On Friday night, Monza and Fiorentina go head-to-head at the U-Power Stadium as the two teams search for potentially vital Serie A points.
The home team are in 10th place in the Serie A table, just six points adrift of the league’s top six.
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However, they head into this clash in poor form, as they have won just one of their previous five games in the Italian top flight. Last time out, Raffaele Palladino’s team suffered a 3-0 defeat at Milan.
The game was a relatively rare high-scoring game for Monza, as five of their last eight league games have produced under 2.5 goals.
Monza have a mixed recent home record in the Italian top-flight, although they have lost just one of their previous eight matches on home soil.
Their recent home games have been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in nine of their previous 11 games at home.
The Viola are enjoying a strong campaign in the Italian top-flight, as they currently sit fifth place in the table, just a point adrift of the Champions League berths.
Vincenzo Italiano’s team are unbeaten in six games in all competitions, having recorded three wins and three draws over 90 minutes.
The recent good run includes recording three wins in their last five matches in the Italian top-flight.
Their recent Serie A games have been low-scoring, as six of their previous eight matches have produced under 2.5 goals scored in six of their last eight outings.
One facet of Fiorentina’s game that needs to improve is their away record, as the visitors have won just one of their previous five matches on their travels in the Italian top flight.
Forebet predicts that this game will produce a tight and low-scoring draw, which may not be a result that helps either team’s chances of success this season.