Serie A – Fiorentina – Venezia on Match-day 33

Stadio Artemio Franchi sees Saturday action as Fiorentina take on Venezia – 4:30pm GMT.

This clash sees seventh placed Fiorentina, welcome nineteenth placed Venezia to Stadio Artemio Franchi.

Fiorentina arrive at this game, having secured 53 points so far this season

Fiorentina will be full of confidence, going into this fixture on that back of two successive wins against Napoli and Empoli. They will need this if they are to retain their run.

Also, Fiorentina keep finding ways to win, having secured 10 victories in their last 19 fixtures is astonishing this season. They currently stand seventh in the League, with 53 points for a total of 16 wins, 10 losses and 5 draws having won 16 meetings, drawn five games, and lost 10 matches.

Fiorentina’s home record is commendable, having won 10 matches, drawn two meetings, and lost three fixtures this season. This record should be most concerning for Venezia.

Fiorentina will have 56 points if they manage to secure a victory.

Good Attacking Performance

This has been a good season so far for Fiorentina, in terms of goals scored (52). This is largely down to the efforts of their stand-out attackers – Cristiano Biraghi (3), Lucas Torreira (3), and Krzysztof Piatek (3). Fiorentina have conceded 40 goals.

Fiorentina are no strangers this season to illness and injury and Vincenzo Italiano is concerned that Saturday’s fixture could see him without two of his key players.

Venezia under pressure for a result as they go to fancied Fiorentina on Saturday

Venezia have dropped all six points in their last two games, a disappointing run of form, which Paolo Zanetti will be keen to turn around in this fixture.

Also, the relegation zone is not where Venezia want to be at the end of the season, but that is where they are heading, unless they can get out of their losing habit. Arancioneroverdi have lost 13 of their last 18 fixtures in the Serie A. With 22 points (5W, 19L and 7D), they are established in nineteenth position in the League having won five matches, drawn seven fixtures, and lost 19 matches.

Venezia now travel, knowing that their current away form is woeful. So far this season they have won three fixtures, drawn three games, and lost nine meetings matches on the road.

A win in this fixture, would take Venezia’s points from 22 to 25, so far this season.

Paolo Zanetti will be forced to make changes to the plans for his squad, as injury or illness has depleted him of five of his Venezia players.

Fiorentina v Venezia – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels when these two sides meet, a draw is never usually the expected outcome. In the past 10 matches, Venezia have won five wins and Fiorentina four victories. In their most recent meeting of this fixture was October 2021, when The Purple One walked away as 1-0 winners.

Other standout players for Fiorentina are Lucas Torreira and Krzysztof Piatek with three goals and three goals respectively and for Venezia are Thomas Henry and David Okereke with four goals both.