- Away form: Fiorentina have no away points from a winless run of 1 Serie A game (D0, L1).
- Recent form: Venezia have no points from a lossy run of 3 games (D0, L3).
Arancioneroverdi can spring Viola shock on home turf
Friday's Serie A 2026/2027 clash between SSC Venezia and AC Fiorentina at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo is an interesting matchup of two sides in dire straits.
18th placed Venezia have picked up 0 points from 2 games while 20th placed Fiorentina have also posted a 0 from 2. Arancioneroverdi are on a lossy sequence of 3 games after a 2-0 defeat at AC Milan in a Serie A fixture and a 2-1 defeat at Udinese in the Coppa Italia.
La Viola are winless in their first 2 games of Serie A 2026/2027 (L2) following back-to-back defeats to Roma and Frosinone last month. If they cannot find a win in this game, then it is difficult to see how they will win again.
La Viola have been poor on the road
Tactical approaches
Fabio Grosso has set his Fiorentina team up in a 4-3-3 formation which has proven quite effective when possession is controlled, but less so when they are under the cosh. Venezia are a 3-5-2 / 3-4-2-1 side, pressing in bursts and looking to attack in numbers when they win the ball back in transition.
Home records and game dynamics
Giovanni Stroppa's team have also been unconvincing in the opening games, although their home record (0 Draws, 1 Loss) has been better than Fiorentina's (0 Wins, 1 Draw, 1 Loss). This could be a tight, cagey game, and it will be interesting to see how the two different tactical approaches match up. Venezia can take advantage of Fiorentina's poor away form
Odds, head-to-head and prediction
The odds certainly make this match a tough call, but Fiorentina, who are available at 2.48 are much too short a price compared to Venezia at 2.74 and the Draw at 3.3. The head-to-head edge gives Venezia a slight preference in this one, as they beat La Viola 2-1 here in Serie A 2024/2025 and are unbeaten in their last two meetings (W1, D1).
Arancioneroverdi have had a poor start to the season and can take Fiorentina down with a 2-1 upset result on Friday night.
- Stroppa's men have scored 9 times in their last 5 games, so livewire Akor Adams' predatory qualities up top could see him on the scoresheet again, as he has scored 3 goals in the last 5 games.
