 6 28 21 17 57
6 Lazio 32 16 7 9 64 47 15 9 4 2 35 19 17 7 3 7 29 28 17 55
7 Fiorentina 31 16 5 10 52 40 15 10 2 3 33 16 16 6 3 7 19 24 12 53
8 Atalanta 31 14 9 8 53 36 15 4 6 5 25 21 16 10 3 3 28 15 17 51
9 Sassuolo 32 12 10 10 58 52 16 6 5 5 25 24 16 6 5 5 33 28 6 46
10 Hellas Verona 32 12 9 11 56 49 16 9 2 5 32 20 16 3 7 6 24 29 7 45
11 Torino 31 10 9 12 35 30 16 7 5 4 27 16 15 3 4 8 8 14 5 39
12 Udinese 30 8 12 10 43 48 15 5 7 3 24 22 15 3 5 7 19 26 -5 36
13 Bologna 30 9 7 14 32 44 15 6 3 6 18 18 15 3 4 8 14 26 -12 34
14 Empoli 32 8 10 14 41 56 16 3 4 9 23 38 16 5 6 5 18 18 -15 34
15 Spezia 32 9 6 17 32 54 15 5 3 7 16 17 17 4 3 10 16 37 -22 33
16 Sampdoria 31 8 5 18 39 52 16 4 3 9 23 29 15 4 2 9 16 23 -13 29
17 Cagliari 32 5 10 17 30 61 16 2 6 8 17 28 16 3 4 9 13 33 -31 25
18 Genoa 32 2 16 14 24 52 16 1 8 7 11 23 16 1 8 7 13 29 -28 22
19 Venezia 31 5 7 19 26 57 16 2 4 10 16 32 15 3 3 9 10 25 -31 22
20 Salernitana 30 3 7 20 23 68 15 1 5 9 12 32 15 2 2 11 11 36 -45 16

Fiorentina:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Milan 32 20 8 4 56 29 16 9 4 3 23 12 16 11 4 1 33 17 27 68
2 Inter 31 19 9 3 65 24 16 11 3 2 38 13 15 8 6 1 27 11 41 66
3 Napoli 32 20 6 6 58 26 16 9 2 5 27 14 16 11 4 1 31 12 32 66
4 Juventus 32 18 8 6 49 28 16 9 3 4 20 10 16 9 5 2 29 18 21 62
5 Roma 32 17 6 9 53 36 17 10 4 3 25 15 15 7 2 6 28 21 17 57
6 Lazio 32 16 7 9 64 47 15 9 4 2 35 19 17 7 3 7 29 28 17 55
7 Fiorentina 31 16 5 10 52 40 15 10 2 3 33 16 16 6 3 7 19 24 12 53
8 Atalanta 31 14 9 8 53 36 15 4 6 5 25 21 16 10 3 3 28 15 17 51
9 Sassuolo 32 12 10 10 58 52 16 6 5 5 25 24 16 6 5 5 33 28 6 46
10 Hellas Verona 32 12 9 11 56 49 16 9 2 5 32 20 16 3 7 6 24 29 7 45
11 Torino 31 10 9 12 35 30 16 7 5 4 27 16 15 3 4 8 8 14 5 39
12 Udinese 30 8 12 10 43 48 15 5 7 3 24 22 15 3 5 7 19 26 -5 36
13 Bologna 30 9 7 14 32 44 15 6 3 6 18 18 15 3 4 8 14 26 -12 34
14 Empoli 32 8 10 14 41 56 16 3 4 9 23 38 16 5 6 5 18 18 -15 34
15 Spezia 32 9 6 17 32 54 15 5 3 7 16 17 17 4 3 10 16 37 -22 33
16 Sampdoria 31 8 5 18 39 52 16 4 3 9 23 29 15 4 2 9 16 23 -13 29
17 Cagliari 32 5 10 17 30 61 16 2 6 8 17 28 16 3 4 9 13 33 -31 25
18 Genoa 32 2 16 14 24 52 16 1 8 7 11 23 16 1 8 7 13 29 -28 22
19 Venezia 31 5 7 19 26 57 16 2 4 10 16 32 15 3 3 9 10 25 -31 22
20 Salernitana 30 3 7 20 23 68 15 1 5 9 12 32 15 2 2 11 11 36 -45 16

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Serie A is the division at the top of the Italian football league system and regarded as one of the top leagues of the world. 20 teams play each other home and away to create a final league table after 380 fixtures. The winners are titled “Campione d’Italia” (Champion of Italy), often referred to as the scudetto.