Fiorentina vs Monza Match Analysis & Prediction
13/05/2024 9:45 pm
Now heading for another European final, Fiorentina will be back in Serie A action on Monday night, when they welcome mid-table Monza to Stadio Artemio Franchi.
The sides are separated by five points in the standings, with Fiorentina holding an advantage over their visitors and also having a game in hand.
Booking their ticket to Athens for the Europa Conference League final, Fiorentina ensured a second shot at lifting UEFA’s newest trophy on Wednesday night, as they eliminated Club Brugge in a tense semi-final tie.
Although Fiorentina lost to relegation-threatend Hellas Verona last time out in the league, they have still posted more points and goals than at this stage last year, but they could yet miss out on a return to Europe.
Should they eventually win the Conference League, then a Europa League spot would be ensured for next season, but as things stand, Vincenzo Italiano’s side must try to overtake Napoli and Lazio in the Serie A standings.
Ahead of Monday’s contest, Fiorentina have gone unbeaten in 10 of their last 12 home league matches, winning seven – their only defeats during that time were against Serie A’s top two – so the hosts will start as favourites against out-of-sorts Monza.
There has been a win for either side and one draw in these clubs’ previous three top-flight encounters, with the most recent meeting producing a 1-0 victory for Fiorentina in December.
Reversing that result in Florence may prove a tall order for Monza, as following last week’s dramatic 2-2 draw with Lazio, they have drawn three of their last four matches and lost the other.
Spared defeat by a late Milan Djuric equaliser last time out, Monza have now failed to win in six successive matches for just the second time since securing their first promotion to Serie A in 2022.
Only relegated Salernitana and lowly Frosinone have secured fewer points that Monza’s nine against teams now inside Serie A’s top 10, so precedent suggests that they may need to rely on a busy Fiorentina side taking their eye off the ball.
Fiorentina vs. Monza Head to head
In the previous four meetings between these two teams, Fiorentina have claimed two victories while Monza have won one, and they have drawn once.
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18/08/2019Fiorentina3Monza1Coppa Italia
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04/01/2023Fiorentina1Monza1Serie A
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23/04/2023Monza3Fiorentina2Serie A
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22/12/2023Monza0Fiorentina1Serie A
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13/05/2024FiorentinaN/AMonzaN/ASerie A
Fiorentina Team News
As only Riccardo Sottil is ruled out by injury, Italiano can rotate his squad, with M’Bala Nzola, Luca Ranieri and Gaetano Castrovilli heading a long queue for promotion from the bench.
One player who may not be risked is last year’s Conference League final scorer Giacomo Bonaventura, who missed the trip to Belgiam and is still hampered by a minor muscular problem.
Fiorentina's Last 5 Matches
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24/04/2024Atalanta4Fiorentina1Coppa Italia
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28/04/2024Fiorentina5Sassuolo1Serie A
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02/05/2024Fiorentina3Club Brugge2Europa Conference League
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05/05/2024Verona2Fiorentina1Serie A
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08/05/2024Club Brugge1Fiorentina1Europa Conference League
Monza Team News
Gianluca Caprari made his comeback from a long injury layoff last week, featuring in a Serie A match for the first time in 230 days.
Roberto Gagliardini returns from suspension and could start in central midfield, but Monza are still without Andrea Carboni and Patrick Ciurria due to injury.
Monza's Last 5 Matches
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07/04/2024Monza2Napoli4Serie A
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13/04/2024Bologna0Monza0Serie A
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21/04/2024Monza1Atalanta2Serie A
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27/04/2024Lecce1Monza1Serie A
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04/05/2024Monza2Lazio2Serie A
Fiorentina vs. Monza: Odds and Predictions
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