The semi-final stage in the Europa Conference League gets underway this week, as Fiorentina welcome Club Brugge to Florence. Both sides will be hopeful of a positive outcome in this opening leg, but the pressure will be on the home side.
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Fiorentina will be looking to reach a second straight Europa Conference League final this term, as they bid to avenge their narrow defeat against West Ham in the showpiece clash last term. The Italian side will be heavily favoured to book their spot in the final in Athens in this tie, but they will need to claim victory in their home leg.
Fiorentina comes into this match in excellent form after securing a 5-1 win over Sassuolo in their previous league outing. They were also very professional in the previous round of the competition after landing a 2-0 aggregate success against Viktoria Plzen. Their progression was assured with a 2-0 home win in the second leg. That result means that Fiorentina are unbeaten across all five home matches that they have played in the Conference League this term.
Club Brugge will be the outsiders in the betting to claim victory in this first leg, but the Belgian side were excellent in their latest game on the road in the competition after landing a 2-0 away win at PAOK to secure a 3-0 aggregate success.
Brugge have avoided defeat in all ten matches that they have played in the Conference League this term, and they have won four of their five matches that they have played away from home. But, this will be their biggest test on the road to date.
Fiorentina vs Club Brugge Head to Head
This will be the first competitive meeting between these two sides in a European competition. The return leg will take place in Belgium on Thursday, 9, May.
Fiorentina vs Club Brugge Prediction
Brugge will present Fiorentina with a stern test in the Conference League this week after impressing in away matches throughout the European season. However, Fiorentina’s experience at this stage of the competition could be crucial, meaning that we will be siding with the Italian side to pick up a comfortable 2-0 home win on Thursday night.
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