FC Twente vs Fiorentina Match Analysis and Prediction

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With a place in the group stage at stake, FC Twente will take on Fiorentina in the second leg of their Europa Conference League playoff qualifier.

While the visitors boast a one-goal lead from the first leg in Florence, their hosts at De Grolsch Veste will be seeking to extend their first European adventure for eight years.

With Vaclav Cerny’s 64th-minute goal last week giving them a crucial boost ahead of Thursday’s home leg, Twente may well feel confident of causing an upset back in Enschede.

Having had the advantage of a weekend off from Eredivisie duty to prepare, Ron Jans will expect his side to operate at full tilt for Fiorentina’s visit, and a promising start to the season suggests they should be up to the task.

The Tukkers finished fourth last season, qualifying for a long-awaited return to Europe, and they eased past Cukaricki in their first Conference League tie with a resounding 7-2 aggregate victory earlier this month.

During that time, Twente also kicked off their league campaign by defeating NEC Nijmegen, and then followed that up with a 3-0 home victory over Fortuna Sittard.

Despite having claimed a 2-1 win at Stadio Artemio Franchi in last week’s opening leg, Fiorentina may feel they let slip a chance to kill the tie and effectively secure progress to the Conference League’s group stage.

Vincenzo Italiano’s side made their return to continental competition for the first time in six years after finishing seventh in Serie A last season, establishing themselves as one of the league’s most entertaining teams.

Since the summer break, Fiorentina seem to havve lost little of their momentum, as they saw off promoted Cremonese 3-2 on the opening day, and then followed their Conference League win with a hard-fought goalless draw in a Tuscan derby last weekend.

FC Twente vs Fiorentina head to head

The two teams have previously met on just one occasion in the first leg of their Europa Conference League qualifying playoff-round tie, where Fiorentina claimed a 2-1 home win.

Fiorentina 2-1 Twente 18/08/22

FC Twente latest home form

FC Twente have recently been on a good run of form at home, having won each of their six most recent matches. They managed to defeat Fortuna Sittard 3-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 15 goals and conceded just three.

Twente 1-0 Nordsjaelland 03/07/22

Twente 3-1 Schalke 04 22/07/22

Twente 4-1 Bologna 29/07/22

Twente 4-1 Cukaricki 11/08/22

Twente 3-0 Fortuna Sittard 14/08/22

FC Twente latest away form

FC Twente lost 2-1 to Fiorentina in their last away game in the Europa Conference League. However, they have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their previous five matches. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded five.

Heracles 1-1 Twente 30/04/22

Feyenoord 1-2 Twente 15/05/22

Cukaricki 1-3 Twente 04/08/22

NEC 0-1 Twente 07/08/22

Fiorentina 2-1 Twente 18/08/22

Fiorentina latest home form

Fiorentina have recently been on a good run of form at home, having won each of their seven most recent matches. They managed to defeat Twente 2-1 in their last home game in the Europa Conference League. In their last five matches, they have scored 20 goals and conceded just four.

Fiorentina 7-0 Real Vicenza VS 12/07/22

Fiorentina 4-1 Trento 22/07/22

Fiorentina 4-0 Triestina 23/07/22

Fiorentina 3-2 Cremonese 14/08/22

Fiorentina 2-1 Twente 18/08/22

Fiorentina latest away form

Fiorentina have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having been winless in their seven most recent matches. They played out a goalless draw with Empoli in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded 10.

AC Milan 1-0 Fiorentina 01/05/22

Sampdoria 4-1 Fiorentina 16/05/22

Galatasaray 2-1 Fiorentina 31/07/22

Real Betis 3-1 Fiorentina 06/08/22

Empoli 0-0 Fiorentina 21/08/22

FC Twente news

Ricky van Wolfswinkel will again lead the line up front, and he will make an impact on his return to Europe after scoring 16 times in the league last season.

Captain Wout Brama hopes to win a race for fitness after a groin injury kept him out of the first leg.

Fiorentina news

Sofyan Amrabat put in an impressive display in defensive midfield role against Twente and should be recalled on Thursday after being an unused substitute against Empoli.

Arthur Cabral and Nicolas Gonzalez are likely to be brought back into the front three for the second leg, while Luka Jovic will drop to the bench.

Prediction and Odds

In front of their home fans, Twente will pose a serious problem for Fiorentina, who are just getting up to speed having played fewer competitive matches so far.

With both side prefering the front foot, we are expecting goals to come at De Grolsch Veste, but we back the Viola to progress.

Odds: 1 2.22 X 2.05 2 2.28