Ahead of Thursday’s Conference League play-off second leg clash, FootItalia has the Fiorentina vs Polissya preview, prediction, betting tips, odds and more.
Fiorentina Vs Polissya Preview
The Serie A side already has one foot in the 2025-26 Conference League after cruising to a 3-0 first leg win last Thursday in Slovakia.
Moise Kean was heavily involved in the Fiorentina highlights from the encounter with Polissya. The Azzurri international’s shot led to an unfortunate own goal to make it 1-0.
Kean then turned provider for Robin Gosens to make it two. However, the 25-year-old forward was sent off just before half-time for elbowing his opponent right in front of the referee.
His absence didn’t alter the outcome as Albert Gudmundsson scored the third and final goal in Presov after 69 minutes.
Domestically, I Viola come into Thursday’s clash off the back of a 1-1 draw with Cagliari in the season opener. It took an injury time leveler from Sebastiano Luperto to deny Stefano Pioli a winning return as head coach.
As for the Ukrainians, their task of overturning the first leg loss seems very unlikely. Nonetheless, Ruslan Rotan’s side will want to give a good account of themselves in Florence.
Polissya have endured years of hardship but in recent seasons, a series of promotions have seen them return to the top-flight to mix with the likes of Shakhtar and Dynamo Kyiv.
The Wolves outmatched Fiorentina in a number of departments last week so they know they have it in them to make it uncomfartable for their hosts at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
But with that said, Rotan’s side have lost their last four games in all competitions. They have only managed to net one game across those fixtures, too.
Fiorentina Vs Polissya Odds And Match Info
- Conference League play-off 2nd leg
Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy
Thursday, August 28: 2pm (ET)/11am (PT)/8pm (CET)
Match Odds: Fiorentina -450 | Draw +600 | Polissya +1050
Fiorentina Vs Polissya Team News And Predicted Lineups
Even without the suspended Moise Kean, Fiorentina are the heavy favorites with offshore sportsbooks to win on Thursday. Veteran goal-getter Edin Dzeko is set to take Kean’s place up top over new signing Roberto Piccoli.
The Bosnian didn’t feature in the Serie A opener so will likely get a good run-out in Florence. Elsewhere, Stefano Pioli is in line to play his strongest side across the rest of the field. Antonin Barak and Cristian Kouame are ruled out injured.
As for Polissya, it’s all or nothing in Florence. Head coach Ruslan Rotan will entrust his most experienced XI to try and cause a major upset.
Oleksandr Filippov should be given the nod to start up top alongside Oleksiy Hutsulyak. Elsewhere, Rotan will start with the majority of the side who played the first leg.
Fiorentina predicted line-up: De Gea; Ranieri, Pongracic, Comuzzo; Gosens, Fagioli, Sohm, Dodo; Gudmundsson, Ndour; Dzeko
Polissya predicted line-up: Kudryk; Korniychuk, Sarapiy, Chobotenko, Kravchenko; Andriyevski, Babenko, Lednev; Nazarenko, Filippov, Hutsulyak
Fiorentina Vs Polissya Prediction
Although Polissya are 3-0 down, FootItalia believes the Ukrainians will try to frustrate Fiorentina on Thursday. However, I Viola will have too much quality in their ranks and we expect another comfortable victory.
Even without the suspended Moise Kean, the Serie A side and two-time Conference League runners-up will start their first competitive home game of 2025-26 with a smooth win in front of their loyal supporters.
Prediction: Fiorentina 2-0 Polissya
Fiorentina Vs Polissya Betting Tips
- Fiorentina vs Polissya betting tip 1: Fiorentina to win 2-0 at +700
Calling a correct score in any soccer match is a brave wager but FootItalia feels a 2-0 home win is very much worth a go. Especially as the tie is effectively over.
Fiorentina will be professional and get the job done but with one eye on the weekend’s clash against Torino, I Viola won’t go gung-ho in Florence.
- Fiorentina vs Polissya betting tip 2: Edin Dzeko to score anytime at +500
A very favorable price for the wily veteran to net anytime looks a solid wager. Edin Dzeko has scored wherever he has played and we strongly fancy him to get off the mark on Thursday.
As per our team news, Dzeko should get the nod from the off ahead of new signing Roberto Piccoli. However, he could be just as lethal off the bench so at +500 certainly got our attention.
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