Fiorentina vs Lecce Prediction, Preview, Team News and Lineups 28.02.2025

• Date and Time: Friday, February 28 2025, 20:45 GMT+1
• Venue: Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy

Fiorentina vs Lecce Preview and Team News

Fiorentina Team News

There is a gulf in class between Fiorentina and Lecce but that will not prevent the latter from fielding their best side and challenging the hosts for three points at the end of this evening. 

Fiorentina have a well-organised side that likes to play out from the back, as has been repeatedly seen in their previous matches, although they resulted in three consecutive losses to Hellas Verona, Como and Inter Milan. 

Quite naturally, then, they will be keen on changing their fortunes in this match. Fiorentina are ranked sixth in the league table and will not want to slip down any further if they are to cement a berth in the Europa League for themselves next season. 

What will worry Fiorentina the most is that they haven’t scored in their last 2 matches, plus Amir Richardson has been suspended. 

Albert Gudmundsson, Andrea Colpani, Moise Kean and Yacine Adli will not be able to make it to the starting XI due to injuries, and the absence of Kean at the top of the tree will cause them big issues.

Fiorentina predicted lineup vs Lecce (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Dodo, Comuzzo, Ranieri, Parisi; Fagioli, Mandragora; Folorunsho, Beltran, Zaniolo; Caprini.

Lecce Team News

Lecce, who are among the lower-ranked teams in the league, will be keen on challenging Fiorentina’s authority in this game, especially away from home. 

The hosts are not going through a good run of form at the moment, and Lecce will sense their chances and hope to take them as soon as possible. 

The visitors like to use their wings to great effect and often employ their attackers in interchangeable positions. This allows them to be fluid while building up play. 

Currently, Lecce are 16th in the league table and seem poised for relegation if they keep dropping points.  

It will be interesting for the reader to note that Lecce have scored just 3 goals in their last 5 matches, out of which they haven’t scored in their last 3 outings at all. 

Their goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone is ranked 3 in saves per match in the competition (3.3), and this will provide them with some assurance at the back. 

Filip Marchwiński has been ruled out for the remainder of the season due to an ACL injury whereas Thorir Helgason seems to be a doubtful starter owing to some physical discomfort.

Lecce predicted lineup vs Fiorentina (4-3-3): Falcone; Guilbert, Baschirotto, Jean, Gallo; Helgason, Pierret, Coulibaly; Pierotti, Krstović, Morente.

Fiorentina vs Lecce Prediction

• Pick: Fiorentina to win
• Odds: 1.736 (22Bet)
• Score prediction: Fiorentina 2-1 Lecce

Fiorentina are the favourites to win this game, and we expect them to do so quite comfortably. Despite going through a poor patch of form in which they have scored 6 goals in their last 5 matches, the hosts will be primed to win this encounter. 

They have won four out of the 11 matches played between these two teams in the past, and only been beaten by them on four occasions. Hence, the hosts will start as the side most tipped to win this match, but by a rather narrow margin.

Fiorentina vs Lecce Prediction, Betting Tip

• Pick: Total over 2 goals
• Odds: 1.57 (22Bet)

We expect to see a total of over 2 goals in this game at the very least. Both these teams have a lot of top-quality attackers in their side, although it goes without saying that Moise Kean’s absence due to a head injury will surely hurt Fiorentina a lot. 

Lecce, on the other hand, will be heavily reliant upon Krstović, who has already scored seven goals in the league this season, and looks primed for more. 

Fiorentina have seen a total of over 2 goals being scored in three out of their last five matches, and will be the dominant side in action here as well; we expect them to overcome their poor run of form in this match.

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